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Odyssey-3 Demo Lets You Generate Interactive Worlds From Text
Odyssey, the California AI startup founded by Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, has opened public access to its world model Odyssey-3.
OpenAI’s Altman, Embiricos Pitch ‘Trustworthy’ AI Assistants
Sam Altman stood on stage at OpenAI DevDay this year and introduced Dots, the company's new AI agent, with a pointed promise: OpenAI wants to "set a new standard for privacy in frontier AI." The line landed as more than marketing.
Jev AI Maker Valued at USD 7.5B Weeks After Viral Launch
TypeSafe AI closed a $870 million funding round at a $7.5 billion valuation, barely a month after its model Jev went live on September 15. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, with Sequoia joining alongside existing backer DCVC.
Anthropic Launches Free AI Scanner for Open-Source Projects
Anthropic is giving away a security tool it built for its own AI models, and open-source maintainers can now use it to find bugs before attackers do.
OpenAI Revenue Near USD 50B, Not USD 70B as Previously Reported
OpenAI's annualized revenue isn't $70 billion. It's closer to $50 billion, according to the Financial Times, which cites information the company gave its own investors.
Arena's valuation hits USD 3.1B, nearly doubled in 10 months
Arena closed a $200 million Series B on Thursday at a $3.1 billion valuation, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures leading the round with Salesforce Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, a16z, Felicis, 01 Advisors, and Endeavor Catalyst...
Google's Gemini Agent Manages Work Tasks Across Workspace Apps
Google used its Gemini at Work event on Thursday to announce a "universal" version of its Gemini agent, built to handle tasks across apps and devices without requiring a user to bounce between windows.
Altman Hired OpenAI's Murati After Joking She Could Be a Musk Spy
Sam Altman hired Mira Murati not long after joking that she could be a corporate spy for Elon Musk.
19-Year-Old Founder Raises USD 10M for Persona AI Assistant Hardware
Zach Yadegari sold his last company four months ago for an undisclosed sum that let him walk away at 19 with real money and no obligation to build anything else. He's building anyway.
Nvidia's Halos for Robotics aims for safer autonomous systems
Nvidia's stock market story runs through AI data centers, but the company is spending heavily on a different bet: machines that move through the physical world without hurting anyone.
Architect Launches Real-Time AI Compute Auction, Acquires Futures Market
Architect Financial Technologies, the firm behind the AX perpetual futures exchange, launched a product called Liquid Inference this week that treats every single LLM prompt as a tradeable event.
OpenAI Launches Decisions API for GPT-6-Luna
OpenAI added a new endpoint to its API platform this week built for one job: turning messy evaluations into a yes, a no, or a pick from a short list.
Pentagon Seeks Faster AI Buys for 'Kill Chain' With Short Videos
Five minutes. That's the limit on the pitch videos defense contractors now submit to a Pentagon program called Tradewinds, run out of the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.
OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos to Speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
OpenAI launched Dots this week, an always-on personal AI agent that OpenAI says marks a shift away from the chatbot format the company built its name on.
AI-First Food Delivery App Bites Charges Diners USD 1 Fee
DoorDash moved 970 million orders in the second quarter of this year and pulled in $4.5 billion in revenue.
AI Models Can Adapt to Content Policy Changes Without Retraining
Musubi released a new model on Tuesday that treats content moderation as a math problem rather than a writing exercise.
Artificial' Warns of AI Future Controlled by Tech Giants or China
Luca Guadagnino's new film "Artificial" premiered at the New York Film Festival this week carrying baggage before a single frame rolled.
Mirror Particle Builds 'World Model' From Client Data and Social Trends
Money is pouring into startups that claim they can predict what people will do before they do it. Simile raised $200 million this year at a $2 billion valuation. Aaru pulled in $88 million at a $1 billion valuation.
Anthropic Offers Startups Free Claude Team Access, USD 1,000 Credits
Anthropic rolled out a bigger version of its Claude for Startups program on Tuesday, timed to SF Tech Week.
South Korea to Fund Homegrown AI Model With USD 3.49 Billion Investment
South Korea's government wants to build its own frontier AI model, and it's putting real money behind the plan.
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