Baseten’s joey-1 makes AI decisions for a penny per million tokens
Baseten’s joey-1 makes AI decisions for a penny per million tokens

Baseten released joey-1, a 2B open-weights “decision model” that returns an answer and a probability rather than text. It costs $0.01 per million tokens and answers in about 20ms, Baseten says. It joins the larger mammoth-1 and elephant-1 launched last…

Canada joins Nvidia in backing Cohere’s record C$7bn Series E
Canada joins Nvidia in backing Cohere’s record C$7bn Series E

Cohere has completed the first close of its Series E round, which it aims to grow to as much as C$7bn. The Toronto AI company says that would value it at C$35.7bn. The Government of Canada is among the new investors. Cohere announced the round on Thurs…

You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now
You can generate and edit Google Docs files directly in Gemini chats now

Now you can generate, preview, and edit PDFs, Google Docs, Google Sheets, slide decks, Markdown files, TXT files, and code directly within Google Gemini. The new file editing capabilities are available starting today for all Gemini users, and while PDF previews/editing works on both the web and mobile, all other file formats are only in […]

A Defense Contractor Gave Their Personal AI Agent Access to a Secure Pentagon System

Sources tell WIRED that an Accenture employee’s personal Claude agent ran on a DOD network for two months before it was identified and the vulnerability could be patched.

Intel’s 6W Moon Lake chips could make budget laptops cooler, quieter, and more efficient at a cost

Intel’s rumored 6W Moon Lake processors could make budget laptops cooler, quieter, and more power-efficient, but there’s a catch for demanding users.

Marvell nears a deal to buy Nvidia-backed Lumentum, Bloomberg reports
Marvell nears a deal to buy Nvidia-backed Lumentum, Bloomberg reports

Chipmaker Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to buy Lumentum, which makes the lasers that move data between AI chips. Marvell would likely pay in shares, and the companies could announce a deal as soon as next week, according to Bloomberg. Ryan Go…

DoorDash Plans to Acquire Grocery Delivery Service Instacart in $17B Deal

When the deal is complete, both companies are expected to continue operating separately.

As Fundraising Gets Tougher, Tech Startups Need to Rethink Their Marketing. Here’s Where to Start.

What do investors need to see out of a startup in a tight environment, and how can marketing support that? Read tips from an agency leader who’s grown several unicorns.

No Comets Required? How the Growing Earth May Have Created Its Own Water
No Comets Required? How the Growing Earth May Have Created Its Own Water

Earth may not have needed comets and asteroids to deliver its water after it formed and cooled. Instead, water creation could have been part of the planet’s formation process. New research explains how, and even shows that water creation could be a par…

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FuriosaAI raises $620m at a $2.9bn valuation for its Nvidia rival chips
FuriosaAI raises $620m at a $2.9bn valuation for its Nvidia rival chips

FuriosaAI, a Seoul-based maker of AI inference chips, has raised $620m in a Series D round. The round values it at about $2.9bn. South Korea’s National Growth Fund put in $280m, making it the largest investor. The company announced the round in a press…