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Google LLC’s DeepMind artificial intelligence lab has released one of its smallest models yet in the shape of Gemma 3 270M, with just 270 million parameters. That means it’s much smaller than many of the most powerful frontier large language models, which …
Applied Materials’ stock plunges on a downbeat forecast that signals more misery for chipmakers
Shares of the semiconductor industry giant Applied Materials Inc. plunged in extended trading today after it provided analysts with a disappointing outlook for the current quarter. The chip equipment maker beat expectations with its third-quarter results, posting earnings before certain costs such as …
AI startup Landbase buys AI startup Adauris to enhance inbound go-to-market automation
Go-to-market workflow automation startup Landbase Inc. has wasted little time in spending the $30 million in Series A funding it raised just over two months ago, buying a startup called Ad Auris Inc., which does business as Adauris. It’s the company’s first …
SuperOps’ new agentic marketplace makes AI agents accessible to managed service providers
Artificial intelligence-native information technology management startup SuperOps Inc. today announced the imminent launch of what it says is the industry’s first “agentic AI marketplace” specifically targeted at managed service providers and IT teams. The new marketplace, developed in partnership with Amazon Web …
Report: US government placing trackers in AI server shipments to enforce chip export controls
The U.S. is reportedly trying to crack down on artificial intelligence chips being shipped to China by placing tracking devices inside the computer servers it believes are at high risk of being diverted from their intended destinations. In an exclusive report, Reuters …
Squint gets $40M in funding to accelerate human-to-machine collaboration in manufacturing
Industrial automation startup Squint Inc. said today it has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round that values it at $265 million, as it bids to build on a vision of “agentic manufacturing,” where humans collaborate with artificial intelligence agents. …
CoreWeave’s stock crumbles on wider-than-expected loss
Shares of the artificial intelligence cloud data center company CoreWeave Inc. slid more than 10% after it beat Wall Street’s expectations on second-quarter earnings and revenue but posted a wider-than-expected loss overall. The company reported a loss before certain costs such as …
Brightwave’s new platform orchestrates autonomous agents to create extensive research reports on any topic
Agentic research startup Brightwave Inc. is looking to move beyond the financial realm with the launch of its new “research agents” product, which enables users to control an entire fleet of specialized agents to create comprehensive reports on almost any subject. Brightwave …
Reddit says its blocking the Internet Archive to stop sneaky AI scrapers accessing its content
Reddit Inc. said today it has decided to block the Internet Archive from indexing its popular web forums in order to prevent sneaky artificial intelligence firms from scraping its content for training purposes. Reddit reportedly found evidence that AI companies were scraping …
Trump apparently reverses stance on Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, hailing his success as an ‘amazing story’
U.S. President Donald Trump said today that members of his cabinet are going to continue discussions with Intel Corp. Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan, after meeting with him at the White House earlier. Following the meeting, Trump posted on his social media platform …