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Nvidia unveils Rubin CPX GPU with 128GB memory for AI inference
Nvidia has unveiled the Rubin CPX GPU, a new compute-focused graphics processor featuring 128GB of GDDR7 memory specifically designed for enterprise AI inference workloads. The announcement positions Nvidia to address the growing demand for long-context AI applications in software development, research, and high-definition video generation, with shipments planned for late 2026. What you should know: The Rubin CPX represents Nvidia's first GPU to reach 128GB memory capacity, delivering up to 30 petaFLOPs of NVFP4 compute performance.• The GPU integrates hardware attention acceleration that Nvidia claims is three times faster than the GB300 NVL72.• Four NVENC and four NVDEC units are...
read Sep 11, 2025Job alert: Adam offers $250K for founding engineer to build AI-powered CAD software
Adam, an AI-powered computer-aided design startup, is hiring its first founding engineer with a salary range of $160K-$250K plus 1-2% equity. The Y Combinator W25 company recently achieved viral success with its text-to-CAD interface that allows engineers to create 3D models through natural language commands, positioning itself at the forefront of AI-driven design automation. What you should know: Adam is building revolutionary CAD software that lets users speak physical objects into existence through AI. Engineers can select a face and say "Add mounting holes matching the bolt pattern from the other part, with identical diameters, spacing, and offsets," and Adam...
read Sep 11, 2025Amazon Prime Video adds AI “Pocket Health” QB threat levels to NFL broadcasts
Amazon Prime Video has launched new AI-powered features for its Thursday Night Football broadcasts, including "Pocket Health," which analyzes offensive line data to visualize quarterback threat levels in real-time. The enhancements represent Amazon's continued investment in AI-driven sports analytics, building on existing machine learning tools to differentiate its NFL coverage and provide viewers with deeper tactical insights. What you should know: Amazon's latest AI features focus on providing tactical analysis that wasn't previously available to television audiences. Pocket Health uses AI to analyze "tens of thousands of data points" across the offensive line during plays, creating on-screen visuals that indicate...
read Sep 11, 2025Sonic Boon: Stable Audio 2.5 creates 3-minute custom tracks for enterprise branding
Stability AI has launched Stable Audio 2.5, an enterprise-focused AI model designed to help brands create custom, three-minute audio tracks within seconds. The tool enables companies to build a distinctive "sonic identity" through fully licensed, AI-generated music and soundscapes that can be deployed across advertising, retail locations, and other brand touchpoints. What you should know: Stable Audio 2.5 represents the first audio generation model specifically designed for enterprise-grade sound production. The model can create custom musical tracks up to three minutes long in seconds, complete with intro, middle section, and outro compositions. Users can fine-tune the model on their organization's...
read Sep 11, 2025New Jersey teachers adopt AI with $1.5M in state funding
New Jersey teachers are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence as a classroom tool, with some educators creating AI-powered teaching assistants and interactive learning experiences for their students. This shift comes as the state has invested $1.5 million in grants to fund AI education programs, signaling a broader acceptance of the technology despite ongoing concerns about academic integrity and student safety. What you should know: Teachers across New Jersey are using AI platforms to create customized learning experiences and streamline classroom management. Erin Cutillo, a technology teacher at Memorial Elementary School in Howell, uses SchoolAI to create chatbots that act as teaching...
read Sep 11, 2025OpenSpace launches AI indoor positioning that cuts documentation time by 50%
OpenSpace has introduced an AI-powered auto-location service that provides real-time indoor positioning for smartphones on construction sites, eliminating the need for additional hardware like Bluetooth beacons. The technology addresses a longstanding pain point in construction workflows where GPS fails to work effectively indoors once buildings are enclosed, potentially transforming how contractors document and manage jobsite progress. How it works: OpenSpace's Spatial AI compares real-time sensor data from smartphones with maps generated from pre-existing 360° captures of indoor spaces on the platform. The system progressively refines location estimations even as jobsites change over time, using entirely software-based solutions rather than requiring...
read Sep 11, 2025Young VCs, like young coders, question industry involvement
Dawn Capital partner Shamillah Bankiya warns of an "exodus" of young venture capitalists from the industry as the end of the 2022 bull run and AI's impact reshape investment dynamics. The 34-year-old, who becomes a full equity partner this week, believes the industry may be returning to its "artisanal roots" after years of excess, with young investors increasingly questioning whether venture capital remains the fastest path to wealth. The big picture: The venture capital industry is experiencing a significant talent drain as market conditions tighten and AI transforms traditional investment practices. Research by Pitchbook shows the number of active venture...
