A startup founded by ex-McKinsey consultants just raised $2 million to tackle a surprisingly analog problem in the $250 billion consulting industry. Their target? The endless Excel marathons for survey analysis in private equity due diligence.
Anthropic is touting its work with over 100 nonprofits, offering free courses and AI tools. The potential to boost capacity is huge, but the risks and motivations deserve a closer look.
Apple is restructuring its AI division after the departure of its head, John Giannandrea. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Sam Altman has declared a “code red” to improve ChatGPT, fearing it’s been overtaken by Google’s Gemini.
Australia’s new National AI Plan includes a push to accelerate data center investment with faster approvals and government support. The strategy aims to link this boom to renewable energy, but the country’s grid, still reliant on fossil fuels, faces a massive new demand shock from the power-hungry f
Decagon, founded by 28-year-old Jesse Zhang, uses AI agents to handle customer service for companies like Notion and Hertz. The startup is now valued at $1.5 billion and is reportedly raising again at a $4 billion target, but faces brutal competition from Salesforce and a $10B rival.
Apple’s senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, John Giannandrea, is stepping down. He’ll serve as an advisor before retiring in the spring of 2026, with a former Microsoft AI researcher taking over key projects.
DeepSeek has released two new reasoning models, V3.2 and V3.2-Speciale. The company claims the latter outperforms top models from Google and OpenAI in benchmarks. Both models are being offered for free.
The economics of renewable energy have flipped. According to new data, it’s now dramatically cheaper to generate power from sun and wind than from fossil fuels. But integrating all that variable power is creating a whole new set of challenges for the grid.
ChatGPT launched three years ago and immediately transformed the tech landscape. The AI boom created massive stock market winners while leaving many wondering if we’re in a bubble that could burst.
Google’s CEO says AI coding tools are enabling HR staff, accountants and other non-engineers to build working applications. This “vibe coding” trend is showing up inside Google and other tech giants as natural language replaces traditional programming skills for prototyping.
