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Nvidia to resume H20 GPU chip sales to China, launches compliant model
Nvidia NVDA.O said on Monday it will resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chip to China and has introduced a new model tailored to meet regulatory requirements in the...
US AI startups see funding surge while more VC funds struggle to raise, data shows
U.S. startup funding surged 75.6% in the first half of 2025, thanks to the continued AI boom, putting it on track for its second-best year ever, even as venture capital...
Meta to spend hundreds of billions on AI data centres, says Mark Zuckerberg
The founder of the social media giant said one of the sites would cover an area nearly the size of Manhattan.
Nvidia says it will resume H20 AI chip sales to China ‘soon,’ following U.S. government assurances
Nvidia’s sales of the H20 AI chips, which had been designed specifically to keep them out of export controls on China, were halted in April.
Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on A.I. Chip Sales to China
The Silicon Valley chip giant said the Trump administration, which had shut down its sales to China three months ago, had assured it that licenses for the sales would now...
From residency to rocketship—how SmarterDx became a healthcare AI success story
Founders share advice on early-stage startup challenges: from founder-led sales and go-to-market strategy to operational excellence.
You don’t have to explain everything to Claude anymore – it’s finally in your apps
Anthropic’s new Claude integrations mean the AI assistant can work within platforms like Notion and Canva
Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon just days after antisemitism row
The deal is part of the Trump administration’s push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence in the government.
Recent Redwood Research project proposals
Previously, we’ve shared a few higher-effort project proposals relating to AI control in particular. In this post, we’ll share a whole host of less p…
METR: How Does Time Horizon Vary Across Domains?
METR blogpost | X | Github • Summary In the paper Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Software Tasks (Kwa & West et al. 2025), METR defined an AI…
Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI granted up to $200 million for AI work from Defense Department
The DoD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said the awards will help the agency accelerate its adoption of AI solutions.
Anthropic Awarded $200M DOD Agreement for AI Capabilities
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), through its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), has awarded Anthropic a two-year prototype other transaction agreement with a $200 million ceiling. As...
Meta’s new superintelligence lab is discussing major AI strategy changes: NYT
CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa reports on the artificial intelligence arms race between major tech companies, including Meta, Alphabet, Nvidia and Microsoft.
Did Windsurf Sell Too Cheap? The Wild 72-Hour Saga and AI Coding Valuations
The last 72 hours in AI coding have been nothing short of extraordinary. What started as a potential $3 billion OpenAI acquisition of Windsurf ended with Google poaching Windsurf’s CEO...
US government announces $200 million Grok contract a week after ‘MechaHitler’ incident
The Defense Department and other agencies will be able to use the AI behind Grok.
Cognition | Cognition’s acquisition of Windsurf
Cognition has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf, the agentic IDE.
BITS Pilani to Set Up AI+ Campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, who is also the Chancellor of BITS Pilani, on July 13, Sunday, announced an investment of Rs 2,200 crore for three major initiatives...
Not One, But Several: Zuckerberg Eyes More Mega Data Centers For AI
Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg teases he’s building several power-hungry data centers to develop ‘AI superintelligence.’
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now make and edit your Canva designs
Provided you have a premium account for both platforms.
Kiro Development Environment Is A Big Shift In AWS Developer Strategy
Despite its innovations in AI-driven coding, AWS has not gained much momentum among devs. AWS aims to change that with its biggest shift in developer strategy in years.
Elon Musk’s controversial Grok AI lands contract with Pentagon
The Department of Defense is set to begin using Elon Musk’s controversial chatbot Grok, according to a Monday announcement by the tech billionaire’s startup xAI.
How Does Time Horizon Vary Across Domains?
Summary In the paper Measuring AI Ability to Complete Long Software Tasks (Kwa & West et al. 2025), METR defined an AI model’s 50% time horizon as th…
How Does Time Horizon Vary Across Domains?
We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers...
Zuckerberg says Meta will invest hundreds of billions in superintelligence
Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that Meta Platforms would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on computing power to build superintelligence, intensifying his pursuit of a technology he has chased...
Saudi Arabia plans to train 1 million citizens in AI
The efforts to prepare the local workforce are part of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy to localize technology and reduce reliance on imported tools and expertise.
AI-Enabled Robot Performs Gallbladder Surgery
Scientists create an AI model with architecture similar to ChatGPT to guide a robot to perform gallbladder surgery without help from human doctors.
DeepMind’s AlphaGenome Uses AI to Decipher Noncoding DNA for Research, Personalized Medicine
This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger everything from cancer to rare genetic disorders—and potentially revolutionizing...
California is set to become the first US state to manage power outages with AI
CAISO is set to announce a deal to run a pilot program using new AI software called Genie, from the energy-services giant OATI. The software uses generative AI to analyze...
AI Agents Are Killing Brand Loyalty And Reshaping How We Shop
AI agents are starting to make buying decisions for us, disrupting the emotional and psychological foundations of traditional marketing.
Dirty AI secret that has CEOs admitting millions of management jobs will be replaced
Artificial Intelligence may not be fully replacing the duties of middle managers, but it is allowing companies to employ fewer of them, writes Graig Graziosi
How US States Are Shaping AI Policy Amid Federal Debate and Industry Pushback
Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong checks in with NYU’s Scott Babwah Brennen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Hayley Tsukayama.
AI coding tools make developers slower, study finds
: Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag
Axon’s Draft One is Designed to Defy Transparency
Axon Enterprise’s Draft One — a generative artificial intelligence product that writes police reports based on audio from officers’ body-worn cameras — seems deliberately designed to avoid audits
Future Forecasting An S-Curve Pathway That Advances AI To Become AGI By 2040
AI experts believe AI will advance to artificial general intelligence (AGI) by 2040. One path is an S-curve of AI advancements. Here is an inside look at that vital path.
McDonald’s Idiotic AI Hiring System Just Leaked Personal Data About Millions of Job Applicants
An embarrassing exploit just uncovered the personal data of some 64 million McDonald’s applicants sitting right out in the open.
GitHub – MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2: Kimi K2 is the large language model series developed by Moonshot AI team
Kimi K2 is the large language model series developed by Moonshot AI team – MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2
How Anthropic Rocketed to $4B ARR — And Why Your B2B Playbook May Already Be Obsolete
When Anthropic hit a reported $4 billion in annual revenue at the end of 1H’25, it marked more than just another AI milestone. It validated a completely new category of...
Federal judge says voiceover artists AI lawsuit can move forward
The two voice over artists allege their voices were stolen by an AI voice startup.