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Amazon Devices Chief Panos Panay Envisions Ambient AI Replacing Traditional Apps
Amazon SVP Panos Panay outlined a future for personal computing centered on background ambient devices rather than traditional apps, speaking alongside the launch of Amazon's Bee AI hardware.
Okta Agrees to Acquire Permiso Security
The identity company is adding threat detection for human, machine and AI-agent accounts.
Nscale Agrees to Buy Anyscale
The AI cloud provider is adding the software behind Ray to build a broader infrastructure stack.
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Cognition Acquires the Company Behind Poke
The maker of coding agent Devin is adding a proactive assistant built around text messaging.
Elastic Agrees to Acquire Deductive AI
The observability company is adding an AI investigation system for production incidents.
Ollama Raises $65 Million to Expand Its Open-Model Developer Platform
The company behind a widely used local AI tool is adding resources for enterprise adoption while keeping its open-source distribution engine.
OpenAI Introduces GPT-Live for More Natural Voice Conversations
The new generation of speech models powers ChatGPT Voice and gives developers tools for lower-friction real-time interactions.
Meta Begins Unwinding Its $2 Billion Manus Acquisition
The operational separation follows a Chinese order that turned a strategic AI deal into a cross-border test.
Apple Introduces Systemwide Dictation With Automatic Polishing
The voice input update can improve punctuation, capitalization and formatting while new Siri voices aim for more natural delivery.
Asana Acquires No-Code Agent Builder StackAI
The work-management company is adding cross-system automation for human and AI teams.
Human Archive Raises $8.2 Million to Collect Training Data for Physical AI
The startup is building a network that records first-person human activity, bringing privacy, consent and worker pay into the robotics data race.
Google Launches Antigravity 2.0 for Parallel Agent Development
The updated desktop application and command-line tool can coordinate multiple coding agents, create subagents and schedule work.
Recursive Superintelligence Emerges With $650 Million
Richard Socher's new laboratory is pursuing AI systems that can improve their own research process, backed at a reported $4.65 billion valuation.
Meta Introduces Muse Spark in an AI Product Overhaul
The first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs powers a redesigned Meta AI experience and can coordinate parallel subagents.
ALSO Raises $200 Million and Adds DoorDash as an Autonomous Vehicle Partner
The Rivian spinoff reached a valuation above $1 billion while expanding from small electric vehicles into autonomous delivery systems.
Apple Introduces AirPods Max 2 With the H2 Chip
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
Apple Buys Full Rights to Severance
The reported deal moves future production of the hit series inside Apple Studios.
