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Anthropic weighs new AI model launch ahead of IPO as OpenAI gains ground
Amazon-backed Anthropic is weighing a new AI model launch ahead of its planned IPO, after Reuters reported pressure from OpenAI's GPT-6 Astr
Humanoid robots remain a niche as industrial robots dominate
Humanoid robots are generating buzz, but sales remain tiny: only about 7,000 units were sold last year, versus 542,000 traditional industria
Direct Drive Tech launches HK$1.08 billion Hong Kong IPO
Direct Drive Tech, a China-based robotics firm, has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise up to HK$1.08 billion. The company is selling 50 milli
China's CXMT starts mass production of fifth-gen DRAM chips
China's memory chipmaker CXMT says it has begun mass-producing its fifth-generation DRAM, built on an 11.95-nanometer platform. The new proc
Anthropic weighs timing of next AI model as OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra gains enterprise ground
Anthropic is weighing when to ship its next AI model as OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra gains enterprise traction. The decision pits safety-first princ
Anthropic and Accenture commit $1B each to stress-test AI models
Anthropic is teaming up with Accenture to independently pressure-test its frontier AI models, with each company committing at least $1 billi
Nscale files for NYSE IPO after revenue surges but losses widen
Nscale, a London-based AI cloud infrastructure provider, has filed for a NYSE IPO. The company reported explosive revenue growth to $140.6 m
Figure AI's Helix 2.5 lets humanoid robots learn by watching humans
Figure AI's Helix 2.5 lets its humanoid robot learn from human behavior, not just fixed programming. In tests across 30 unfamiliar homes, it
Brazilian police raid ex-iFood employee in data theft probe tied to 99Food
Brazilian police raided a former iFood sales executive's home, seizing devices in a probe into alleged theft of confidential sales and custo
Intuit leans on Credit Karma Tax to win back DIY filers after TurboTax share slip
TurboTax lost 3 points of DIY tax-filing share in fiscal 2026, partly due to pricing. RBC says Intuit is using Credit Karma Tax's free filin
Disney names Character.AI's Anand as first chief technology officer
Disney has hired Karandeep Anand, CEO of Character.AI, as its first chief technology officer. He will lead enterprise tech and AI platforms,
Micron's AI memory boom keeps DRAM prices climbing 20% in Q3
RBC Capital Markets says AI-driven demand for memory chips is still outpacing constrained supply, pushing DRAM contract prices up more than