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AI recruiting and evaluation startup Mercor just published a study that should get the attention of accountants, finance executives, and anyone watching how quickly AI is moving into professional work. Mercor had 12 licensed CPAs compete against frontier AI models […] The post Claude beats experienced human accountants 100% to 37% in Mercor test, and…
Meta’s Muse is turning online shopping into something closer to delegation. The AI agent, which reached 5 million downloads in just 22 days last week, can search for products, compare options, prepare checkout, and, with a user’s approval, complete purchases […] The post Meta’s Muse can shop and check out for you, and it’s already…
Monday’s startup funding activity is light in volume but surprisingly consistent in theme, with fresh capital flowing into companies tackling difficult, high-friction problems across enterprise AI, legal research, cybersecurity, senior healthcare, and cell therapy. Leading today’s deals is OneByZero with […] The post Startup Funding News Today, October 5, 2026: OneByZero, Pandektes, Fleuret AI &…
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus is preparing to raise up to $5.5 billion in one of the country’s largest-ever IPOs, with investor demand already exceeding the number of shares on offer and the company’s valuation nearing $30.6 billion. Sydney-based Firmus […] The post Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $5.5 billion IPO at $30.6 billion valuation, plans to…
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon repeated his warnings at a hearing Monday.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel shared the prize for their research in optogenetics, developing techniques that allow researchers to investigate neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Better data would make risk visible before the funding gap opens.
Plus, companies are finding AI costs hard to predict
Plus: Community banks swing back at Trump regulators over crypto charters, and a near-catastrophe on flight 1073 exposes gaping hole in Dubai’s aviation security.
How OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.
