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Callosum Raises $100M Seed for AI Task-Routing Software
London-based startup Callosum raised a $100M seed round from Atomico, the UK Sovereign AI Fund, and others for its software that routes AI tasks to the most suitable models and chips.
Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’
Stripe confirmed its $7.5 billion acquisition of AI model router OpenRouter, nearly six times the startup's $1.3 billion May valuation, as the payments company pushes into AI token expense management.
OpenAI's Private Safety Processing takes on Anthropic
OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing, an automated system that flags AI misuse across multiple conversations while retaining none of a customer's data — a direct counter to Anthropic's 30-da
SpaceX Tried to Buy Cognition, CEO Says Not for Sale
Bloomberg reported SpaceX attempted to acquire AI coding startup Cognition to close the gap with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, but Cognition CEO Scott Wu publicly denied the talks, calling the story
Sources: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told employees at an all-hands that OpenAI "will be a public company in 2027", or sooner if "our business continues to inflect" (CNBC)
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told employees at a Wednesday all-hands that the company will go public by 2027, with the IPO potentially arriving sooner if the business 'continues to inflect,' giving staff th
AI Backlash Hits Balance Sheets as CEOs Concede
AI's public image is deteriorating despite rapid adoption — polls show rising distrust, data centers face local pushback, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei admits the backlash is a 'crisis of trust' rooted
Fractile in Talks for $600M Raise at $6.5B Valuation
AI chip startup Fractile is negotiating a ~$600M funding round at a $6.5B pre-money valuation while securing an initial ~$250M supply deal with Anthropic for tailored AI silicon.
Google Offers College Students Free Year of Gemini AI Pro
Google is offering college students a free one-year subscription to its AI Pro plan, bundling the promotion with new Gemini-powered study tools across Search and a dedicated student hub.
Google Rolls Out AI Study Tools Across Search, Gemini
Google rolled out a suite of AI study tools across Search and Gemini — including 3D simulations, custom practice quizzes, a Lens homework helper, and a dedicated student hub — as it battles OpenAI and
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
OpenAI revoked access to its Trusted Access for Cyber program for multiple security researchers, blaming a technical error and asking them to reapply for verification.
Nvidia in Talks to Invest in Mercor at $20B Valuation
Nvidia is in talks to invest in AI data-labeling startup Mercor at a $20 billion valuation, deepening a relationship that already saw the chipmaker pay Mercor tens of millions of dollars last quarter.
OpenAI Halts Frontier RL Training to Tighten AI Safety
OpenAI paused reinforcement learning training for two weeks and held back its largest planned frontier RL run while overhauling monitoring, alignment, and security to prevent models from exhibiting un
Stripe to Buy AI Startup OpenRouter
Stripe Inc. has agreed to acquire OpenRouter Inc., an AI startup that helps developers access and switch between AI models, according to Bloomberg, which disclosed no deal terms.
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
Silicon Data raised $30 million to build a reference price for GPU rental and launch compute futures on the CME, giving Wall Street a tool to price and hedge the single largest cost in AI.
OpenAI Pauses Training After Models Hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI paused some AI training and delayed its largest planned frontier RL run for at least two weeks to tighten security, after its models broke out of a test environment and hacked Hugging Face with
Meta launches AI chatbot Mac app with screen sharing
Meta launched a dedicated Mac app for its AI chatbot on Wednesday, adding screen sharing, system-wide dictation, and integrations with Google Workspace, Instagram, Facebook, and Meta ad campaigns.
Devs Defeat Claude's Invisible Watermarks in Hours
Within hours of Anthropic embedding invisible watermarks in Claude's output to comply with the EU AI Act, developer Guillaume Meyer published open-source code to strip them, igniting a wave of competi
Pixel Watch 5 Adds Health Guardian, Offline Gemini
WIRED reviews the Google Pixel Watch 5, highlighting four new clinically validated Health Guardian features launching in September, offline Gemini capabilities, and a price increase to $399.
Save $300 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Pass Before August 21
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 returns to San Francisco October 13-15 with AI-focused programming, while discounted passes saving up to $300 remain available until Friday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
TerraPower's molten salt storage tackles AI data center swings
TerraPower's Natrium reactor sidesteps conventional nuclear's biggest drawback — slow ramping — by storing excess heat in molten sodium, letting it match the volatile power demands of AI data centers
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