Stanford's 2026 AI Index shows China's top model trailing Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 by only 39 Elo points on Arena, while AI scholars moving to the US have dropped 89% since 2017.
Intel's new Core Series 3 processors, built on the 18A node, deliver up to 40 platform TOPS and a 17-TOPS NPU to entry-level laptops and edge systems starting April 16, 2026.
Santa Clara startup Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise roughly $200M at a $2 billion valuation, just three months after its Series A, as investors pile into the networking layer of AI infrastructure.
Stanford's 2026 AI Index shows China's top model trailing Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 by only 39 Elo points on Arena, while AI scholars moving to the US have dropped 89% since 2017.
Intel's new Core Series 3 processors, built on the 18A node, deliver up to 40 platform TOPS and a 17-TOPS NPU to entry-level laptops and edge systems starting April 16, 2026.
Santa Clara startup Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise roughly $200M at a $2 billion valuation, just three months after its Series A, as investors pile into the networking layer of AI infrastructure.
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Stellantis and Microsoft announced a five-year strategic collaboration to co-develop more than 100 AI initiatives, deploy 20,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses, and cut Stellantis' datacenter footprint 60% by 2029.
Avid and Google Cloud unveiled a multi-year partnership embedding Gemini models and Vertex AI into Media Composer and Content Core, aiming to automate post-production workflows across film and TV.
OpenAI has pulled out of the 230-megawatt Stargate data center in Narvik, Norway, with Microsoft stepping in to expand its deployment at the Arctic Circle site run by UK cloud provider Nscale.
AI data center specialist Fluidstack is in talks to raise $1 billion at an $18 billion valuation, reportedly led by Jane Street, months after its last round valued the company at $7.5 billion.
Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust appointed Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board, making independent trust-appointed directors the majority as the AI company eyes a potential IPO.
The EU AI Act's August 2026 high-risk enforcement deadline for hiring tools and the Mobley v. Workday class action signal a new era of AI recruitment regulation.
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is laying off 16% of its workforce — about 1,000 employees — citing AI-driven efficiencies, with CEO Evan Spiegel calling it a 'crucible moment' for profitability.
Struggling shoe brand Allbirds announces a full pivot to GPU-as-a-Service under the name NewBird AI, sending its stock up over 350% on news of a $50 million financing deal.
ASML beat Q1 profit expectations and raised its full-year revenue guidance to €36-40 billion, driven by surging demand for AI-related semiconductor manufacturing equipment.