AI News – Aug 18, 2025

– OpenAI faced challenges with GPT-5 launch, reverting to GPT-4o for ChatGPT users due to performance issues.
– Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay 15% of AI chip sales revenue to US gov over China security concerns, affecting US-China tech competition.
– Perplexity offered $34.5 billion for Google’s Chrome browser amid the antitrust ruling, influencing the browser market.
– Cleveland Clinic and Piramidal collaborate on an AI model using EEG data for brain health monitoring, promising real-time patient care improvement.
– Anthropic acquired Humanloop talent, strengthening its capabilities in evaluation and enterprise-scale AI applications.
– Google’s Gemini update allows AI to remember interactions for tailored responses, prompting data privacy discussions.

AI News – Aug 11, 2025

– OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, an advanced AI chatbot model enhancing ChatGPT to “PhD level”
– US government partners with OpenAI, enabling access to ChatGPT Enterprise at $1 per agency to boost efficiency for federal workers
– Microsoft integrates OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b model into Windows for on-device AI capabilities, promoting local processing and faster performance
– OpenAI opens access to gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b language models, focusing on transparency and enhanced reasoning abilities
– Anthropic researches AI behavior, emphasizing data variations during training affecting model behaviors and proposing strategies to address adverse outcomes

AI News – Jul 28, 2025

– **AI Venture Updates:**
– Lovable, a Swedish startup, raised $200M at a $1.8B valuation, focusing on natural language website and app building, with 2.3M users and $75M ARR.
– Rune Technologies secured $24M for military logistics optimization.
– Hyper raised $6.3M for non-emergency 911 call handling using AI voice agents.

– **Anthropic’s Investment Shift:**
– Anthropic’s CEO pursued investment from the Middle East, aiming to access around $100B capital availability in the region.

– **Sam Altman’s AI and Jobs Perspective:**
– Sam Altman advocates for AI democratization to empower workers for enhanced productivity and job retention.

– **Meta Rejects EU’s AI Code of Practice:**
– Meta declined to sign the EU’s AI Code of Practice, citing concerns over excessive rules and impacts on innovation in Europe.

– **White House AI Action Plan:**
– The White House emphasized US leadership in AI development and a focus on speed and competitive dominance in AI technologies.

– **Energy Challenges in AI Development:**
– PJM Interconnection committed significant funds to address energy demands from AI data centers, signaling the need for power infrastructure upgrades.

– **Amazon’s Entry into Wearables Market:**
– Amazon acquired Bee, a startup offering AI bracelets that record conversations, as part of its entry into the wearables market, potentially enhancing Alexa technology and data collection capabilities.

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