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AMD buys World Labs for $8.2 billion
AMD acquires Fei-Fei Li's world models startup to compete with Nvidia in AI chips and robotics simulation.
Ars Technica · 1m

Frontier Labs Sell Fake AI Threats to Washington
AI giants trick lawmakers with fake apocalypse to freeze competition.
Substack · 1m

Snorkel AI hits $3.5B valuation on data boom
The AI training data startup triples its value in 17 months as companies race to build better models.
TechCrunch · 1m

AI safety claims are getting wilder than reality
Two viral AI safety stories show how hard it is to separate plausible-sounding fears from actual risks.
TechCrunch · 2m · 6 views
How AI fixes airplane parts faster
Safran uses synthetic data to train AI inspectors that catch defects in aircraft components while cutting inspection time in half.
Business Insider · 1m

Treble raises $18M to power the voice AI boom
An Iceland startup is building the testing and simulation infrastructure that voice AI companies desperately need.
TechCrunch · 1m · 5 views

Why robots haven't had their ChatGPT moment yet
Nvidia's Les Karpas explains the biggest bottleneck holding back physical AI and what it'll take to break through.
TechCrunch · 1m · 8 views
DATAMIMIC: Deterministic test data for regulated enterprises
Open-source synthetic data engine with AI agent integration, deterministic output, and enterprise governance for banking and healthcare.
GitHub · 3m