OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder

OpenAI has not yet said what its plans are for the future of travel. But Sonder founder Francis Davidson is a well-known figure in the travel industry.

OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect

New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines.

Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development

Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5 million for new fund targeting AI in pharma.

X-energy gets green light to build its first small modular nuclear reactors

X-energy received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build four reactors in Texas.

All 7 Anthropic founders will each cash out about $250M in IPO

Each of the seven co-founders plans to sell exactly the same number of shares in the IPO, which would bring each of them about $250 million in cash at the midpoint of the price range while leaving the group in control of the company.

Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M

The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”

PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery

PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades.

OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google

OpenAI is looking to make ChatGPT a more robust consumer discovery engine, and a host of new features seek to empower businesses to help it do that.

Pixel Tag, Google’s $30 Android-ready answer to Apple’s AirTag, is now available

Google's Pixel Tag lets you track lost items with your Android device, similar to Apple's AirTag.

Anthropic launches Claude Meetings to turn workplace discussions into plans and tasks

As participants talk, Claude can draft the plan being discussed, map out a timeline on a whiteboard, answer questions in the meeting chat, and access connected work apps to retrieve information, such as last year's figures.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy: a timeline

The affair could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.

Sundrop turns your endless baby photos into recaps, time lapses, and more — without AI

Sundrop is a new iPhone app that uses Apple's on-device AI to help parents rediscover their favorite photos and create keepsakes without uploading images to the cloud.

Apple TV makes sign language interpretation a built-in accessibility feature

Apple TV's new accessibility feature lets viewers turn on sign language interpretation within supported titles.

Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips

Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.

N-able takes its remote access service offline after researcher publishes dozens of zero-day bugs

The remote access giant also urged its self-hosted customers to take down their own servers amid a "critical security incident," fearing the possibility of cyberattacks.

Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS

Users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation on their Apple Watch.

Reddit is turning user conversations into AI-powered product reviews

Reddit's new AI-powered reviews summarize what users like and dislike about 10,000 products, helping shoppers research purchases ahead of the holidays.

New WhatsApp head wants to make the app easier to use, give its AI more chops

Kunal Shah said the company wants to make voice notes, groups, stickers, and video "simpler and more expressive."

Adobe brings AI agents and new creative tools to Photoshop, Premiere, and Firefly

Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly.

Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion

The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis.