OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns that firms are using ‘AI washing’ to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of ‘palpable’ job disruption ahead

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.

UALink roadmap plots course to optimized AI data center interconnects — examining the open standard designed to combat vendor lock-in while offering cost and performance optimization

Despite broad industry support, UALink’s adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec.

The U.S. and China Are Pursuing Different AI Futures
The U.S. and China Are Pursuing Different AI Futures

More money has been invested in AI than it took to land on the moon. Spending on the technology this year is projected to reach up to $700 billion, almost double last year’s spending. Part of the impetus for this frantic outlay is a conviction among i…

Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online

AI-enabled deception now permeates our online lives. There are the high-profile cases you may easily spot, like when White House officials recently shared a manipulated image of a protester in Minnesota and then mocked those asking about it. Other times, it slips quietly into social media feeds and racks up views, like the videos that…

Lightspeed leads $23M investment in AI startup for accounting departments Stacks

A London-headquartered AI startup targeting accountancy departments, set up by a former Uber and Plaid executive, has raised $23 million in a Series A round, led by new investor Lightspeed. The Series…

China’s AI build-out forces a rapid shift to liquid cooling — massive clusters put pressure on domestic suppliers to shift cooling methods

Dozens of Chinese companies have announced plans to expand into liquid-cooling systems as demand surges to prevent AI racks from overheating.

Plato closes $14.5M round to scale AI tools for distributors

Plato, an AI-based operating system forwholesale distributors, has closed a $14.5 million seed funding round led byAtomico, with participation from existing investors including Cherry Ventures.The dis…

Agaton raises $10 million to expand its AI platform for sales teams

Stockholm-based Agaton, an agentic AIplatform that uses voice analysis to help enterprise sales teams identify andact on opportunities in customer conversations, has emerged from stealth andraised $10…

Flinn secures $20M to develop AI tools for product lifecycle management in medtech and pharma

Vienna-basedFlinn, a provider of AI-powered software designed to automate regulatory andquality processes in medtech, has raised $20 million in additional funding. Theround was led by HV Capital, with…

Amazon halts Blue Jay robotics project after less than six months

Amazon said Blue Jay’s core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.