AI & Robotics

SUMMARY  Tata Consultancy Services on Monday launched a Gemini Experience Center in Troy, Michigan, expanding its network of artificial intelligence innovation hubs developed with Google Cloud to test and scale AI applications for global manufacturers. The new Gemini Experience Center expands TCS’s artificial intelligence innovation footprint in North America and targets manufacturing companies seeking safer … Read more

SUMMARY  WASHINGTON — The US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude during a raid in Venezuela targeting President Nicolás Maduro, according to a report Saturday by The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The report marks one of the most prominent allegations of US military AI use in an overseas operation, … Read more

SUMMARY  San Francisco — Anthropic, the US based artificial intelligence startup, on Thursday unveiled its latest AI model, Claude Opus 4.6, designed to improve coding, sustain long duration tasks, and produce higher quality professional outputs.  The launch underscores the company’s focus on enterprise customers, which make up the majority of its business. Claude Opus 4.6 … Read more

KEY POINTS  OpenAI is asking select brands and advertisers to commit at least $200,000 upfront to participate in the first advertising tests inside ChatGPT. According to industry sources, marking a shift in how the company plans to monetize its fast growing artificial intelligence platform in the United States. The move signals OpenAI’s most concrete step … Read more

KEY POINTS  Elon Musk is seeking as much as $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing in a federal court filing that the companies reaped “wrongful gains” from his early backing of the artificial intelligence startup. The claim, filed Friday, escalates the Musk OpenAI lawsuit ahead of trial. The damages claim places one of the … Read more

KEY POINTS  OpenAI said Friday it will begin testing ChatGPT ads inside the free tier and its $8 a month Go plan in coming weeks. A move aimed at boosting revenue as the San Francisco company prepares for a potential public offering and spending on computing infrastructure. The rollout marks the first broad effort to … Read more

KEY POINTS  Intel stock rose sharply Tuesday after a KeyBanc Capital Markets upgrade cited surging demand from AI driven data centers. And what the firm called significant progress in the company’s manufacturing turnaround, signaling renewed confidence in the chipmaker’s ability to compete with industry leaders. The move in Intel stock came as Wall Street reassessed … Read more

LONDON — Nearly a year after the UK government unveiled its AI Opportunities Action Plan, the country’s effort to become a global technology leader is showing both progress and pressure points.  While billions of dollars in private investment have flowed into data centers and computing capacity, persistent constraints in the national power grid are slowing … Read more

The Nasdaq rises one percent on Friday as US stocks posted broad gains, buoyed by strength in artificial intelligence linked shares and a sharp rebound in Oracle.  The rally offered a measure of relief to investors after a choppy period that tested confidence in the AI trade, which has driven much of the market’s momentum … Read more