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OpenAI, which has become one of the world's biggest renters of cloud servers, projects it will burn more than $8 billion this year, some $1.5 billion higher than its projection from earlier this year, the report said. View the full article

Anthropic, an AI company, has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit with authors who accused them of using pirated books to train their chatbot. This landmark settlement, potentially the largest copyright recovery ever, could significantly impact legal battles between AI firms and creative professionals. View the full article

California and Delaware's attorneys general have expressed serious safety concerns to OpenAI regarding ChatGPT, especially its impact on children and teens, following reports of dangerous interactions and tragic deaths. They are reviewing OpenAI's restructuring plans to ensure rigorous oversight of its safety mission. View the full article

Zhipu, in a post on its WeChat account, said that Claude application programming interface (API) users can gain access to the GLM-4.5 model by replacing the API URL. View the full article

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated Europe’s fastest supercomputer, Jupiter, in Juelich, Germany, stressing Europe’s potential to catch up in the global AI race. View the full article

Broadcom has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the generative artificial intelligence boom with hyperscale customers, including Google, adopting its custom accelerators due to their ability to process large quantities of data quickly. View the full article

This update prohibits companies or organizations whose ownership structures subject them to control from jurisdictions where our products are not permitted, like China, regardless of where they operate, the company said in a statement. View the full article

OpenAI is set to launch its first AI chip next year in partnership with Broadcom, aiming to reduce reliance on Nvidia, according to the Financial Times. The chip will be used internally. This move mirrors efforts by Google, Amazon, and Meta to build custom chips for growing AI workloads. View the full article

There has been broad concern that AI could create major headwinds for hiring in the coming years, with the technology hitting highly-paid professional and managerial jobs the hardest. View the full article

The US Federal Trade Commission will investigate how AI chatbots affect children’s mental health, seeking internal documents from OpenAI and other firms. The study aims to assess potential risks, ethical concerns, and safeguards in AI technology. View the full article

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Congrats to B. Ravi Sankar! Your AP Helpdesk example was the winning response — practical, relevant, and trust-focused. Appreciation to Gagan Kathuria and Debanjana Basu for excellent contributions with strong insights and practical use cases. Special mention to Arunungshu for a highly practical vendor query resolution case.

Barclays’ top banker Andrew Woeber expects a $100 billion-plus M&A deal within a year, citing rising confidence and aggressive investments by tech giants in AI. Companies globally have announced more than $1 trillion of deals since June, defying the normal slowdown in the summer months., the highest since 2021. View the full article

Blaming AI can at times be a compliment. ("He's like an AI-generated player," tennis player Alexander Bublik said of his U.S. Open opponent Jannik Sinner's talent on ESPN ). But when used by the powerful, the practice, experts say, can be dangerous. Digital forensics expert Hany Farid warned for years about the growing capabilities of AI "deepfake" images, voices and video to aid in fraud or political disinformation campaigns, but there was always a deeper problem. View the full article

US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order at the request of xAI that prohibits Xuechen Li from having any role or responsibility at OpenAI pertaining to generative AI. View the full article

Uber is leveraging its Indian driver network for AI data labeling, offering them extra income through micro-tasks within the Uber app. This initiative, already underway in twelve Indian cities, supports Uber AI Solutions, which provides data-labeling services to companies in AI, autonomous vehicles, and tech. The program aims to utilize driver downtime and potentially expand to other global markets. View the full article

The system has workers scan inventory shelves with a handheld tablet equipped with software intended to automatically count goods and flag those in low supply. View the full article

Depending on size and ornamentation, the idols are priced between Rs 10,000 and Rs 2 lakh. More than 20 artisans are working round-the-clock at the Gorakhnath temple to craft idols using AI. View the full article

The Nvidia-backed startup provides artificial intelligence search tools that deliver information summaries to users, looking to take on OpenAI and Google in the AI-powered search industry. View the full article

The San Francisco-based firm did not disclose its valuation in Wednesday's statement. A source familiar with the deal said the Series B round valued HappyRobot at around $500 million. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator also took part in the round, along with new backers such as Tokio Marine, WaVe-X and World Innovation Lab. View the full article

Raji is an Indian-origin engineer with over 20 years in multiple roles across all major tech companies. He started his journey as a principal engineer at Microsoft, working on various frameworks, including Windows Application Framework, SQL Server Modeling Language, and Visual Studio Editor. View the full article

OpenAI is buying startup Statsig in an all-stock deal worth $1.1 billion. Statsig’s CEO, Vijaye Raji, will lead product engineering at OpenAI, focusing on ChatGPT and Codex. The move comes just a few months after OpenAI acquired Jony Ive's former startup, io Products. Statsig will stay independent but operate under OpenAI from its Seattle office. View the full article

Flash.co, founded by ex-Flipkart executive Ranjith Boyanapalli, has launched Flash AI, an AI-powered shopping assistant, across over 100 countries. This tool helps online shoppers compare products from various channels, offering details, ratings, reviews, and price comparisons. Flash AI gathers data from diverse online sources to provide comprehensive summaries, aiming to assist shoppers in making informed purchasing decisions. View the full article

Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok, promoted as neutral and truth-seeking, has been repeatedly tweaked to align more with Musk’s conservative priorities. Analyses show Grok’s answers often shifted rightward on government and economy, though left-leaning on social issues. View the full article

Anthropic's run-rate revenue, which had grown to approximately $1 billion at the beginning of 2025, was more than $5 billion by August, according to a company blog. View the full article