Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms
The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.
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Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI
Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.
Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was “heavily inspired” by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
The theft of agents’ personal information could present a major counterintelligence threat, where agents and their families are extorted into cooperating with a foreign government.
a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school
This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel’s Fellowship Program.
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes
OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra.
Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.
Rabbit’s new AI agent doesn’t need an R1 to run
Rabbit, the company behind the underwhelming R1 device, is rolling out a standalone AI agent that you don’t need its hardware to use, as reported earlier by Wired. The startup says its new OS3 “agentic operating system” runs in the cloud but operates locally across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices. According to Rabbit, you can…
How to upscale videos to 4K with Clipchamp
Clipchamp can now upscale low-resolution videos to 4K locally using AI, making old or low-quality footage look clearer.