Fundamental raises $255M for Nexus, a Large Tabular Model that brings AI foundation model capabilities to enterprise structured data.

Misconfigured Firebase backend exposes 300M AI chat messages from 25M users, including full conversation histories and configurations.

Microsoft introduces Maia 200 AI chip with 140B transistors, delivering 10 petaFLOPS to reduce AI inference costs at cloud scale.

Claude Cowork plugins spark fears of AI disruption, causing Thomson Reuters, Legalzoom, and other software stocks to plunge 15-20%.

OpenAI launches Frontier, an end-to-end platform enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI agents like human employees.

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6, featuring enhanced coding skills, agent teams, 1M token context window, and state-of-the-art performance.

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, the most capable agentic coding model to date that assisted in debugging its own training and deployment.

Microsoft researchers unveil detection method for poisoned AI models achieving 88% accuracy with zero false positives across 47 sleeper agent models.

BrainIAC foundation model predicts brain age, dementia risk, and cancer survival from MRI scans. Trained on 48,965 scans, published in Nature Neuroscience.

MIT CSAIL introduces EnCompass framework enabling AI agents to backtrack and optimize LLM outputs, achieving 15-40% accuracy boost with 82% less code.

AI voice startup ElevenLabs triples valuation to $11B with $500M Series D. Andreessen Horowitz quadruples investment as company prepares for IPO.

TSMC announces 3-nanometer AI semiconductor production in Japan with $52-56B capex for 2026, meeting with Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi.

Four UC San Diego professors argue AGI has arrived, citing GPT-4.5's 73% Turing test success rate and PhD-level problem-solving capabilities.

OpenAI debuts Frontier platform enabling enterprises to build and deploy AI agents. Early adopters include HP, Intuit, Oracle, and Uber with proven ROI.

Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4.6 with expanded 1M token context, PowerPoint integration, and enhanced coding capabilities for enterprise workflows.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announces plans to produce cutting-edge 3-nanometer semiconductors at its second factory in Kumamoto, Japan, marking the first domestic production of such advanced chips in the country. The decision, revealed during a meeting between TSMC CEO C.C. Wei and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, represents a major win for Japan's semiconductor ambitions and will supply chips for AI applications, robotics, and autonomous driving.

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaGenome, an open-source AI model capable of analyzing DNA sequences up to one million base pairs in length and predicting how genetic variations affect gene regulation. The breakthrough technology can decode 98% of the human genome, including previously mysterious non-coding DNA regions, potentially revolutionizing cancer research, rare disease diagnosis, and personalized medicine by identifying disease-causing genetic mutations with unprecedented accuracy.

MIT Technology Review publishes an in-depth analysis of METR's controversial time horizon plot, which has been widely misinterpreted by both AI optimists and pessimists. The graph, which shows AI models' improving ability to complete tasks over time, has led some to believe AI utopia or apocalypse is imminent. The article clarifies the true meaning of the data and addresses common misconceptions about AI capability measurements and progress trajectories.