OpenAI
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.5 as Altman Calls It Last Step Before AGI
OpenAI released GPT-5.5 on Thursday, with co-founder Sam Altman calling it the "last major milestone before…
Category: Companies
Funding, deals, leadership shifts, and strategy from the companies building the AI stack.
Google
Google Employees Demand Pentagon AI Ban as 75% of Code Goes AI-Generated
Over 600 Google employees demand CEO Sundar Pichai block Pentagon use of AI models for classified…
OpenAI
DeepSeek V4 Launches with Compressed Attention Architecture at $0.14/M Tokens
DeepSeek launched V4 models with hybrid compressed attention architecture, delivering frontier-level AI performance at $0.14 per…
Companies
Anthropic Eyes $50B Round at $900B Valuation as AI Funding Frenzy Peaks
Anthropic seeks $50B at $900B valuation while AI funding reaches record levels across sectors. Former Google…
OpenAI
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with Multi-Image Generation
OpenAI released ChatGPT Images 2.0 with multi-image generation and improved text rendering, while ComfyUI raised $30M…
OpenAI
OpenAI Ends Microsoft Exclusive Partnership, Snabbit Raises at $400M
OpenAI and Microsoft ended their exclusive partnership, allowing OpenAI to work with any cloud provider while…
OpenAI
OpenAI Faces $134B Lawsuit as Musk-Altman Trial Begins April 27
Elon Musk and Sam Altman head to trial April 27th over a $134 billion lawsuit alleging…
Google
AI Startup Ineffable Intelligence Raises Record $1.1B Seed at $5.1B
Former Google DeepMind researcher raises record $1.1B seed funding for Ineffable Intelligence at $5.1B valuation, while…
OpenAI
DeepSeek-V4 Tops Benchmarks at 1/6th Cost of GPT-5.5, Claude Opus
DeepSeek-V4 achieves frontier AI performance at one-sixth the cost of GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus, while new…
Companies
AI Startups Raise $1.6B as ComfyUI Hits $500M, Ineffable $5.1B Valuations
AI startups raised over $1.6 billion this week, led by Ineffable Intelligence's record $1.1 billion seed…
Companies
Wall Street Banks Deploy AI Trading Systems as Fintech Adoption Surges
Financial institutions are rapidly deploying AI across trading, fraud detection, and customer service, with over 1,300…
Companies
Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs While Companies Deploy 1,302 AI Use Cases
Meta announced 8,000 layoffs while Google documented 1,302 AI use cases across major organizations, highlighting the…