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Extreme Networks pushes on-prem AI
New "Exchange zones" allow spare access point and switch compute to be used for local AI.
Claude Sonnet 5 performs brain surgery
An autonomous agent successfully selected medications and coordinates for a mouse brain operation.
Malicious Claude-Code extension
A fake extension in the Cursor marketplace affected 5,000 users, attempting to establish remote access.
OpenAI updates Model-Spec
GPT models will now derive user intent from memories and conversation history based on five new core values.
Google's first data center satellite online
A TPU in space is now running a Gemma 4 model.
Major AI labs adopt scraping opt-out standard
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic agree to a new standard for publishers to block AI crawlers.
Anthropic files for IPO
The company has officially filed for a blockbuster public offering, detailing extensive risk factors in its prospectus.
Google's satellite AI server
The first successful response transmitted to Earth from a satellite equipped with TPUs running Gemma.
DoorDash cuts latency to 2 seconds via agents
Used batch LLM inference and deterministic validation to optimize grocery reorders.
RBAC as the AI agent bottleneck
Enterprise deployment is currently limited more by role-based access control than by model capability.
Shift from AI pilots to measurable returns
Data platforms are under pressure to overcome sovereignty and cost barriers to prove business value.
Netflix builds GPU reliability platform
A new system using layered health checks and automated remediation to handle large-scale training/inference failures.
$6.3 Billion Binance Hack
North Korean hackers allegedly executed the largest digital heist in history in just 20 minutes.
Claude Code custom hooks
New mods for Claude Code to monitor context usage and protect API keys with significantly lower overhead.
GLM 5.3 exploits Firefox patches
Research shows AI can identify "hidden" security fixes in updates to develop working exploits before users patch.
Netflix Titus adds single-tenant VM isolation
New container isolation mode to run tasks on dedicated EC2 instances for better security/performance.
Monday.com implements least-privilege for agents
Focusing on permission management as a critical safety lever for autonomous enterprise workflows.
Dream AI architecture startup
Launched with $17M in funding to generate professional building designs.
Intel shares plummet 20%
Stock crash following weak guidance attributed to a slowdown in the PC market.
Nvidia CEO targeted by espionage
Reports suggest a Singapore-based cloud company was used as a front for Chinese spying on Jensen Huang.
AWS targets $1T revenue
CEO Jassy confirms massive capex spending to maintain dominance in AI cloud computing.
Cloudera shifts to deployment flexibility
Strategy focuses on allowing businesses to choose between open-weight models and open-source clouds based on existing data.
HPE adopts no-code for exec reporting
Using monday.com apps to replace traditional status meetings.
Cloudera and Mistral integrate open-weight models
A strategic move to bring sovereign, open-weight models closer to proprietary enterprise data.
OpenAI doubles Pro usage limits
Limits increased from Pro 100 to Pro 500 to maintain competitive positioning against Anthropic.
Thrive Holdings acquires ADT
The OpenAI-backed firm is buying the security giant for $15.3B to integrate AI into home security.
Fortinet leverages firewall footprint for AI
Using existing hardware installations as an "on-ramp" for new AI security licenses.
OpenAI doubles ChatGPT limits
Usage limits for Pro and Business Premium plans have been increased to accommodate higher demand.
Anthropic study on AI bias
Research shows experts followed an AI agent's random (coin-toss) opinions 86% of the time.
Meta launches Style Sketch
An AI fashion app that builds virtual closets from Instagram photos and videos.
AMD and Cloudera optimize infrastructure
Focus on "right-sizing" hardware to reduce cost pressures for production AI.
Google adopts DPoP for OAuth 2.0
Implementation of Proof-of-Possession to mitigate token theft and replay attacks.
Claude agent on Pentagon network
A defense contractor's personal AI agent accessed secure DOD systems for two months undetected.
Granola adds dictation
The meeting notetaker is expanding into dictation to compete directly with Wispr.
Vast and Cloudera unify data foundations
A partnership to support growing AI workloads without multiplying system copies.
Mistral targets cybersecurity
The new trillion-parameter model is specifically positioned to give organizations more control over cyber defenses than closed models.
Dream builds AI world models for construction
Backed by a16z, the startup uses 100M sq ft of building data to create physics-grounded world models.
Mistral releases "Le Chonk" open weights
Mistral Large 4 is now open-weight, claiming to outperform Chinese competitors in coding and cybersecurity.
Bug0 releases QA Agent
A source-available Playwright library for agentic browser regression testing using natural language.
&Truth automates formal verification
A new startup using math to prove software works as intended to support "vibe coding."
Mistral releases "Le Chonk"
The open-weight Mistral Large 4 is a trillion-parameter model showing strong performance in coding and cybersecurity.
Gemini integrates direct Doc editing
Users can now generate and edit Google Docs, Sheets, and PDFs directly within Gemini chats.
Wabi reaches $1.25B valuation
The AI agent capable of building mini-apps raised $55M in its latest round.
Mistral claims "Le Chonk" leapfrogs China
The lab asserts the model outperforms DeepSeek and Z.ai in cybersecurity and coding.
US DOJ probes Nvidia/Hugging Face
Antitrust regulators are investigating Nvidia's planned acquisition of the open-source platform.
GPT-6 Astra targeted for distillation
Chinese labs are increasingly using OpenAI's Astra to distill capabilities into their own models.
Serval raises $150M for automation agents
The startup is expanding its agentic automation beyond IT into other enterprise departments.
Reflex uses agents to replace 3rd-party software
A new platform that employs AI agents to build and maintain custom business apps for enterprises.
Deepgram acquires Daily
The acquisition of the Pipecat-maker aims to bolster real-time voice and video AI infrastructure.
Crux Labs raises $6M for agent judgment
A platform designed to turn human expert judgment into continuous improvement for enterprise agents.
Solink raises $100M for video intelligence
The company uses AI to extract actionable business data from security camera feeds.
Anthropic/OpenAI challenge CS tenets
Researchers claim a breakthrough that renders decades of certain computer science research "irrelevant."
Anthropic discusses "Claude Code" workflows
The team reports that Claude now writes roughly 90% of the code, changing how practitioners maintain mental models of codebases.
Datadog releases Scout SRE model
A specialist AI model trained specifically to investigate production telemetry and suggest causes.
Cloudflare launches Web Search API
A new beta API for AI applications providing unified logging and access controls.
FuriosaAI raises $620M for inference chips
The South Korean startup aims to solve data center power bottlenecks to challenge Nvidia.
Samsung hits record profit
Record-breaking quarterly operating profit driven by soaring demand for AI memory chips.
Google debuts Gemini 4 Carbon
A new frontier model focused on long agentic workflows, complex programming, and cybersecurity.
Azure revenue hits $33.2 billion
Microsoft discloses actual dollar revenue for Azure for the first time, narrowing the gap with AWS.
Microsoft earns $10B from OpenAI
Quarterly revenue from commercial arrangements highlights the deep financial interdependence of the two firms.
Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon
A new frontier model optimized for long agentic workflows and cybersecurity, currently topping the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Google opens Android to external agents
Android Studio now supports "Bring Your Own Agent," allowing Claude and Codex agents to operate in the IDE.
Airbnb reduces recommendation staleness
Using Chronon's Push Mode to update sequence-based embeddings in seconds rather than days.
Cloudflare opens Quicksilver KV
A high-performance key-value store for Workers with p99 reads of 1.62 ms.