US Army gives Palantir and Anduril $192m for TITAN, Tesla Cybercabs audited, and more - Daily AI Brief #536
September 10, 2026 -
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Cognition raises $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation for its Devin AI software engineering product. Harvey raises $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation and acquires Guardrails AI, which develops tools for AI agent reliability.
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra becomes generally available on Amazon Bedrock. Shipt launches Ask Shipt, an AI shopping assistant, while Pony.ai and Verne begin driverless robotaxi tests in Zagreb.
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Cognition raises $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation for its Devin AI software engineering product. Harvey raises $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation and acquires Guardrails AI, which develops tools for AI agent reliability.
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra becomes generally available on Amazon Bedrock. Shipt launches Ask Shipt, an AI shopping assistant, while Pony.ai and Verne begin driverless robotaxi tests in Zagreb.
Rising Medical Solutions launches Ask Leah AI for claims professionals
Rising Medical Solutions launches Ask Leah, an AI agent within its VISION platform for analyzing medical, financial and claims data. The tool provides risk, exposure, reserve and action recommendations while keeping protected health information in a secure environment. Read more
Macabacus launches AI review tool for PowerPoint
Macabacus launches Deck Check AIR, an AI tool embedded in PowerPoint that checks slides for calculation errors and logic inconsistencies. The add on supports models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Gemini, and is available to Macabacus Enterprise customers. Read more
NYU Langone develops AI tool for breast cancer risk prediction
NYU Langone Health and Perlmutter Cancer Center developed NYU-DRP, an AI tool that analyzes several years of 3D mammograms to estimate five year breast cancer risk. A study found it outperformed models using a single scan, 2D mammograms, and the Tyrer-Cuzick assessment. Read more
Luminary Raises $22 Million for AI Wealth Transfer Data Platform
Luminary Platforms raises $22 million in Series A funding led by Ten Coves Capital. Its AI platform converts estate and ownership documents into structured, source verified data for financial and legal professionals. Read more
Amap unveils ABot-Earth 0.7 for 3D urban models
Amap unveils ABot-Earth 0.7, a 3D urban world model that powers Flying Street View 2.0. The system uses mapping and location data to create interactive 3D spaces in more than 196 countries and regions. Read more
Shipt launches Ask Shipt AI shopping assistant
Shipt, owned by Target, launches Ask Shipt across its app and website. The AI assistant builds editable shopping carts from prompts, recipes, meal photos, events and budgets, drawing on products from more than 100 retail partners. Read more
Cornerstone Research: AI filings account for 73% of 2026 investor losses
Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School report that US securities class action filings rose 30% to 121 in the first half of 2026. AI related cases represented $385 billion of the $529 billion Disclosure Dollar Loss Index, despite accounting for 15 filings. Read more
Cognition raises $2 billion at $48 billion valuation for Devin
Cognition, the developer of AI coding assistant Devin, raises more than $2 billion in a Series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel. The company is valued at $48 billion and reports nearly $900 million in annualized run rate revenue. Read more
Suno launches v6 music models trained on licensed music
Suno releases its v6 music model family, trained on licensed music from Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. The company will retire older models while developing artist opt in and revenue sharing features, amid ongoing copyright lawsuits. Read more
CISA, NSA and FBI warn of Chinese AI model distillation campaigns
CISA, NSA and FBI say several Chinese AI companies conducted large scale efforts to extract capabilities from U.S. AI models since late 2024. The agencies recommend stronger monitoring and information sharing among AI companies, cloud providers and API aggregators. Read more
Insilico Medicine doses first patient in Phase III IPF trial in China
Insilico Medicine dosed the first participant in its Phase III GENESIS IPF 3 trial of Rentosertib for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in China. The 52 week study will enroll 320 participants across 47 Chinese centers. Read more
Harvey raises $550M at a $15.5B valuation
Harvey raises $550 million in a round co led by Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners, valuing the legal AI company at $15.5 billion. The funding supports expansion of its platform, including an open weight model and the Legal Agent Benchmark. Read more
NHTSA reviews Tesla certification of 1,000 Cybercabs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing Tesla's self certification for about 1,000 Cybercabs used in paid robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. The audit examines compliance with federal safety standards for vehicles without steering wheels, pedals or mirrors. Read more
