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Anthropic adds research tool, Google Workspace integration to Claude
Anthropic PBC today updated its Claude chatbot with a new tool, Research, that can generate highly detailed answers to user questions. The feature is rolling out alongside a new integration with Google Workspace. The connector will allow Claude to incorporate information from Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs into prompt responses. When the new Research ...
OpenAI reportedly mulls launching a social network
OpenAI is in the early stages of developing a social network, The Verge and CNBC reported today. It’s believed the artificial intelligence provider has already built an internal prototype of the platform. However, sources told The Verge that OpenAI could still opt against entering the social media market. The prototype reportedly features an interface “focused ...
Virtue AI raises $30M in funding for its AI safety tools
Artificial intelligence safety startup Virtue AI Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding to enhance its technology. The company raised the capital over two rounds led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Walden Catalyst Ventures. The venture capital firms were joined by more than a half-dozen other backers, including Lip-Bu Tan, Intel ...
OpenAI launches new GPT-4.1 series of language models for developers
OpenAI today made a trio of new language models available to developers through its application programming interface. The flagship algorithm in the series, GPT-4.1, is described as being “significantly better” than its predecessor at coding. The two other models, GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-4.1 nano, trade off some output quality for lower pricing. All three models ...
Intel to sell 51% stake in Altera to Silver Lake at $8.75B valuation
Intel Corp. will sell a 51% stake in its Altera field-programmable gate array unit to Silver Lake. The companies announced the deal today. The transaction values Altera at $8.75 billion, just under half what Intel paid to acquire the company in 2015. Silver Lake, a private equity firm known for large tech deals, will reportedly ...
Nvidia to mass-produce AI supercomputers in the US
Nvidia Corp. today announced plans to mass-produce artificial intelligence supercomputers in the U.S. The company disclosed in conjunction that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started producing Blackwell chips at its Arizona fab complex. The hub currently includes one operational processor plant that came online last year. In the coming years, TSMC plans to build five more ...
Google reportedly lays off hundreds of employees from consumer hardware group
Google LLC has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees from its Platforms & Devices group, which develops the company’s Pixel phones and other consumer devices. The job cuts were first reported by The Information on Thursday. Google later confirmed the workforce reduction without commenting on the number of affected employees. The several hundred workers reportedly ...
Defense Department scraps $5.1B worth of technology and consulting contracts
The U.S. Defense Department is scrapping a set of technology and consulting contracts worth $5.1 billion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed officials to make the cuts in a Thursday memorandum. Additionally, he instructed the Pentagon’s chief information officer to prepare a new plan for lowering technology spending. In a video, Hegseth said the canceled deals ...
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines reportedly raising $2B in funding
Thinking Machines Lab Inc., an artificial intelligence startup led by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, is reportedly raising a $2 billion seed round. Business Insider reported the company’s fundraising effort today. The publication cited two sources as saying that the round could value Thinking Machines at upwards of $10 billion. In March, Insider ...
Tech stocks give up some of Wednesday’s gains following tariff pause
Numerous tech firms saw their shares tumble during today’s trading session amid a broader sell-off in stocks and cryptocurrency. The declines chipped away at the gains that public markets logged yesterday. According to a CNBC tally, Wednesday saw the heaviest trading volume on record: an estimated 30 billion shares changed hands before the closing bell. ...
