Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers |

Getting initial customers as a startup can be one of the most grueling challenges in business. Even when companies manage to snag some early interest,…

Embedded AI evaluators won't be an easy solution, Hugging Face's policy chief says |

AI labs have staked their reputations on model benchmarking — the supposedly neutral and accurate system of evaluations that are designed to measure whether one…

Nscale and Anthropic are reportedly in talks for yet another $45 billion compute deal |

In Brief Posted: 4:39 PM PDT · October 19, 2026 A little over a month ago, Anthropic and AI infrastructure provider Nscale announced a $45…

When it came to Cal AI's viral success, a small army of influencers paid off |

Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school. Founder of the AI-fueled calorie tracking app…

When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off |

Zach Yadegari has enjoyed an immense amount of success for someone who only recently graduated from high school. Founder of the AI-fueled calorie tracking app…

Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs |

1:04 PM PDT · October 15, 2026 Meta has launched what it calls the “most capable” open-weight model in the United States. Dubbed Muse Spark…

Petra Power looks to modernize energy for data centers and defense vehicles |

As AI gobbles up an ever-larger amount of energy, the hunt is on for efficient and cost-effective power sources. One of the companies leading the…

OpenAI's revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected |

In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 A little over a week ago, it was reported that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was approaching…

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons |

Richard Bronson, an entrepreneur who recently launched a startup called Commissary Club, has an unusual background for a founder: in a previous life, he spent…

Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner |

11:00 AM PDT · September 28, 2026 As the AI model wars continue, Anthropic has released the newest version of Sonnet, the company’s mid-tier model,…