Tata Elxsi invests in KAVIA AI for software engineering
Tata Elxsi invests in Silicon Valley based KAVIA AI, expanding their collaboration on AI driven software engineering. KAVIA AI provides knowledge graph and workflow intelligence tools for managing software development, deployment, monitoring and modernization. Read more
Pony.ai and Verne begin driverless robotaxi tests in Zagreb
Pony.ai and Verne begin public road robotaxi tests in Zagreb without an onboard driver. Passenger rides operate on a 22 kilometer route connecting Verne's headquarters, a business district and Zagreb Airport, under their commercial partnership with Uber. Read more
DeepCtrls raises Series B+ led by CATL
DeepCtrls completed a Series B+ funding round led by CATL, with participation from several new and existing investors. The Physical AI company develops technology for energy systems and is expanding into liquid cooling and computing energy coordination. Read more
Innventure removes DarkNX booking and forfeits earnout shares
Innventure removed an Accelsius purchase order booking from DarkNX related to a 300MW data center project. Management and directors will forfeit associated earnout shares, while the company suspends certain 2026 targets and outlines cost and funding changes. Read more
OnPoint Surgical Study Reports 1.1 mm AR Spine Navigation Accuracy
A peer reviewed Journal of Spine Surgery study evaluated OnPoint Surgical's augmented reality spine navigation system in 80 pedicle screw placements. The cadaveric study reported 1.1 mm positional error, 1.3 degree angular error, and no medial or inferior breaches. Read more
OSSE releases AI staff use policy for DC schools
OSSE released a customizable AI Model Policy for Staff Use for the 2026 to 2027 school year. The guidance uses stoplight rules to prohibit AI in high stakes decisions, limit certain uses with safeguards, and require human review. Read more
Sequoia backs Cymphony with $30 million for AI agent security
Sequoia Capital and SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund co-led a $25 million Series A in Cymphony, bringing its total funding to $30 million. The startup provides tools for companies to monitor access by employees, AI agents and other nonhuman identities. Read more
iFlex Stretch Studios Adds Kinotek 3D Movement Analysis
iFlex Stretch Studios is adding Kinotek markerless, AI driven 3D movement assessments at participating US locations. The technology measures mobility, symmetry and movement quality to support personalized stretching plans and progress tracking. Read more
ZTE opens Kuala Lumpur summit on connectivity and AI
ZTE opened its 15th Global Summit and User Congress in Kuala Lumpur on September 9, 2026. The company presented its connectivity, AI infrastructure and device strategy to more than 500 industry and government representatives. Read more
Clay raises $115 million in Series D at $7.1 billion valuation
Clay, a US AI sales and marketing software company, raises $115 million in a Series D led by Wellington Management. The company says more than 17,000 customers use its AI agents for prospecting, outreach planning and growth workflow automation. Read more
Harvey acquires Guardrails AI to strengthen agent reliability
Harvey acquires San Francisco based AI security platform Guardrails AI. Its cofounders and team will join Harvey to work on agent testing, simulation and safety, marking the legal AI company's fourth acquisition of 2026. Read more
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigns over AI safety concerns
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon says he resigned after raising concerns about the development of self improving AI systems. Coxon, who also worked at OpenAI, said competitive pressure could lead to systems that are difficult to control. Read more
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra launches on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI makes GPT-6 Astra generally available through Amazon Bedrock, enabling organizations to access the model through Bedrock APIs for reasoning, software development, document analysis and AI agents. The release includes enterprise plugins for ChatGPT Work and AWS security, access control, encryption and audit features. Read more
US Army awards $192 million TITAN contracts to Palantir and Anduril
The US Army awards Palantir and Anduril contracts worth $192 million to produce and integrate eight Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node systems. The systems will collect and distribute battlefield intelligence from terrestrial and space based sources over 18 months. Read more
Sanders and Casar prepare bill to ban artificial superintelligence
US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar are preparing the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit the development and use of superintelligent AI. The proposal also calls for a pause on advanced AI development pending federal safety rules and a Cabinet level regulator. Read more
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