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Brandi AI tells brands to stop worrying about SEO and focus on generative engine optimization instead
As artificial intelligence chatbots take over from search engines as the go-to platform for answers, brands that once had a solid online presence may suddenly find themselves invisible. If so, then Brandi AI LLC, the creator of a specialized “generative engine optimization” platform that has just launched today, wants to help. The company says it’s ...
Anthropic’s AI safety tool Petri uses autonomous agents to study model behavior
Anthropic PBC is doubling down on artificial intelligence safety with the release of a new open-source tool that uses AI agents to audit the behavior of large language models. It’s designed to identify numerous problematic tendencies of models, such as deceiving users, whistleblowing, cooperation with human misuse and facilitating terrorism. The company said it has already ...
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can navigate the web like a human
Google LLC has just announced a new version of its Gemini large language model that can navigate the web through a browser and interact with various websites, meaning it can perform tasks such as searching for information or buying things without human supervision. The model, Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, uses a combination of visual understanding and ...
Dataiku’s new Agent Hub gives businesses full control over agentic AI automation
Dataiku Inc., the creator of a data science platform for artificial intelligence developers, is beefing up the agentic capabilities of its Universal AI Platform with the launch of a new Agent Hub. It’s part of an ongoing effort to help companies maintain better control over AI agents, which operate autonomously with limited human oversight. In ...
Firefly targets the defense industry after buying SciTec for $855M
Space technology company Firefly Aerospace Inc. wants to expand into the defense sector after announcing plans Sunday to acquire a company called SciTec Inc. for $855 million. The deal will see Firefly cough up $300 million in cash, and $555 million worth of its shares to SciTec’s owners, priced at $50 each. Firefly said it’s ...
AI startup DualEntry aims to rip out legacy ERP software after raising $90M in funding
DualEntry said today it has raised $90 million in early-stage funding to try to bring artificial intelligence automation to one of the most entrenched enterprise software markets of all: financial management and accounting. Today’s Series A round was led by high-profile venture capitalists Lightspeed Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures and saw the participation of Google ...
Report: Intel holds talks with AMD about manufacturing its chips
Intel Corp. is reportedly engaged in talks with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. over a deal that could see it manufacture some of its rival’s less advanced semiconductors. A report by Semafor on Wednesday cited people familiar with the matter as saying the talks are focused on AMD becoming a customer of Intel’s foundry business, though ...
AI startup Axiom gets $64M to develop new knowledge with advanced mathematics
Mathematics-focused artificial intelligence startup Axiom Quant Inc. stepped out from the shadows today to announce it has raised $64 million in a funding round that values it at $300 million. The lead investor in the round was B-Capital, with Greycroft, Madrona Ventures and Menlo Ventures also participating. The startup, which does business as Axiom Math, ...
Satya Nadella reshuffles Microsoft’s executive team so he has more time to focus on AI
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella is delegating some of his more mundane responsibilities to one of his top lieutenants so he has more time personally to focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. In a memo to employees today, Nadella (pictured) said he’s promoting Judson Althoff (pictured below), a 12-year veteran at the company, ...
Stravito gets conversational with AI Personas that surface richer insights from market research
The knowledge management startup Stravito AB is using artificial intelligence to transform how companies generate insights from their consumer research. Now, with Stravito AI Personas, the company enables marketing and insights teams to conduct natural language conversations with “interactive consumer profiles” that draw on their research. The idea is to make it easier for these ...