AI - Artificial Intelligence

China’s leading AI chip makers have rallied to deliver day-zero support for DeepSeek’s latest model, marking a milestone in the drive for tech self-sufficiency. The unprecedented alliance signals accelerated innovation and reduces reliance on U.S. technol...

Black Forest Labs is a German AI startup specializing in generative image models, rapidly capturing over 40% of the AI image generation market since 2024. Valued at $4 billion, it partners with Meta, Adobe, and Elon Musk’s xAI, offering advanced models fo...

Grokipedia, developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, is an AI-powered encyclopedia aiming to provide a more accurate and unbiased alternative to Wikipedia. Utilizing advanced Grok AI models, it automatically detects errors and rewrites content to correct misinformat...

OpenAI has launched instant checkout for ChatGPT, letting users buy Etsy and soon Shopify products directly in chat. Powered by the Agentic Commerce Protocol and Stripe, this open-source system streamlines secure shopping, poses a challenge to traditional...

OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT campaign shifts from showcasing AI’s technical prowess to highlighting real-life, personal connections. As user growth surges to 700 million weekly, OpenAI races to boost revenue, targeting broader engagement and exploring new adve...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 is a TikTok-style social app where all content is AI-generated. Users verify their identity for inclusion in videos, enjoy advanced social features, and receive notifications if their likeness appears. Launched amid TikTok’s U.S. uncertain...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are transforming global energy with their compact, modular designs and lower capital costs. China leads with the first commercial SMR, Russia advances its Arctic projects, and India pushes indigenous designs, all driven by so...

OpenAI achieved impressive growth in the first half of 2025, generating $4.3 billion in revenue—16% more than all of 2024—while burning $2.5 billion in cash mainly on AI research and ChatGPT operations. The company is on track to hit $13 billion in full-y...

The robo-advisory market, powered by AI-driven investment tools, is set to skyrocket from $61.75 billion in 2024 to $470.91 billion by 2029. These platforms offer personalized, low-cost investment advice, transforming wealth management and making sophisti...

The UK's Cabinet Office AI tool, the Fraud Risk Assessment Accelerator, helped recover £480 million lost to fraud from April 2024 to April 2025. It cross-references government data to detect fraudulent activities, including Covid-related fraud, unlawful c...

OpenAI and NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership to deploy 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for next-gen AI infrastructure. NVIDIA will invest up to $100 billion, starting with the first gigawatt in late 2026. This will power advanced AI models with mill...

Extensive tests reveal OpenAI’s Sora can closely mimic popular media styles from Netflix shows, TikTok videos, movies, and Twitch streams, suggesting training on related datasets. This breakthrough advances video synthesis, offering transformative potenti...

China has banned its top tech companies from purchasing Nvidia's latest AI chips, aiming to boost domestic chip development and tighten control over key AI hardware. This move intensifies the tech rivalry between the U.S. and China while challenging Nvidi...

Groq is an AI chip startup specializing in high-performance Language Processing Unit (LPU) chips and data center compute solutions. In 2025, Groq raised $750 million led by Disruptive at a $6.9 billion valuation. The company powers fast, efficient AI infe...

Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and JD.com have collectively raised over $5 billion in bonds this September to fuel their AI and digital infrastructure ambitions. Their combined AI capital expenditure for 2025 is projected to exceed $32 billion, positioning them...

The UK has dramatically increased the use of facial recognition, AI, and internet regulation to combat crime and enhance public safety. While authorities report successes in identifying offenders and preventing crimes, civil liberties groups warn these me...