Meta's Code World Model, Akto's AI Security Platform, and JD.com's New AI Products - Daily AI Brief #293
September 26, 2025 -
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Akto has unveiled its Agentic Security Platform designed to address AI risks. Meanwhile, Meta has introduced the Code World Model aimed at enhancing code generation capabilities. Windsurf has partnered with XCentium to advance AI software development, and JD.com has launched new AI products and platforms.
Meta has recruited an OpenAI scientist to join its AI labs, and xAI has partnered with the U.S. GSA to develop the AI chatbot Grok. Requesty has secured $3 million for its AI infrastructure platform, while Founders Fund has invested in the Brazilian legal AI startup Enter. Additionally, a judge has approved the Anthropic AI copyright settlement.
Welcome to today's AI Brief.
Akto has unveiled its Agentic Security Platform designed to address AI risks. Meanwhile, Meta has introduced the Code World Model aimed at enhancing code generation capabilities. Windsurf has partnered with XCentium to advance AI software development, and JD.com has launched new AI products and platforms.
Meta has recruited an OpenAI scientist to join its AI labs, and xAI has partnered with the U.S. GSA to develop the AI chatbot Grok. Requesty has secured $3 million for its AI infrastructure platform, while Founders Fund has invested in the Brazilian legal AI startup Enter. Additionally, a judge has approved the Anthropic AI copyright settlement.
Akto Unveils Agentic Security Platform for AI Risks
On September 26, 2025, Akto introduced the Agentic Security Platform to help enterprises manage risks associated with AI agents. The platform provides tools like visibility and real-time guardrails to address security challenges beyond the scope of traditional methods. Read more
Meta Unveils Code World Model for Code Generation
Meta has launched the Code World Model (CWM), a 32-billion-parameter AI model aimed at enhancing code generation and understanding. The model simulates program behavior and is available for research under a non-commercial license. Read more
Windsurf Partners with XCentium for AI Software Development
Windsurf has partnered with XCentium to enhance AI-driven software development for enterprises. The collaboration aims to combine Windsurf's AI-engineering tools with XCentium's digital and cloud expertise. Read more
JD.com Launches New AI Products and Platforms
At the JDD Conference, JD.com announced new AI products and platforms aimed at enhancing logistics, industry, health, and retail, with a goal of building a trillion-yuan ecosystem. Read more
xAI Signs Agreement with U.S. GSA for AI Chatbot Grok
xAI has signed an agreement with the U.S. General Services Administration to provide its AI chatbot Grok to federal agencies at a cost of 42 cents per organization until March 2027. Read more
Requesty Secures $3M for AI Infrastructure Platform
AI startup Requesty has raised $3 million in seed funding to enhance its platform, focusing on providing developers with a secure and cost-effective AI infrastructure solution. Read more
Founders Fund Invests in Brazilian Legal AI Startup Enter
The venture capital firm Founders Fund has co-led a $35 million Series A funding round for the São Paulo-based legal AI startup Enter, alongside Sequoia Capital. This investment values the company at $350 million. Read more
Judge Approves Anthropic AI Copyright Settlement
A U.S. District Judge has preliminarily approved a $1.5 billion settlement in a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic, involving claims of unauthorized use of books to train AI chatbots. Read more
Maeve's AI Study Tool Attracts 15,000 Users
The Ghent-based AI edtech start-up Maeve has introduced a study platform that transforms course materials into flashcards, exam questions, and summaries, gaining over 15,000 users since its May 2025 launch. Read more
Ask.Legal Launches AI Legal Assistant in Hong Kong
On September 26, 2025, Ask.Legal introduced a new AI legal assistant in Hong Kong, aiming to provide cost-effective legal analysis for lawyers and small businesses. Read more
SAP's $1 Billion AI Investment May Impact Workforce
SAP is investing $1 billion in AI tools, including Joule, to boost efficiency. CFO Dominik Asam suggests this could result in workforce reductions as part of cost-cutting measures. Read more
Cisco Unveils Infrastructure Portfolio for Europe
Cisco has launched its Sovereign Critical Infrastructure portfolio aimed at European customers. This solution offers enhanced control over digital infrastructure and data, aligning with EU certifications and available from September 2025. Read more
Google Invests in $3 Billion Data Center Deal
Google has entered a $3 billion agreement with Cipher Mining Inc and Fluidstack to support AI computing needs, including a $1.4 billion guarantee and a 5.4% stake acquisition. Read more
xAI Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
xAI has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in California federal court, alleging that OpenAI stole trade secrets by hiring former xAI employees and accessing proprietary information related to xAI's Grok chatbot. Read more
Baidu Launches PP-OCRv5 on Hugging Face
Baidu has introduced PP-OCRv5 on Hugging Face, a new optical character recognition model that aims to outperform larger vision-language models in text recognition tasks. Read more
Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics Models
On September 25, 2025, Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5, aimed at enhancing AI capabilities in complex physical tasks. Read more
Amazon Launches Water-AI Nexus Centre
Amazon has partnered with the Water Environment Federation, the Water Centre at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Leading Utilities of the World to create the Water-AI Nexus Centre of Excellence. The initiative focuses on reducing AI infrastructure's water footprint and improving global water management. Read more
AMD Partners with Cohere for AI GPU Expansion
AMD has entered into an agreement with generative AI startup Cohere to expand the use of its Instinct GPUs, enabling Cohere to offer its AI solutions on AMD's infrastructure. Read more
OpenAI Plans to Lease Nvidia GPUs for AI Centers
OpenAI is in discussions to lease high-performance GPUs from Nvidia for building custom AI data centers, aiming to reduce costs and enhance operational control. Read more
OpenAI's GDPval Benchmark Shows GPT-5 Nears Human Performance
OpenAI has released the GDPval benchmark, revealing that its GPT-5 model is approaching human-level performance in 44 occupations across various industries. The benchmark assesses AI's progress towards artificial general intelligence (AGI). Read more
Nscale Secures $1.1 Billion for AI Data Center Expansion
UK-based AI data center startup Nscale has raised $1.1 billion to expand its infrastructure, with significant backing from Aker ASA, Nvidia, and others. The funds will support the development of AI data centers in the UK and Norway. Read more
Microsoft to Launch Content Marketplace for AI
Microsoft is set to introduce the Publisher Content Marketplace, allowing publishers to sell their content for use in AI training, starting with its Copilot assistant. Initially available to a select group of publishers, the marketplace aims to expand over time, addressing ongoing compensation and copyright issues. Read more
Meta Hires OpenAI Scientist for Superintelligence Labs
Meta has appointed Yang Song, a former head at OpenAI, as the research principal for Meta Superintelligence Labs. This move is part of Meta's ongoing recruitment of AI experts from various organizations. Read more
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