Pittsburgh event angers climate groups as Trump ties AI expansion to oil and gas, sidelining renewable energy
Mistral Unveils Voxtral: Open Source AI Audio Model
French AI startup Mistral has launched Voxtral, its first open-source audio model, designed to provide a cost-effective alternative to closed corporate systems. Voxtral aims to deliver usable speech intelligence in…
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati raises $2 billion for new AI startup Thinking Machines Lab
Mira Murati rocketed into the spotlight in 2023 when she was named interim CEO of OpenAI after Sam Altman was briefly ousted by the company’s board.
Google’s AI agent ‘Big Sleep’ foils cyberattack in groundbreaking first, says Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that its AI agent Big Sleep successfully stopped a cyber exploit before it was executed—marking the first time an AI has proactively prevented a cyberattack. The breakthrough signals a shift in cybersecurity toward AI-powered preemptive defense.
Exclusive: AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI
Pronto.ai CEO Anthony Levandowski said the move is meant to help bolster his company’s ranks with like-minded talent and complimentary technology.
I Interviewed With an AI for a Job, and Flunked Miserably
Job candidates are encountering AI voice bots more frequently as companies struggle to keep up with surging numbers of applicants.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round
Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says that her new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, was valued at $12 billion in its seed round.
Gov. Josh Shapiro: AI is one of the most critical security issues of our time
Laid off Candy Crush studio staff reportedly replaced by the AI tools they helped build
And the layoffs may be more extensive than prior estimates.
Tommie Experts: Minnesota Has Talent, Infrastructure to Lead in AI – Newsroom | University of St. Thomas
Manjeet Rege, director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence and professor and chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science, spoke earlier this year before the Minnesota Senate Labor Committee to discuss the state’s AI future. During the hearing, he emphasized how Minnesota might position itself as “AI-first.” In this Tommie Experts…