Why Midsize Companies Are Winning the AI Race
While tech giants grab headlines, midsize companies are quietly becoming AI powerhouses. Their secret? Less red tape and the agility to deploy new tech at speed.
Category: AI
Capital One’s AI Cost Fears Signal a Cloud Shakeup
According to an internal Nvidia document, Capital One is actively exploring alternatives to Amazon Web Services to control soaring AI costs. The bank fears its need for GPUs will make AWS expenses unsustainable, looking at “AI factories” and upstart “neocloud” providers. This highlights a major tens
Claude’s Skills get a major upgrade for sharing and management
Anthropic has rolled out significant updates to its Claude Skills feature, launched in October. The changes focus on making these custom AI workflows easier to share, manage, and deploy across entire organizations.
Bryan Johnson Says Immortality Is Now a “Reasonable Target”
Bryan Johnson is setting a date for achieving human immortality. He argues that the accelerated innovation in AI over the past two years has opened a window to make this ancient goal a realistic target.
Neural Concept raises €85M to put AI at the heart of engineering
Neural Concept, a Swiss AI platform for engineering, has secured €85 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and will fuel its mission to transform product development with AI-driven design.
Vietnam’s VNG Merges Cloud and AI Units Into “GreenNode”
VNG is merging its cloud and AI infrastructure units under the GreenNode brand. The move aims to create a unified AI cloud platform to compete across Southeast Asia.
ChatGPT just got a new DJ: Apple Music integration is live
OpenAI has added Apple Music to its growing list of ChatGPT apps. Subscribers can now use natural language to build playlists and get recommendations directly in the chat. It’s a direct answer to Spotify’s existing integration.
AI Safety Prompts Can Lie to You, Researchers Warn
Security researchers have detailed a novel attack that turns AI safety prompts into weapons. The technique, called Lies-in-the-Loop, can make dangerous commands look harmless, bypassing a key human safeguard.
OpenAI and Amazon in $10 Billion Chip and Cloud Talks
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon for a potential $10 billion investment and to use AWS’s custom Trainium AI chips. This follows OpenAI’s move away from an exclusive cloud partnership with Microsoft, now also working with Google and Oracle.
Microsoft Finally Asks Permission for AI to Read Your Files
Microsoft is changing course on AI privacy in Windows 11. The company will now require users to explicitly approve any AI agent’s request to access personal files in key folders like Documents and Pictures.