Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia’s AI chips.

State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs

The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.

Google’s answer to the AI arms race — promote the guy behind its data center tech

Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital

Some traditions, it seems, are immune to disruption.

Harness hits $5.5B valuation with $240M raise to automate AI’s ‘after-code’ gap

Goldman Sachs has led Harness’s Series E round, with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures.

Runware raises $50M Series A to help make image, video generation easier for developers

Runware lets developers integrate realtime image generation in their apps, with an affordable pricing model.

Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser Neon

Following a couple of months’ testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you’ll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.

Port raises $100M at $800M valuation to take on Spotify’s Backstage

Port offers a proprietary alternative to Spotify’s popular devtool catalog Backstage, but with a valuable addition: it can be used to manage AI agents, too.

Eclipse Energy’s microbes can turn idle oil wells into hydrogen factories

The biotech startup is betting that owners of abandoned oil wells will use the tech to squeeze energy out of their wells.

Interest in Spoor’s bird monitoring AI software is soaring

Spoor’s computer vision software can help wind farms, and other industries, track bird populations and migration patterns.