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Kai-Fu Lee stopped building AI models and started selling enterprise data infrastructure. Now 01.ai is heading for a Hong Kong IPO.
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (30+ words) Lee conceded the model race after DeepSeek. 01.ai now fine-tunes open-weight models and wraps them in data software for enterprises. Half of its business is outside China....
Neo exits stealth with $100M from a16z and Bessemer to build a control layer for agentic AI software
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (25+ words) Neo raised $100M from Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer to secure AI agents across enterprises. 40% of enterprise apps will have agentic capabilities by year-end....
A Korean AI model scores every possible driving path for safety before the car moves. CVPR called it a highlight.
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (25+ words) Seoul National University's SafeDrive generates multiple trajectories and scores each for safety before choosing. It is the first Korean paper to earn a CVPR highlight....
Anduril and Archer unveiled an autonomous attack rotorcraft built on air taxi technology. First flight is planned for 2027.
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (26+ words) Anduril and Archer showed Thunder at Farnborough, a Group 5 autonomous attack VTOL built on a dual-use platform. It uses hybrid-electric propulsion and tiltrotors....
Paramount and Warner Bros. merger blocked by temporary restraining order one day before close
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (28+ words) A California judge granted a temporary restraining order on the Paramount-WBD deal after state AGs cited "compelling evidence" of market concentration. A $650M/quarter ticking fee looms....
Google AI Overviews lean on Facebook, research finds
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (203+ words) BrightEdge research says Google AI Overviews cited Facebook 19.5M times and treat each social platform as an expert. What it means for brands....
Z.AI built a giant AI data centre on Chinese-made chips
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (205+ words) Chinese lab Z.AI has completed a 1GW data centre running only Chinese-made chips to train its GLM models, with no Nvidia inside. What it signals for AI....
OneDrive will block screenshots of sensitive documents, but only in Microsoft's own browser.
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (24+ words) OneDrive and SharePoint will block screen captures of sensitivity-labelled PDFs in Edge starting August. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari will not get the feature....
AMD's Helios puts 72 GPUs and 31 terabytes of HBM4 in one rack. It is AMD's answer to Nvidia's NVL72.
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (29+ words) AMD Helios packs 72 MI455X GPUs, 31TB of HBM4, and 2.9 exaflops of inference compute into a single rack. Engineering samples ship H2 2026. Mass production in Q2 2027....
Google Frozen chip: Gemini baked into the silicon
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (292+ words) A report says the Google Frozen chip would hardwire Gemini into silicon for up to 10x efficiency by 2028. What it means for AI....