Oracle’s 638 billion dollar backlog fails to calm investors
Oracle posted record AI cloud demand, but the market focused on debt, capital spending and the cost of turning huge orders into working data centers.
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View archive →A Stroop-style test trips up leading language models
A new attention test pushed major models into sharp accuracy drops, reminding buyers that reasoning claims still need careful benchmarks.
IBM and ServiceNow target legacy enterprise systems
The partnership aims AI agents at old corporate workflows, where modernization is valuable but reliability and governance matter more than demos.
Poetic exits stealth with OpenAI and Thiel backing
Poetic is selling deterministic AI automation for underwriting, compliance and fraud work, arguing that regulated companies need repeatable outcomes over flashy agents.
THEKER raises a record European robotics Series A
The Barcelona startup raised 73 million euros to deploy factory robots that learn on the job, with Samsung and LVMH among the strategic backers.
OpenAI buys Ona to strengthen Codex cloud workspaces
The acquisition adds cloud development infrastructure to Codex, tightening OpenAI’s push from coding assistant toward full software production workflows.
Bezos-backed Prometheus reaches a 41 billion dollar valuation
Prometheus is raising huge sums for engineering AI, betting that model-driven design can reshape manufacturing and complex physical products.
Coram raises 35 million dollars for AI physical security
Coram is applying autonomous video investigation to cameras, access logs and visitor data, moving security systems from recording evidence to answering questions.
Anthropic funds Claude Corps for 1,000 nonprofit fellows
Claude Corps will place trained early-career workers inside nonprofits, blending philanthropy with a long-term distribution channel for Claude.
AMD-backed TensorWave raises 350 million dollars
TensorWave is building an AI cloud entirely around AMD Instinct GPUs, testing whether customers will pay for a serious Nvidia alternative.