Microsoft wants enterprises to closely watch the agents employees use with systems not controlled by AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Amazon is taking its biggest shot at Nvidia yet with new TorchNeuron dev tool
Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build most AI apps, so that more developers run their apps on alternative chips like its own.
Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts
OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that’s become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code.
Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life
AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250,000 active users.
Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
Eugenia Kuyda’s newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today.
Tenstorrent hits $6.2B valuation to scale open-weight AI chips
After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent.
AI assistant startup Town nabs unicorn valuation four months after launch
AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures.
Rivian’s CEO says autonomy will enable ‘dramatically different’ vehicle designs
His vision will culminate with the R4 vehicle.
Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plant
Amazon and X-energy have inked another deal to deploy nuclear power to the grid. This one will generate nearly 1 gigawatt of electricity.
People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again
Fed up with ads, tracking and sluggish interfaces, some smart TV owners are turning to AI agents to strip away bloatware and take back control of their TVs.