read Sep 11, 2025Apple denies changing AI training rules after Trump election
Apple has strongly denied a Politico report claiming the company modified its AI training guidelines following Donald Trump's election, specifically around topics like diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), vaccines, and Trump-related content. The denial comes amid broader industry scrutiny over how tech companies handle politically sensitive topics in AI development. What Politico claimed: The publication reviewed internal documents showing Apple updated its AI training guidelines in March 2025, allegedly making significant changes to how its models handle sensitive political topics.• The report claimed sections on "intolerance" and "systemic racism" were removed from training materials.• Topics like DEI policies, Gaza, Crimea,...
read Sep 11, 2025Albania appoints AI bot “Diella” as government minister to fight corruption
Albania has appointed an AI bot named Diella as a government minister to handle all public procurement contracts, marking what Prime Minister Edi Rama calls the country's first "virtually created" cabinet member. The move aims to eliminate corruption in government contracting, a persistent problem that has complicated Albania's bid for European Union membership by 2030. What you should know: Diella, which means "sun" in Albanian, will manage and award all public tenders where the government contracts private companies for various projects.• Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the appointment during his fourth term cabinet unveiling on Thursday, describing Diella as "impervious...
read Sep 10, 2025517K AI workers drive rent spikes in Seattle, San Francisco and more
The artificial intelligence job boom is driving up rents in major tech hubs across the US and Canada, as more than 517,000 AI-skilled workers compete for housing in already expensive markets. This surge in high-paid tech talent is creating a double squeeze on housing costs, with AI professionals able to afford premium rents while pricing out other residents in cities like San Francisco, New York, and Seattle. The big picture: AI worker populations have exploded by more than 50% in the past year, with growth concentrated in cities that were already struggling with housing affordability before the AI revolution began....
read Sep 10, 2025Adobe launches 6 AI agents to automate marketing campaigns
Adobe has unveiled a comprehensive AI agent system designed to transform how marketing and customer experience teams manage campaigns and customer interactions. The Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Agent Orchestrator, now generally available alongside six specialized AI agents, represents a significant shift toward automated, intelligent marketing operations that could help teams scale their efforts dramatically. The launch addresses a fundamental challenge facing modern marketing teams: managing increasingly complex customer journeys across multiple channels while delivering personalized experiences at scale. Rather than forcing marketers to juggle multiple tools and platforms, Adobe's system uses a central orchestration layer that coordinates specialized AI agents...
read Sep 10, 2025AI’s art of the deal: CarEdge’s negotiator saves buyers $1K+ by handling dealership talks
Zach Shefska, the 30-year-old CEO of CarEdge, claims his company's AI negotiator can save car buyers thousands of dollars by handling dealership negotiations without human involvement. Since launching in July, the AI system has helped over 2,000 paying customers navigate the traditionally stressful car-buying process while keeping their personal information completely private. How it works: CarEdge's AI creates anonymous email addresses and phone numbers to contact dealerships directly on behalf of customers. The system is built on large language models enhanced with CarEdge's proprietary market insights and negotiation training from six years of pricing data across hundreds of thousands of...
read Sep 10, 2025UAE debuts K2 Think, a low-cost AI reasoning model to rival global competitors
The United Arab Emirates has unveiled K2 Think, a new low-cost AI reasoning model developed through a partnership between Emirati investor G42 and an AI research university in Abu Dhabi. The model represents the UAE's latest effort to establish itself as a global AI leader while diversifying its economy beyond oil dependence. What you should know: K2 Think delivers competitive performance while being significantly smaller and more cost-effective than existing AI reasoning models. Developers claim the model performs "just as well" as larger alternatives while requiring a fraction of the computational resources. The project emerged from collaboration between G42, a...
