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BEOKS Launches Toss Securities Agent Skills for AI Coding Agents
BEOKS released agent skills for the Toss Securities Open API. The tool allows AI agents to execute trades and query market data. A mandatory
Why Did FERC Fast-Track AI Data Center Grid Connections This Week?
FERC ordered grid operators to fast-track AI data center connections. The US government shifted billions from wind to gas and geothermal. Wh
OpenAI Codex Record & Replay Turns Mac Workflows Into Reusable Skills
OpenAI Codex introduced Record & Replay to automate Mac workflows. The feature converts user demonstrations into reusable AI skills. Users c
Baseten's $13 Billion Valuation Signals an AI Inference Gold Rush
Baseten is finalizing a $1.5 billion funding round at a $13 billion valuation. The startup reduces AI costs by routing requests to efficient
Why Snap Spun Off Its AI Video Team into Dotmo
Snap spun off its AI video team into a new company called Dotmo. CTO Bobby Murphy led the investment using his personal capital. The move sw
Why Elastic Paid $85 Million for DeductiveAI's AI SRE Tech
Elastic acquired DeductiveAI for up to 85 million dollars. The deal integrates AI-driven bug resolution into Elastic Observability. This mov
The $50 Billion Pivot: Why AWS May Sell Trainium Chips Externally
AWS is exploring the external sale of its Trainium AI chips. CEO Andy Jassy estimates a potential $50 billion annual revenue run rate. The m
Opus 4.5 Turns Application Code Into a Regeneratable Cache
Opus 4.5 reduces the cost of code production to near zero. Application code is shifting from a permanent asset to a regeneratable cache. Eng
Why SQLite Rejects External Contributions to Ensure Stability Until 2050
SQLite ensures long-term stability by limiting external code contributions. The project uses aviation-grade DO-178B testing to eliminate bug
Why the US Government Blocked SK Telecom's Access to Claude Mythos
The US government revoked foreign access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos model. SK Telecom lost access due to historical business ties with Chi
Claude Code Artifacts Turns Terminal Sessions Into Live Webpages
Anthropic introduced Claude Code Artifacts for Team and Enterprise users. The tool converts terminal sessions into shareable 16 MiB HTML pag
Why OpenAI Recruited Noam Shazeer and Dean Ball Simultaneously
OpenAI hired Transformer co-author Noam Shazeer and policy expert Dean Ball. The new Strategic Futures team manages regulatory risks and AI
Kē Turns Karamo Brown Into a Scalable AI Wellness Agent
Karamo Brown launched Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone. The app uses Delphi technology to provide voice-based personalized
Arbor Delivers 2.5x Performance Gains via Autonomous Optimization
Microsoft and Renmin University unveiled Arbor for autonomous AI optimization. The framework achieves 2.5x performance gains over standard c
Adobe Creative Agents Shift AI From Content Generation to Workflow Control
Adobe introduced Creative Agents that control software APIs via natural language. These agents automate repetitive tasks across Premiere Pro
Why mdpresent Rejects LLMs for Deterministic Slide Rendering
The mdpresent CLI tool converts Markdown into editable PPTX and PDF files. It uses a rule-based engine instead of LLMs to ensure determinist
Pixi Turns Static iMessage Stickers Into Interactive AI Characters
Pixi launched an iOS app that sends interactive AI AR characters via iMessage. The service uses on-device AI to let characters react to the
AKB Merges Human Wikis and AI Context Into One Git Vault
Dnotitia released AKB as a shared knowledge base for humans and AI. The system uses Open Knowledge Format and MCP for seamless integration.
AWS Context Automates Knowledge Graphs to Power AI Agents
AWS launched AWS Context to automate knowledge graphs for AI agents. The system uses a feedback loop to learn from agent usage history. Inte
Anthropic Joins Frontier to Scale $1.8 Billion Carbon Removal
Anthropic became the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition. The coalition's total funding commitment has now reache
G7 Leaders Challenge US Control Over Anthropic AI Model Access
G7 leaders expressed concern over the US ability to revoke AI access. Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models are currently under export ban
The Qwen 3.6 27B Performance Gap That Redefines Local LLM Utility
Qwen 3.6 27B achieves a 77.2 score on the SWE-Bench Verified benchmark. Quantization on consumer GPUs introduces critical stability and hall
The Entity List Gap Leaving DeepSeek and CXMT Unchecked
The US has paused adding over 100 Chinese firms to its trade blacklist. DeepSeek and CXMT remain active despite interagency approval for san
The 32% SaaS Crash: Why Proprietary Data Now Trumps Regulatory Moats
Public SaaS stocks saw a median valuation drop of 32 percent. AI agents are rendering seat-based pricing models obsolete. Proprietary domain
NVIDIA's ENPIRE: Robots that learn while we sleep
NVIDIA's GEAR Lab launched ENPIRE, a framework that lets AI agents train robots autonomously. It enables high-precision tasks like GPU insta
GLM-5.2 Hits 51 Intelligence Score to Lead Open-Weight Models
Z ai released GLM-5.2 as the top-performing open-weight model on the Intelligence Index. The model expands its context window to 1M tokens u
Meta's $14.8 Billion Scale AI Bet Turns 5,000 Engineers Into Labelers
Meta invested $14.8 billion in Scale AI to prioritize data optimization. The company reassigned 5,000 engineers to perform manual data label
ktx Launches Self-Improving Context Layer for AI Data Agents
ktx released a self-improving context layer for AI data agents. The tool prevents aggregation errors like fan traps in data warehouses. It i
Google's Gemini Home Speaker Ends the Era of Rigid Voice Commands
Google launched a $99.99 smart speaker powered by Gemini AI. A new premium subscription offers advanced Gemini Live capabilities. The device
The AI Moat: Why Human Relationships Outperform Transactional Efficiency
AI is raising the productivity floor while commoditizing efficiency. Companies risk losing customer loyalty by over-automating relationships