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Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new infrastructure division called Meta Compute that will be tasked with overseeing its aggressive data center buildout for artificial intelligence. Reuters reported that Meta plans to deploy new infrastructure that will ultimately consume tens of gigawatts …
Owkin unveils biology-focused AI agents for clinical research and drug discovery
Biopharmaceutical artificial intelligence startup Owkin Inc. said today it’s making a series of autonomous agents focused on drug discovery and research available to the broader healthcare industry, after cementing partnerships with industry leaders Nvidia Corp. and Anthropic PBC. The 10-year-old AI company …
Everseen adds a conversational intelligence layer to its AI theft-prevention system
Retail-focused vision artificial intelligence startup Everseen Ltd. is switching its focus from action to insights with the launch of a prototype “conversational intelligence layer.” It’s called Everact, and it’s designed to work with the company’s existing Evercheck and Evershelf AI tools to …
Anthropic pushes into healthcare to help patients understand their medical records
Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic PBC debuted new healthcare and life sciences capabilities in its flagship chatbot Claude today, saying users can now share their medical records with the service to better understand their health. Claude now lets users share information from their …
Google debuts Universal Commerce Protocol to streamline agentic shopping automation
Google LLC today unveiled a new open commerce standard that’s designed to enable artificial intelligence agents to automate the entire shopping journey, from product discovery to payment to post-sale support. The company debuted the new Universal Commerce Protocol or UCP at the National …
China is employing armies of human ‘cyber laborers’ to train humanoid robots
China is trying to address a key bottleneck in its national push for embodied artificial intelligence by employing human laborers to train humanoid robots. Local governments have reportedly established dozens of “robot training centers” as part of a concerted effort to generate …
Google’s Gmail is getting a Gemini-inspired overhaul with AI priorities, summaries and more
Google LLC is making some sweeping changes to Gmail, integrating Gemini-powered artificial intelligence capabilities throughout its flagship email service in an effort to transform it into a “personal, proactive inbox assistant.” The updates introduced today represent one of the company’s most aggressive …
Samsung forecasts record-breaking profit on booming AI chip demand
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is expecting to cash in big time on the artificial intelligence chip bonanza, forecasting a three-fold increase in its fourth-quarter operating profit thanks to surging demand for memory chips. Samsung’s preliminary fourth-quarter earnings forecast underscores the dramatic increase …
Chip designer Arm targets robotics with new Physical AI business
Chip design company Arm Holdings Plc has created a new Physical AI business unit that’s going to be focused on developing semiconductors for robotics and intelligent cars. The announcement was made today at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where robots have been …
Chinese regulators probe Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus
Meta Platforms Inc.’s proposed $2 billion acquisition of the Chinese-founded but now Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Manus hasn’t gone unnoticed, as the deal is reportedly being scrutinized by Beijing regulators over alleged export control law violations,. But it’s unclear whether they’d be …