The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for AI
The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for AI

AI is booming. New use cases are emerging each day. To capitalize on the technology’s potential, enterprises require data at scale. In many cases, though, the relevant information is blocked or unstructured, which limits its use by AI models.  To understand this challenge, consider the foundation of the web itself. The web was not designed…

Tecno’s EllaClaw AI agent wants to clean up your phone and run your errands

Tecno’s EllaClaw agent moves past chatbot replies and starts doing real work, from clearing RAM and saving battery to hailing rides and shopping inside your apps, all while keeping you in control.

Wakeline lands €2.1M to bring continuous learning to AI

Düsseldorf-basedWakeline, a deeptech startup developing continuously adaptive AI systems, hasraised €2.1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Aachen-basedTechVision Fonds (TVF), with part…

AI loses out to human wealth managers when the money actually moves, HSBC finds
AI loses out to human wealth managers when the money actually moves, HSBC finds

Wealthy investors are using artificial intelligence to research and generate ideas, and then asking a human being whether to act on them. That is the headline finding of new HSBC research published on Wednesday, which surveyed nearly 10,000 affluent an…

Swiss study finds fewer job ads for career starters as AI reshapes entry-level work
Swiss study finds fewer job ads for career starters as AI reshapes entry-level work

An analysis of 7.3 million job advertisements shows entry-level postings down sharply since the years before generative AI, with the steepest declines in roles the tools can most readily take on. The number of Swiss job advertisements aimed at career s…

ByteDance seeks a record $20bn offshore loan to fund its AI build-out
ByteDance seeks a record $20bn offshore loan to fund its AI build-out

ByteDance is in preliminary talks with banks about an offshore loan of roughly $20bn, which would be the largest the TikTok owner has ever raised, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The company is said to be s…

SoftBank’s Son says calling AI a bubble is ‘an insult’
SoftBank’s Son says calling AI a bubble is ‘an insult’

At SoftBank Group’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday, the founder and chief executive was asked, as he is asked at almost every public appearance now, whether the artificial intelligence boom that has driven his fortune to record high…

ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.5, a 30-second native 4K AI video model that accepts 50 reference inputs
ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.5, a 30-second native 4K AI video model that accepts 50 reference inputs

ByteDance unveiled Seedance 2.5 on Tuesday at its Volcano Engine FORCE conference in Beijing, a video generation model that produces 30-second clips at native 4K resolution from a single prompt. The company skipped four intermediate versions entirely, …

Anthropic launches Claude Tag, an always-on AI teammate that lives in your Slack channels
Anthropic launches Claude Tag, an always-on AI teammate that lives in your Slack channels

Anthropic is launching Claude Tag in research preview, an “always-on Claude” that lives inside Slack and acts as a persistent AI teammate. The feature lets users tag @Claude to get insights in conversations and assign tasks. It is available to Claude E…

A fake AI agent skill passed every security scanner and reportedly reached 26,000 agents
A fake AI agent skill passed every security scanner and reportedly reached 26,000 agents

Security firm AIR built a fake AI agent skill, pushed it through a popular skill marketplace and promoted it with an Instagram ad, and says it reached roughly 26,000 agents, including some on corporate accounts. Every skill security scanner the firm te…