Ursula Von der Leyen backs AI slowdown in State of the Union address
Ursula Von der Leyen backs AI slowdown in State of the Union address

In the speech she gave in Strasbourg on Wednesday, Ursula Von der Leyen agreed to the AI industry’s call for a slowdown. “The EU would arrange a discussion with the major AI labs on how public authorities can support the industry’s efforts to pace the …

Mark Zuckerberg says every AI lab has the incentive to build safely
Mark Zuckerberg says every AI lab has the incentive to build safely

“Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens,” said Mark Zuckerberg in a post on X on Tuesday. In the context of these days, when…

Veridion lands $20M to take business intelligence beyond static data

Business intelligence startup Veridion has raised $20million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform for providingcontinuously updated information on businesses worldwide. The round was …

Copenhagen’s Complir raises $11M to tackle product compliance bottlenecks

Product compliancetechnology company Complir has raised $11 million in seed funding to expand itsAI-powered platform that helps retailers and brands manage regulatoryrequirements. The round was led by…

“We’re way past vibes”: Lovable’s Anton Osika on who should build software
“We’re way past vibes”: Lovable’s Anton Osika on who should build software

“We’re way past vibes,” Lovable co-founder and chief executive Anton Osika said at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. He was answering critics who say software built with AI by people outside engineering is a security risk. Osika spok…

UAE AI minister: data centres are now “more important than bridges”
UAE AI minister: data centres are now “more important than bridges”

The UAE will change its requirements for data centres and stop promoting where they are. Omar Sultan Al Olama, the country’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, said so on Tuesday at Dreamforce i…

“The world is right to be afraid”: Sam Altman on AI power at Dreamforce
“The world is right to be afraid”: Sam Altman on AI power at Dreamforce

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said the public is right to fear that a few AI companies could gain too much power. He spoke on Tuesday at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Salesforce has published the conversation, led by its chie…

“Crazy nonsense”: Benioff dismisses the SaaSpocalypse and launches AIforce
“Crazy nonsense”: Benioff dismisses the SaaSpocalypse and launches AIforce

Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff has dismissed months of talk about a “SaaSpocalypse”. “We’ve been hearing all this kind of crazy nonsense about the SaaSpocalypse, especially over the last six months,” he said on Tuesday, opening the Dreamforce …