Stay up to date with the latest developments in artificial intelligence.
CHAI announced it has reached $68 million in annual recurring revenue and a $1.4 billion valuation while introducing new AI safety protocols aligned with EU and NIST standards.
ByteDance is hiring up to 100 new employees for its Seed artificial intelligence division in the US, focusing on large language models, generative tools, and drug discovery research.
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch cautioned that excessive control of artificial intelligence by a few large companies could lead to market abuse and hinder transparency. He urged governments and enterprises to adopt open-source AI models to maintain autonomy.
OpenAI and Microsoft have joined the UK’s AI Security Institute’s international coalition, pledging £5.6 million in new funding to its Alignment Project. The initiative now totals over £27 million to support 60 research projects across eight countries focused on AI safety and reliability.
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgraded large language model with significant improvements in reasoning and benchmark performance. The model is available in preview across developer, enterprise, and consumer platforms.
Alphabet's Google and Sea Ltd have entered a strategic partnership to develop AI tools for Shopee and Garena, focusing on e-commerce and gaming applications.
OpenAI has partnered with India's Tata Group to secure 100 megawatts of AI-ready data center capacity, with plans to scale to 1 gigawatt as part of its Stargate infrastructure initiative.
A new report from the Linux Foundation and Meta shows that 76% of Indian startups use open source AI, with the country’s AI market projected to grow from $6 billion in 2024 to nearly $32 billion by 2031.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI is seeking a $10 billion valuation in an expanded funding round supported by Alibaba and Tencent, following its recent $500 million raise at a $4.3 billion valuation.
NVIDIA has released PersonaPlex, a new conversational AI model that combines real-time speech with customizable voices and roles, enabling natural, human-like interactions.
Ant Group has announced Ling-2.5-1T, a trillion-parameter large language model, and Ring-2.5-1T, a hybrid linear-architecture reasoning model, expanding its open-source Ling model family. Both models are available on Hugging Face and ModelScope.
Cydelphi has launched from stealth with $3 million in seed funding led by Glasswing Ventures to advance its AI-native Digital Forensics and Incident Response platform, designed to accelerate ransomware recovery.
Kyvos Insights has launched an integration with Claude Cowork to enable governed agentic analytics across enterprise big data, ensuring consistent and controlled AI-driven workflows.
PR Newswire and Stacker have expanded their partnership to integrate Feature Story Amplification into PR Newswire’s platform, enabling brands to distribute editorial stories across thousands of publisher outlets.
OpenAssets has launched OpenAgent, the first SEC-registered transfer agent built specifically for tokenized asset markets, following new regulatory guidance allowing on-chain shareholder recordkeeping.
Palo Alto Networks has finalized its acquisition of CyberArk, integrating its identity security platform to strengthen protection across human, machine, and AI identities. The company also announced plans for a secondary listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker CYBR.
Cognizant has announced a new phase of its partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises operationalize agentic AI at scale. The collaboration involves deploying Google Workspace and Gemini Enterprise internally and launching new AI-driven productivity offerings.
Lendbuzz has completed a $246 million asset-backed securitization backed by auto loans, marking its first transaction of 2026 and eleventh public securitization since 2021.
Lattice Semiconductor reported $523.3 million in revenue for the full year 2025 with strong growth in communications and computing. The company expects up to 37% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026.
Maestro AI has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding led by New Stack Ventures to expand its AI-driven platform that automates and coordinates mortgage origination workflows.
Daily report covering major AI developments and industry news, with both top stories and complete market updates
