AI models are failing at fundamental reasoning tasks, especially when dealing with human beliefs. In medical multi-agent systems, confidently wrong majorities often overrule correct minority opinions, a flaw that could be catastrophic in real clinics.
A new AI voice startup called Gradium has launched with a massive $70 million seed round. The company is a commercial spinout from the non-profit Parisian lab Kyutai and is backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna did some napkin math on the AI data center boom and concluded there’s “no way” companies get a return. He estimates global commitments for chasing AGI total about 100 gigawatts of capacity, which at today’s costs is roughly $8 trillion in capital expenditure. To pay just the i
Opera is expanding its AI features powered by Google’s Gemini models beyond its experimental Neon browser. The new capabilities, including a smart side panel for summaries and file analysis, are now coming to the mainstream Opera One and Opera GX browsers.
In a sponsored article for VentureBeat, Apptio’s GM makes the case that FinOps and ITFM are failing without unified data. The company’s Technology Business Management platform aims to be the “financial intelligence layer” connecting cost to business value across cloud, apps, and workforce spend.
A New York Times report details David Sacks’s potential conflicts of interest as Trump’s AI and crypto czar. The Silicon Valley elite have launched a full-throated defense, framing criticism as an attack on American innovation itself.
Anthropic analyzed 100,000 user chats with Claude to estimate AI’s productivity boost. They project it could double the US economic growth rate, but the study has significant limitations. The real impact depends on how fast the tech evolves and how we use it.
The German luxury group is undergoing a massive strategic shift. With its star performer Mytheresa in new hands, leadership is now laser-focused on integrating and fixing its newly acquired, larger portfolio.
Elon Musk is making a bold economic prediction. He argues that only a massive surge in productivity from AI and robotics can solve America’s “insanely high” $38 trillion national debt, but it will come with a major side effect: deflation.
A small AI startup called Minitap has outperformed Google DeepMind on its own AndroidWorld benchmark for mobile agents. The founders, both 23, just raised a $4.1 million seed round to turn that tech into a developer tool.
