MIT Researchers Develop AI That Can Predict Extreme Weather Beyond Historical Records
Researchers at MIT have developed an AI system designed to forecast extreme weather scenarios that have never appeared in a region’s historical record. The system, developed by mechanical engineering graduate student Kai Chang and Professor Themis Sapsis, can generate maps of statistically plausible extreme events while estimating their intensity, duration, and geographic impact. The researchers […]
Gatik Secures $200 Million to Expand Driverless Freight Operations
Gatik has raised $200 million in Series D funding as the autonomous trucking company looks to accelerate the expansion of its driverless freight network across North America. The funding round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and other investors. Gatik says […]
Nvidia’s AI Investments Are Creating a New Financing Loop
Nvidia is increasingly financing the companies that buy its chips, creating a capital cycle that could help fuel the next phase of the AI infrastructure boom. The company has committed nearly $50 billion to AI laboratories and has lined up partnerships intended to facilitate more than $500 billion in outside financing for AI infrastructure. Nvidia’s […]
OpenAI Calls on Enterprises to Strengthen AI Cybersecurity
OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman is urging enterprise security teams to accelerate their efforts to defend against increasingly capable AI-powered cyberattacks. Brockman outlined what OpenAI describes as the “OpenAI-Hugging Face” incident, arguing that the event provides an early indication of how quickly AI-assisted attackers could evolve. According to Brockman, an autonomous “agentic collective” breached […]
Stripe Moves Into AI Model Routing With OpenRouter Acquisition
Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model-routing platform that gives developers access to hundreds of AI models through a single interface. The deal brings model selection and routing closer to Stripe’s existing efforts around AI usage tracking, token metering, and billing. OpenRouter supports more than 400 models from over 80 providers, allowing developers […]
Amazon Expands Autonomous Drone Delivery Across the US
Amazon is preparing to significantly expand its Prime Air drone delivery service, with plans to bring autonomous deliveries to nearly 500 cities and towns across the US. The expansion would increase Prime Air’s footprint to roughly six times its current size, potentially making drone delivery available to tens of millions of additional customers. Autonomous systems […]
Okta Uses Identity-Based MCP Scoping to Cut AI Agent Cost
Okta is proposing an identity-based approach to reducing the cost and security exposure associated with AI agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The company says that limiting the tools available to an AI agent based on its identity can significantly reduce the number of tokens consumed by tool definitions while also narrowing the actions […]
Google Brings Continuous Glucose Data to Its AI Health Coach
Google is expanding the data available to its AI-powered health coaching tools through a new partnership with Abbott. Under a multiyear agreement, data from Abbott’s Lingo continuous glucose monitoring system will be integrated into the Google Health app. The connection will allow users to view glucose trends alongside information such as physical activity, sleep, and […]
Samsung Advances AI Models for Wearable Health Data
Samsung is developing new AI foundation models designed to learn from the biosignals collected by wearable devices. The research focuses on data from smartwatches, including heart activity, sleep, and physical movement, with the goal of creating more continuous and personalised health insights. The company presented its broader Connected Care vision during Galaxy Unpacked, describing a […]
China’s AI Race Shifts Toward Cheaper Models and Lower Inference Costs
China’s AI competition is increasingly moving beyond model size and benchmark performance, with Alibaba and DeepSeek putting greater emphasis on the cost of running advanced systems. Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max is its largest AI model so far, while DeepSeek’s V4-Flash is attracting attention for significantly lower inference prices than many competing models. The developments highlight a growing […]