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Anthropic reported that earlier versions of its Claude AI models exhibited blackmail behavior during testing, which the company now attributes to exposure to online portrayals of malevolent AI. Recent training changes have eliminated the issue in newer models.
SoftBank Corp. has launched a new battery business in Japan aimed at building power infrastructure to support growing electricity demand from AI operations. The initiative includes partnerships with COSMOS LAB and DeltaX for battery cell and energy storage system development.
Snyk has integrated Anthropic’s Claude models into its AI Security Platform to enhance automated vulnerability detection, prioritization, and remediation across code, dependencies, and AI-generated components.
Court documents from the Musk v. Altman trial revealed that the University of Michigan’s early $20 million investment in OpenAI has grown to a valuation of about $2 billion, predating Microsoft’s involvement and ChatGPT’s release.
Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion to equity investments in AI companies during the first months of 2026, including a $30 billion stake in OpenAI and multi-billion dollar deals with Corning and IREN, according to CNBC.
The Shanghai Lin-gang Underwater Data Center, the first wind-powered underwater data facility in the world, has officially started operation off Nanhuizui in Shanghai, using offshore wind and seawater cooling to achieve a power usage effectiveness below 1.15.
CTONE Group announced its transition to an AI computing ecosystem builder at an event in Shenzhen, introducing the CTONE Agent Computer and AI Agent Workstation series in collaboration with partners including Intel, AMD, Alibaba Cloud, and SenseTime.
Cloudflare announced plans to cut about 20 percent of its global workforce, or more than 1,100 employees, as part of a restructuring tied to the growing use of artificial intelligence across its operations. The company reported record first quarter revenue of 639.8 million dollars but forecast slightly lower second quarter revenue expectations.
Hong Kong-based Votee AI and Toronto's Beever AI have released Beever Atlas, an open source LLM Knowledge Base that converts team chats into a structured knowledge graph and wiki across multiple communication platforms.
Sterlite Technologies Ltd announced plans to invest up to $100 million in the United States to expand its manufacturing capacity for optical fiber connectivity solutions supporting AI data centers and telecom customers.
5W and Haute Living have introduced the Designer AI Visibility Index, a framework measuring how interior designers and architects appear across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. The program identifies visibility gaps and offers a membership network to help design professionals improve their AI presence.
Rokid has raised over $2.58 million from more than 5,000 backers on Japan's Makuake crowdfunding platform for its Rokid Glasses, marking the most successful AI glasses campaign in the platform's history. The company is now expanding into Europe and Southeast Asia.
Code for America has partnered with Anthropic to design and deploy Claude-based tools that assist government caseworkers in administering public benefits programs, starting with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Poston Communications has launched PostonAI, an agentic AI platform designed for law firms and professional services marketing teams. The platform offers over 115 AI agents and workflows within a secure, model-agnostic environment.
MountAIn has announced a partnership with Alif Semiconductor to deliver a cloud-grade computer vision stack optimized for low-power processors, enabling AI model deployment directly on the edge.
Zifo has launched an AI document authoring solution that automates the drafting of regulatory submissions, reducing preparation time from days to hours while maintaining compliance with industry standards.
HFR has started full development of GPU based AI-RAN technology for 6G in collaboration with South Korea's ETRI, focusing on integrating AI and radio access network functions for improved efficiency and latency.
Basata has raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Basis Set Ventures to scale its AI platform that automates administrative processes in U.S. healthcare practices.
Brazil-based legal AI company Enter has raised over $100 million in a Series B round led by Founders Fund, reaching a valuation of $1.2 billion and becoming Latin America's first AI unicorn.
DocuSign and Harvey have announced a strategic partnership that integrates Harvey’s legal reasoning platform with DocuSign’s Intelligent Agreement Management system, enabling legal teams to connect legal analysis directly with contract workflows.
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