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ComfyUI Raises $30M at $500M Valuation
ComfyUI, the node‑based AI platform that lets creators fine‑tune image, video, and audio generation, secured $30 million in funding, valuing the startup at $500 million. The capital infusion underscor
Microsoft providers divert Nvidia GPUs from AI startups
AI startups are being squeezed out of Nvidia GPU availability as Microsoft and cloud providers prioritize internal AI teams and large customers like OpenAI, widening the gap between big players and sm
Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute
Google is committing up to $40 billion to Anthropic, backing the startup’s newest Mythos model and securing 5 GW of TPU capacity. The deal follows Anthropic’s limited‑release of Mythos and its recent
Samsung Protest Threatens RAM Supply, 18-Day Strike
Samsung's labor protests, involving up to 40,000 union members, demand higher wages and bonus changes, threatening an 18‑day strike that could further tighten the global RAM shortage, after a protest
CISA: FIRESTARTER Backdoor Survives Cisco Patches
CISA and the UK's NCSC disclosed that an unnamed federal civilian agency's Cisco Firepower device was compromised in September 2025 by a persistent backdoor called FIRESTARTER that survives firmware p
Tesla Cybercab Enters Production as Musk Taps Brakes
Tesla's Cybercab entered continuous production at the Austin Gigafactory, but Elon Musk struck an unusually cautious tone on the earnings call, citing safety validation needs and acknowledging the rob
Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety
Researchers at CUNY and King's College London simulated a delusional user to probe how leading chatbots respond to psychotic cues. Their arXiv pre‑print shows GPT‑4o and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 co
Tim Cook Steps Down, John Ternus to Lead Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook will resign in September, passing the role to hardware chief John Ternus, as the company faces a shifting ecosystem marked by pressure on its App Store fees and rising low‑code comp
Affirm Runs AI Development Sprint with 800 Engineers
Affirm spent a week in February 2026 halting regular work to have over 800 engineers run full agentic AI development cycles, aiming to embed AI assistance into its software pipeline.
DeepSeek Releases V4 Pro and V4 Flash Preview
DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 Pro and V4 Flash models a year after upending Silicon Valley, claiming V4 Pro trails state-of-the-art performance by about 3-6 months.
DeepSeek unveils V4 Flash & Pro LLMs, 1M token context
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 language models—Flash and Pro—featuring 1‑million‑token context windows, up to 1.6 trillion parameters, and pricing that undercuts leading f
The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare
AI’s rapid evolution is reshaping both threats and opportunities: Chinese firm DeepSeek unveiled its open‑source DeepSeek‑V4 model, rivaling top closed‑source systems, while cybercriminals weaponize L
Microsoft now lets admins uninstall Copilot on enterprise devices - BleepingComputer
Microsoft has opened a new admin control that lets IT teams uninstall the Windows Copilot AI assistant from managed Windows 11 devices. The change, announced across several tech outlets, gives enterpr
DeepSeek Releases V4 Pro and V4 Flash in Preview
DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 Pro and V4 Flash flagship AI models on the one-year anniversary of its industry-shaking debut, with V4 Pro trailing state-of-the-art performance by roughly
Vatican Issues AI Guidelines, Bans AI‑Written Homilies
The Vatican has rolled out its first state‑level AI framework and publicly warned clergy against using AI for homilies, positioning the Holy See as a moral referee in the AI‑driven 'crisis of truth'.
World Press Photo Bans AI Images, Names 2026 Winner
World Press Photo crowned Carol Guzy's 'Separated by ICE' as its 2026 winner while publishing one of the most detailed rulebooks yet defining authentic photojournalism, explicitly excluding AI-generat
DeepSeek unveils V4 Pro ($1.74) & V4 Flash ($0.14) LLMs
DeepSeek unveiled preview versions of its V4 Pro and V4 Flash LLMs, offering open‑source, low‑cost models that lag top AI systems by a few months but promise long‑context and world‑class reasoning.
Sources: Cursor hit $2.7B in annualized sales in March, up ~14x from a year ago, and reported a ~$900M loss in its last fiscal year on $770M in total revenue (The Information)
AI coding startup Cursor surged to $2.7 billion in annualized sales in March, a 14‑fold jump from a year earlier, but still posted a $900 million loss on $770 million revenue. The rapid growth attract
Meta Rolls Out Unified Account System
Meta is rolling out a unified 'Meta Account' system over the next year that consolidates cross-app logins, security settings, and parental controls across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, Met
OpenAI 13-Page Paper Backs Khosla No-Income-Tax Vision
OpenAI released a 13-page policy paper arguing that current tax rules, job systems, and social safety nets are unprepared for AI that outperforms the smartest humans, with its vision reportedly backin
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