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Nvidia-Backed Firmus Raises $505 Million As AI Data Center Boom Accelerates
Nvidia Corp backed Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus has secured $505 million in fresh equity funding, pushing its valuation to $5.5 billion. AI Infrastructure Demand Drives Fresh Capital The latest funding round was led by Coatue, with participation from Nvidia. The investment remains subject to closing conditions, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday. This marks Firmus' third equity raise in six months, bringing total capital raised during that period to $1.35 billion. The funding arrives
Anthropic's Mythos raises questions for cybersecurity startup valuations
Goodbye, Llama? Meta launches new proprietary AI model Muse Spark — first since Superintelligence Labs' formation
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OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation
OpenAI's new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.
Meta's new model is Muse Spark, and meta.ai chat has some interesting tools
101 Humans of New York on the Risks of AI
Nobody has ever done an in person door to door survey about AI risks[1]. What do people really think about AI? Like really? There have been some surveys on the risks from AI. But there’s a real difference between looking at numbers on page vs. the feeling of talking to our fellow humans. I[2] asked 101 people what they thought about the impact of AI. Approximately half of the responses were from ringing doorbells, and half were from asking people out and about[3]. Every single one of these was in person face to face. Around 10 respondents only spoke Spanish and were surveyed in Spanish[4]. Here are the results. The top level results are very strong when it comes to showing interest in regulating AI. Everything else will be reflections on the results/process and all the qualitative data I picked up from this process. Thoughts on some Specific Questions This question was the longest and most complex question. I basically have to read out all of the options since it's not on a simple sc
Meta's New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid's Table
Muse Spark is Meta’s first model since its AI reboot, and the benchmarks suggest formidable performance.
Motorola suddenly raises budget phone prices up to 50%—you can probably thank AI
Motorola's budget phones are much less budget-friendly today.
Firmus Raises $505 Million At $5.5 Billion Valuation With Nvidia Backing
Coatue-led funding supports Asia-Pacific AI data center expansion using Nvidia technology, with Southgate project set to deploy 36,000 accelerator chips.
Meta launches Muse Spark AI, BofA raises 2026 chip forecast to $1.3T
Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre tracks today's top moving stocks and biggest market stories in this Market Minute, including Meta Platforms (META) launching its new Muse Spark AI model and Bank of America hiking its 2026 revenue forecast on the semiconductor industry to $1.3 trillion. Stay up to date on the latest market action, minute-by-minute, with Yahoo Finance's Market Minute.
AI research foundation releases test that will warn when AGI arrives
The ARC-AGI-3 test presents game-like puzzles the AI must work out on the fly, and a researcher behind it said even top AI models score below 1%.
Atlassian launches visual AI tools and third-party agents in Confluence
Confluence users can now create visual assets within the software in addition to new third-party agents working with Lovable, Replit, and Gamma.
Meta unveils Muse Spark, its first AI model since hiring Alexandr Wang and a bellwether for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar AI push
The new model is competitive with rival AI models, according to data from Meta, but won’t be widely available outside Meta’s own product ecosystem.
Meta's Muse Spark is its first frontier model and its first without open weights
Meta Superintelligence Labs ships Muse Spark, its first frontier model and Meta's first without open weights. Independent testing shows it closing the gap to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, but the competition isn't standing still. The article Meta's Muse Spark is its first frontier model and its first without open weights appeared first on The Decoder.
DARPA puts money where bots' mouths are, seeks new science of AI communication
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/08/darpa_wants_ai_agent_communication/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693690 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/anthropic-limits-access-to-mythos-its-new-cybersecurity-ai-model/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693923 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
Tennibot launches AI-powered tennis-playing machine with adaptive training features
Tennibot, the Alabama-based pioneer in AI-powered tennis training equipment, has launched the Partner V2, a next-generation smart tennis ball machine that combines artificial intelligence, a lighter form factor, and expanded shot capabilities to deliver the most advanced practice experience available to tennis players today. The Partner V2 tennis ball machine is available now at an […]
Niantic Spatial launches two new world models to support real-world AI deployment
Niantic Spatial has launched two new products aimed at enabling artificial intelligence systems to operate more effectively in physical environments, as companies continue to explore so-called “world models” – AI systems designed to understand and interact with real-world spaces. The company says its new offerings – Scaniverse for businesses and an updated Visual Positioning System […]
A Look At IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) Valuation After Its Microsoft AI Pivot And Recent Capital Raises
IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) is back in focus after its pivot toward AI cloud infrastructure, anchored by a five year, multibillion dollar data center capacity deal with Microsoft, raised fresh questions about execution and funding. See our latest analysis for IREN. At a latest share price of $35.74, IREN has a 1 day share price return of 1.74% and a 7 day share price return of 4.26%. However, the 90 day share price return of 18.07% and year to date share price return of 16.30% point to fading short...
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OpenAI's AI New Deal [pdf]
Article URL: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/561e7512-253e-424b-9734-ef4098440601/Industrial%20Policy%20for%20the%20Intelligence%20Age.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690664 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
The AI coding agent is a new kind of contributor, and Git isn't made for it
Article URL: https://agent-undo.com/blog/the-shift/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690751 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
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New framework lets AI agents rewrite their own skills without retraining the underlying model
One major challenge in deploying autonomous agents is building systems that can adapt to changes in their environments without the need to retrain the underlying large language models (LLMs). Memento-Skills, a new framework developed by researchers at multiple universities, addresses this bottleneck by giving agents the ability to develop their skills by themselves. "It adds its continual learning capability to the existing offering in the current market, such as OpenClaw and Claude Code," Jun Wang, co-author of the paper, told VentureBeat. Memento-Skills acts as an evolving external memory, allowing the system to progressively improve its capabilities without modifying the underlying model. The framework provides a set of skills that can be updated and expanded as the agent receives feedback from its environment. For enterprise teams running agents in production, that matters. The alternative — fine-tuning model weights or manually building skills — carries significant operational ove
Anthropic’s New Product Aims to Handle the Hard Part of Building AI Agents
Amid rapid enterprise growth, Anthropic is trying to lower the barrier to entry for businesses to build AI agents with Claude.
Tubi is the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT
Tubi becomes the first streaming service to offer an app integration within ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that millions of users turn to for answers.
Stability AI launches Brand Studio for brand-consistent image generation
Stability AI is going commercial: The new "Brand Studio" lets creative teams generate AI visuals that match their brand identity, using custom-trained models, automated production workflows, and precision image editing tools. The article Stability AI launches Brand Studio for brand-consistent image generation appeared first on The Decoder.
Poke makes AI agents as easy as sending a text
Poke brings AI agents to everyday users via text message by handling tasks and automations without complex setup, apps, or technical know-how.
Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark
Meta Superintelligence Labs is launching its first model since Mark Zuckerberg spent billions overhauling the company's AI efforts. Called Muse Spark, the model now powers the Meta AI app and the Meta AI website in the US, per the company's announcement. In the coming weeks, Meta says, it will appear in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Meta's smart glasses, as well as roll out in other countries. Like Google Gemini, which easily integrates into Google's product suite, Meta touts Muse Spark as "purpose-built for Meta's products." The model, the first in a new series, will also be available to some of Meta's partners in private … Read the full story at The Verge.
Meta's Superintelligence Lab unveils its first public model, Muse Spark
Meta touts strong benchmarks but admits "performance gaps" in agentic and coding systems.
Astropad’s Workbench reimagines remote desktop for AI agents, not IT support
Astropad’s Workbench lets users remotely monitor and control AI agents on Mac Minis from iPhone or iPad, with low-latency streaming and mobile access.
Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview.