Meta Llama Meta Launches Llama 4: Multimodal, Massive, and Made for Everyone By Chris McKay • Apr 5, 2025 Meta has released Llama 4 Scout and Maverick, two open-weight AI models designed for multimodal reasoning, with Maverick outperforming GPT-4o and Scout offering a record-breaking 10M token context window.
OpenAI Musk v. OpenAI Legal Battle Pushed to 2026 By Chris McKay • Apr 4, 2025 Elon Musk's lawsuit challenging OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit entity will go to trial in March 2026, potentially complicating the AI company's $40 billion fundraising efforts which require the conversion to be completed by year-end.
GitHub GitHub Unveils Copilot Pro+, Agent Mode, and Premium Model Access By Chris McKay • Apr 4, 2025 GitHub has launched Agent Mode with Model Context Protocol support for all Visual Studio Code users, introduced a new Pro+ plan, and expanded Copilot with premium access to top AI models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.
OpenAI OpenAI Reshuffles Roadmap: Two New Models to Precede "Much Better" GPT-5 By Chris McKay • Apr 4, 2025 OpenAI has reversed its earlier decision to cancel o3, now planning to release both o3 and o4-mini within weeks while delaying GPT-5 by several months to make substantial improvements.
Amazon Ecommerce Amazon Tests AI Shopping Agent That Can Make Purchases from Other Retailers for You By Chris McKay • Apr 3, 2025 Amazon has launched a beta test of "Buy for Me," an AI shopping agent that allows users to purchase products from other brand websites without leaving the Amazon app.
Venture Capital Startups Adaptive Security Raises $43M to Combat AI Cyber Threats By Chris McKay • Apr 3, 2025
Runway Media & Entertainment AI Media Startup Runway Secures $308M in Series D Funding By Chris McKay • Apr 3, 2025
OpenAI OpenAI Forms Expert Commission to Shape Its Nonprofit Future Amid For-Profit Transition By Chris McKay • Apr 2, 2025
Google Gemini Josh Woodward, Head of Google Labs, Takes Charge of Gemini App By Chris McKay • Apr 2, 2025
Anthropic Education Anthropic Launches Claude for Education with Learning Mode to Foster Critical Thinking in Universities By Chris McKay • Apr 2, 2025
Venture Capital Startups Actively AI Lands $22.5M to Build 'GTM Superintelligence' for Sales Teams By Chris McKay • Apr 2, 2025
OpenAI SoftBank Venture Capital OpenAI Secures Record $40 Billion in Funding, Reaching $300 Billion Valuation By Chris McKay • Mar 31, 2025
AI Policy Trump Administration Launches Accelerator for $1 Billion+ Deals By Chris McKay • Mar 31, 2025
Biotech & Health Google Venture Capital Isomorphic Labs Secures $600M to Accelerate AI-Powered Drug Discovery By Chris McKay • Mar 31, 2025
NVIDIA Robotics Omniverse Physical AI NVIDIA's Bold Bet on Physical AI Takes Shape By Chris McKay • Mar 27, 2025
OpenAI OpenAI’s GPT-4o Can Now Generate Images—and It’s Really Good at It By Chris McKay • Mar 25, 2025
AI Ethics Netflix's Reed Hastings Commits $50M to Bowdoin College for AI Ethics Initiative By Chris McKay • Mar 24, 2025
Meta EU Meta's AI Assistant Expands to 41 European Countries with Limited Capabilities By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Apple Apple Faces Class Action Over Misleading ‘Apple Intelligence’ Promises By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Anthropic Claude Anthropic Finally Adds Search Capabilities to Its AI Assistant By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
