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Google Startups Venture Capital

Google Launches AI Futures Fund to Back Startups Using DeepMind Technology

By Chris McKay • May 12, 2025

Google has established a new investment fund specifically to back startups building with its DeepMind AI models, offering both financial support and privileged access to its technology.

Education

Chegg Slashes 22% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption in EdTech

By Chris McKay • May 12, 2025

Chegg announces layoffs of 22% of its workforce, attributing the move to declining demand due to the rise of AI-powered educational tools like ChatGPT.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Launches ‘Humain’ AI Company to Lead Global AI Ambitions

By Chris McKay • May 12, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched ‘Humain’, a state-backed AI company aimed at establishing the kingdom as a global leader in artificial intelligence, coinciding with a major investment forum attracting top U.S. tech executives.

Enterprise AI AI Strategy

Klarna Dials Back its AI Customer Service Strategy—Now It’s Hiring Humans Again

By Chris McKay • May 8, 2025

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski admits the fintech's aggressive AI-driven customer service strategy "went too far" and announces new human hiring initiative to improve quality and customer experience.

OpenAI

OpenAI Brings Reinforcement Fine-Tuning and GPT-4.1 Nano Fine-Tuning in the API

By Chris McKay • May 8, 2025

OpenAI rolls out reinforcement fine-tuning on o4-mini and brings supervised fine-tuning to its ultra-fast GPT-4.1 nano model.

ChatGPT Deep Research Can Now Analyze Your GitHub Repos

By Chris McKay • May 8, 2025

OpenAI AI Policy AI Infrastructure

OpenAI Urges Federal Land Use for AI Infrastructure in DOE Proposal

By Chris McKay • May 8, 2025

Microsoft Google

Microsoft Formalizes Agent2Agent Partnership with Google

By Chris McKay • May 7, 2025

OpenAI AI Infrastructure

OpenAI Launches Global Initiative to Spread 'Democratic AI' Infrastructure

By Chris McKay • May 7, 2025

Google Gemini

Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro gets a Major Surprise Upgrade for Developers

By Chris McKay • May 6, 2025

OpenAI

OpenAI Reverses Course on Corporate Structure, Will Keep Nonprofit Control

By Chris McKay • May 5, 2025

Education

Over 250 CEOs Urge States to Make AI and Computer Science Graduation Requirements

By Chris McKay • May 5, 2025

Anthropic

Anthropic Launches First Employee Share Buyback at $61.5 Billion Valuation

By Chris McKay • May 2, 2025

Apple Anthropic

Apple Partnering with Anthropic to Build AI-Powered Coding Assistant for Xcode

By Chris McKay • May 2, 2025

Anthropic

Anthropic launches Claude Integrations and Expands Research Capabilities

By Chris McKay • May 1, 2025

NVIDIA Anthropic AI Policy

NVIDIA and Anthropic Clash Over AI Chip Export Controls

By Chris McKay • May 1, 2025

Google

Google Opens AI Mode to All U.S. Labs Users, Adds Rich Visual Cards and History Panel

By Chris McKay • May 1, 2025

Venture Capital Startups

Supio Raises $60M to Make AI the New Legal Powerhouse in Personal Injury Cases

By Chris McKay • May 1, 2025

Microsoft

Microsoft’s Phi-4 Reasoning Models Push the Limits of Small AI

By Chris McKay • Apr 30, 2025

Wikipedia Says It Will Use AI to Empower Editors, Not Replace Them

By Chris McKay • Apr 30, 2025

Anthropic AI Policy

Anthropic Backs US AI Chip Export Controls with Key Recommendations for Stronger Enforcement

By Chris McKay • Apr 30, 2025

Education

Duolingo Introduces 148 New Language Courses Built With AI

By Chris McKay • Apr 30, 2025

Ecommerce

Mastercard Unveils Agent Pay to Let AI Agents Shop and Pay on Your Behalf

By Chris McKay • Apr 29, 2025

Meta Launches Standalone Meta AI App to Rival ChatGPT

By Chris McKay • Apr 29, 2025

Google

NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews Now Supports Over 50 Languages

By Chris McKay • Apr 29, 2025

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Google Launches AI Futures Fund to Back Startups Using DeepMind Technology

Chegg Slashes 22% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption in EdTech

Saudi Arabia Launches ‘Humain’ AI Company to Lead Global AI Ambitions

Klarna Dials Back its AI Customer Service Strategy—Now It’s Hiring Humans Again

OpenAI Brings Reinforcement Fine-Tuning and GPT-4.1 Nano Fine-Tuning in the API

ChatGPT Deep Research Can Now Analyze Your GitHub Repos

OpenAI Urges Federal Land Use for AI Infrastructure in DOE Proposal

Microsoft Formalizes Agent2Agent Partnership with Google

OpenAI Launches Global Initiative to Spread 'Democratic AI' Infrastructure

Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro gets a Major Surprise Upgrade for Developers

OpenAI Reverses Course on Corporate Structure, Will Keep Nonprofit Control

Over 250 CEOs Urge States to Make AI and Computer Science Graduation Requirements

Anthropic Launches First Employee Share Buyback at $61.5 Billion Valuation

Apple Partnering with Anthropic to Build AI-Powered Coding Assistant for Xcode

Anthropic launches Claude Integrations and Expands Research Capabilities

NVIDIA and Anthropic Clash Over AI Chip Export Controls

Google Opens AI Mode to All U.S. Labs Users, Adds Rich Visual Cards and History Panel

Supio Raises $60M to Make AI the New Legal Powerhouse in Personal Injury Cases

Microsoft’s Phi-4 Reasoning Models Push the Limits of Small AI

Wikipedia Says It Will Use AI to Empower Editors, Not Replace Them

Anthropic Backs US AI Chip Export Controls with Key Recommendations for Stronger Enforcement

Duolingo Introduces 148 New Language Courses Built With AI

Mastercard Unveils Agent Pay to Let AI Agents Shop and Pay on Your Behalf

Meta Launches Standalone Meta AI App to Rival ChatGPT

NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews Now Supports Over 50 Languages