Two Google alumni raise $11.3M to back AI startups that enterprises will actually pay for

BAG Ventures announces close of a $11.3M Fund I to invest in all things AI.

Airbnb adds AI search, more social features

Airbnb is also launching new services such as meal delivery and laundry in select locations

Billionaire Data Center Builder Insists There’s No AI Bubble

Despite NIMBY pushback, a threat to humanity and delays, data centers are ‘going to get built,’ insists billionaire Bob Clark, whose fortune quadrupled in three years.

The Hidden Costs Of AI Data Centers, And Who Really Pays

AI data centers are powering the artificial intelligence boom, but their rapid expansion is raising concerns about electricity prices, water, health and infrastructure.

Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe

For months, people have wondered when OpenAI will go public. CEO Sam Altman says it won’t happen until the company can make better promises about model safety, with no firm timeline in sight. “We intend to continue with AI progress … but as the models have had this surge forward in capability, and we see […]

America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch

For the sake of national security, it’s a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it’s penning lengthy poetry.

Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’

The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of “artificial intelligence.” Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to “Super Intelligence,” thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. “The word super is the best word of all, and it’s the simplest,” Trump said […]

The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch

Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk’s xAI had already acquired the domain name “dot.com,” which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.

a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation to $4B

EliseAI raises $350M, doubles valuation in a year.

Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again
Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again

Grokipedia, the AI-powered online encyclopedia from SpaceXAI, appears to be updating articles once again after a months-long pause. In August, Lawfare reported that articles on Grokipedia hadn’t reviewed edits since April, but the platform’s live updates site is now showing various recent changes to pages – though as I write this, many are just a […]