OpenAI delays the release of its open model, again
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Friday the company is delaying the release of its open model indefinitely.
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Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 outperforms GPT-4 in key benchmarks — and it’s free
Chinese AI startup Moonshot releases open-source Kimi K2 model that outperforms OpenAI and Anthropic on coding tasks with breakthrough agentic capabilities and competitive pricing.Read More
A new paradigm for AI: How ‘thinking as optimization’ leads to better general-purpose models
A new AI model learns to "think" longer on hard problems, achieving more robust reasoning and better generalization to novel, unseen tasks.Read More
Windsurf’s CEO goes to Google; OpenAI’s acquisition falls apart
Notably, Google is not taking a stake in Windsurf and will not have any control over the company.
Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO
Firefly is heading into the initial public offering with $176.9 million in cash and cash equivalents. And while it has incurred negative cash flows and losses from operations, Firefly projected that its cash is adequate to meet its liquidity needs for at least 12 months.
Grok 4 appears to seek Elon Musk’s views when answering controversial questions
XAI's Grok 4 AI chatbot launched Wednesday appears to consult Elon Musk's views when asked its opinion on some controversial ...
Here are the biggest companies that have followed Elon Musk out of Delaware
Elon Musk urged companies to ditch Delaware last year after a judge voided his $55 billion pay package.
Elon Musk's New Political Party Could Be Major Blow to Republicans: Poll
MAGA supporters could be "drawn to Musk's views about government spending, technology and trade," a political scientist told ...
Elon Musk’s X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged data tampering and fraud involving Elon Musk's platform X.
Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions
During xAI’s launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while live-streaming the event on his social media ...
Researchers Find Grok 4 Checking Elon Musk’s Opinions Before Answering ‘Sensitive’ Questions
A former professor and the founder of his own AI company, Howard noticed that if he asked Grok about the Israeli-Palestinian ...
Elon Musk has something to learn from Ken Block
The billionaire Testla owner wants to create a new political party. The Rhode Island businessman and former gubenatorial candidate tried it first.
How Elon Musk’s rogue Grok chatbot became a cautionary AI tale
Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails ...
Can an ‘ethical’ spyware maker justify providing its tech to ICE?
Analysis: In calling itself an ethical spyware vendor, Paragon has opened itself up to scrutiny of its government customers.
Tesla reportedly close to starting sales in India
Tesla may finally start selling its EVs in India with a showroom slated for Mumbai.
Solo.io wins ‘most likely to succeed’ award at VB Transform 2025 innovation showcase
Solo.io's Kagent Studio framework allows enterprises to build, secure, run and manage their AI agents in Kubernetes. Read More
AI leadership development platform Praxis Labs sells to Torch
Praxis Labs, a learning development platform, announced its acquisition on Thursday for an undisclosed amount by the leadership and coaching enterprise Torch.
AI coding tools may not speed up every developer, study shows
Software engineer workflows have been transformed in recent years by an influx of AI coding tools. However, a new study calls into question the extent to which today's AI coding tools enhance productivity for experienced developers.
India’s richest man wants to turn every TV into a PC
Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries, has launched a virtual desktop service called JioPC for televisions.
The great AI agent acceleration: Why enterprise adoption is happening faster than anyone predicted
Enterprise AI agent adoption is accelerating faster than predicted. Get the 4 key takeaways from VB Transform 2025 on how leaders from Intuit, Capital One, and more are deploying agents in production and reshaping their teams for a new era of AI.Read More