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Profound Raises $180M at $1.8B ValuationAI marketing startup Profound raised $180 million in a Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, co-led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. The funding will support product and market expansion for AI-driven brand search and marketing.
TSMC Executive Urges Caution on AIA TSMC co-COO compared AI to a “three-year-old superman” who can't tell right from wrong, explaining the company's cautious approach to adopting AI to manage risks and uncertainties.
Calls to slow AI won't curb data center demandBloomberg argues that despite calls to slow AI development, ongoing use of existing models and services will continue to drive strong demand for computing power and data centers, making a sharp drop in capacity needs unlikely in the near term.
UKAEA and PPPL plan fusion AI supercomputing federationUKAEA and PPPL signed a declaration to explore linking UKAEA’s Sunrise supercomputer with PPPL’s Stellar‑AI via the Sunrise–Stellar‑AI Federation, enabling federated training and digital twins for fusion experiments to speed fusion powerplant design.
NYC seniors raise AI concerns at Harlem town hallAt a Harlem town hall hosted by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, seniors discussed practical AI uses and worries about scams and non-consensual deepfakes. Williams called for AI guardrails, citywide literacy training and accountability measures.
AI safety push raises antitrust questionsBloomberg reports that leading AI firms loosely agreed to pace development, but this raises antitrust and regulatory questions, especially given differing stances in the US and China and tensions between safety coordination and competition.
Reddit post listing Qwen and GGUF modelsA Reddit post lists many model names (e.g., Qwen3.8-27B, TURBO, NEO) and the GGUF format; the submission is a brief casual remark without further context or official details.
CrofAI exposed as OpenRouter wrapper with big markupsResearchers allege CrofAI (NahCrofAI) was an OpenRouter wrapper that silently routed requests to cheaper/weaker models while charging up to 20x markups. The operator denied then backtracked and ultimately wiped the service; examples include routing Kimi K3 requests to GLM models, per the exposé.
GBAPS launches K–12 AI lessonsThe Green Bay school district will introduce two age‑appropriate AI lessons for K–12 covering AI basics, responsible use, and academic integrity; staff may use approved AI tools for instruction, but students are barred from using external AI tools on school computers, and the district is posting “traffic‑light” guidance.
How much of F‑Droid is LLM generated?A Hacker News discussion examines how much content in F‑Droid apps is generated by LLMs, noting it's hard to detect but some signs (icons, code style) can hint at AI involvement, reflecting concern about AI's impact on the open‑source ecosystem.
AI firms buoyed the U.S. economy — what if they slow?The Washington Post reports that AI companies have supported the U.S. economy and examines potential economic effects if those firms slow down.
AI in recruitment: Tanzania regulatory guidanceClyde & Co published guidance on using AI in recruitment in Tanzania, focusing on local regulatory and compliance requirements.
Meta bulls bet on stock breakoutBloomberg reports Meta Platforms' stock has been volatile in 2026 as investor confidence in its AI standing drives price swings.
Anthropic's $2T IPO talk persistsBloomberg reports persistent talk of an Anthropic IPO valuing the company at up to $2 trillion, framing the plan within the broader, competitive AI race and industry focus on pacing and valuation expectations.
How much WIP is acceptable for workshops?A researcher asks whether a workshop submission can present work‑in‑progress: a basic implementation using 'x mini' that solves problem A, while the full algorithm for A and B is not yet implemented. They plan to submit current results plus a roadmap and theory.
Trustpilot says AI searches attract large clientsBloomberg quotes Trustpilot CEO Adrian Blair saying AI-powered searches helped the platform increase large customers by 35% in the first half.
Alex Bores urges Democrats to make AI safety a 2028 issueThe New York Times reports Alex Bores urging Democrats to make AI safety an issue in the 2028 election.
Google, AI and Public Trust: Bertha ChanBertha Chan, Google's head of Trust and Safety Global Engagements for Asia‑Pacific, says trust is essential for AI adoption. She leads government and civil-society partnerships, policies to prevent AI misuse and deepfakes, and notes Gmail blocks 90% of spam, phishing and malware.
Can anyone hold back the AI juggernaut?Politico published an article titled “Can anyone hold back the AI juggernaut?” discussing issues and challenges around AI development.
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon to share stage on AI curbsNPR reports that Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon will share a stage to promote curbs on AI, an event that brings together politically divergent figures to advocate for AI regulation.
Model ML Seeks $100M+ at >$1B ValuationModel ML, which sells AI software to investment banks and financial firms, is in talks to raise more than $100 million at a valuation above $1 billion to scale its product that cuts bankers’ repetitive work.
Trouble obtaining a paper's preprocessed datasetA researcher trying to reproduce a paper found dataset statistics in Table 1 don't match results from the public raw data. After implementing described preprocessing and contacting the authors (no reply), they ask whether to keep a larger-but-valid dataset, sample to match reported size, or escalate to the journal.
JPMorgan: AI Trade in a 'Digestion' PhaseSitara Sundar of JPMorgan Private Bank says the AI trade is in a 'digestion' phase but remains constructive long term; investors will focus more on AI integration and application layers.
UK minister: heed AI experts' warningsAt the TUC Congress Louise Haigh said the UK government must balance exploiting AI benefits with heeding industry warnings about public safety and national security. The remarks follow Anthropic researchers' warning that AI could threaten humanity within a decade and calls for international regulatory cooperation.
AllianceBernstein: slowdown won't halt AI fundraisingAllianceBernstein fixed-income specialists say calls to slow AI development will not stop major tech firms from continuing fundraising and capital spending, indicating persistent market investment momentum.
Gates Foundation pledges $1B to expand AI accessThe Gates Foundation will spend $1 billion over the next two years on AI initiatives to train models in local languages, improve health and education tools, and assist small farmers to prevent AI from widening inequality. Bill Gates warned AI could either equalize or deepen injustices.
Voodoo Dynamic Quant goes MITA developer open‑sourced Voodoo Dynamic Quant under an MIT license on GitHub; the method uses gradient descent to select per‑tensor quantization levels (for formats like GGUF) to optimize filesize while preserving model quality.
Chinese AI chipmaker Biren eyes $1B saleShanghai Biren Technology is reportedly considering another share sale of about $1 billion to finance its AI ambitions, according to people familiar with the situation.
Saint-Gobain names Chief AI OfficerSaint-Gobain created a Chief AI Officer role and appointed Annica Hagen to coordinate, prioritize and scale AI initiatives across countries and businesses to support the “Lead & Grow” strategy. Hagen joined Saint-Gobain in 2023 and previously held distribution leadership roles in Sweden and the Nordics.
Local professor comments on AI regulationA professor at Albright College says government oversight of AI makes sense but warns some advocates for regulation may have ulterior motives, offering a different perspective for public and policy discussions.
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