read Sep 10, 2025Job alert: Startup Bild AI seeks founding engineer at $100K-$180K
Bild AI, a Y Combinator W25 startup focused on AI-powered construction blueprint analysis, is seeking a founding engineer to join their two-person team in San Francisco. The role offers $100K-$180K salary plus 0.5%-2% equity, targeting the complex technical challenge of automating blueprint reading, cost estimation, and permit applications in construction. What you should know: Bild AI applies computer vision and large language models to solve construction industry inefficiencies around blueprint interpretation and project planning. The company was founded in 2024 by Roop Pal and Puneet Sukhija, raising funding from top venture capital firms before demo day. They use a "model-garden...
read Sep 10, 2025Google pulls Daily Hub AI from Pixel 10 weeks after launch
Google has removed the Daily Hub AI feature from Pixel 10 phones just weeks after launch, citing the need to improve its performance and personalized experience. The company says it will reintroduce an enhanced version when ready, but the pullback highlights ongoing challenges with on-device AI features that promise more than they deliver. What you should know: Daily Hub was designed to create personalized daily digests using on-device AI processing, appearing in Google Discover feeds and the At a Glance home screen widget. The feature pulled data from users' apps and ran it through Tensor processor AI models to generate...
read Sep 10, 2025Acer’s €4,499 Predator Helios 18P blends gaming with AI workstation features
Acer has unveiled the Predator Helios 18P AI at IFA 2025, a gaming laptop that incorporates enterprise-grade features like ECC memory and Intel vPro processors typically found in professional workstations. This hybrid approach creates an unusual proposition where gamers may pay premium workstation prices for hardware that could actually deliver slower gaming performance than traditional gaming laptops with standard components. The big picture: Acer appears to be testing whether the market will embrace a single machine that serves both gaming and professional AI workstation needs, blurring traditional product category lines. Key specifications: The Predator Helios 18P AI maintains aggressive gaming...
read Sep 10, 2025Replit raises $250M, triples valuation to $3B as AI coding market heats up
AI software development platform Replit has secured $250 million in funding at a $3 billion valuation, tripling its worth from just over $1 billion in 2023. The massive funding round underscores growing investor confidence in code-generation startups as companies increasingly turn to AI to augment and potentially replace human software engineers. The big picture: Valuations for AI-powered coding platforms are surging as businesses seek to accelerate software development through artificial intelligence assistance. Key details: The funding round was led by Prysm Capital, with strategic investments from Google's AI Futures Fund and Amex Ventures. Existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a...
read Sep 10, 2025California and New York target frontier AI models with $1B damage thresholds
California and New York are poised to become the first states to enact comprehensive regulations targeting frontier AI models—the most advanced artificial intelligence systems capable of causing catastrophic harm. The legislation aims to prevent AI-related incidents that could result in 50 or more deaths or damages exceeding $1 billion, marking a significant shift toward state-level AI governance as federal oversight remains limited. What you should know: Both states are targeting "frontier AI models"—large-scale systems like OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini Ultra that represent the cutting edge of AI innovation. California's bill passed the state Senate and requires developers to implement...
read Sep 10, 2025Luxury beliefs: AI is a brilliant tool but can’t replace human creativity, says Aston Martin chief
Aston Martin's chief creative officer Marek Reichman argues that artificial intelligence should remain a tool rather than replace human designers in automotive creation. While acknowledging AI as "a brilliant tool" and "the most important element we've ever created," Reichman contends that human creativity and intuition are irreplaceable for designing vehicles that capture future consumer desires and emotional connections. Why this matters: As AI capabilities expand across creative industries, luxury automakers face pressure to integrate automation while maintaining the human touch that differentiates premium brands from mass-market competitors. The limits of AI creativity: Reichman explains that AI's backward-looking algorithms fundamentally constrain...
read Sep 10, 2025Hello Patient raises $22.5M for AI voice agents handling 20K daily calls
Hello Patient raised $22.5 million in Series A funding led by Scale Venture Partners, valuing the AI healthcare communications startup at $100 million. The company's AI voice agents now handle 10,000 to 20,000 provider-patient conversations daily across medical practices, representing explosive growth from just hundreds per day in October. What you should know: Hello Patient has built generative AI call agents that handle comprehensive patient communications across voice, text, and chat for outpatient medical practices.• The platform manages appointment booking, patient questions, and reengagement while meeting HIPAA compliance standards for healthcare privacy and security.• In less than a year, the...
read Sep 10, 2025Chinese brainiac AI runs 100x faster without Nvidia chips
Chinese scientists claim to have developed SpikingBrain1.0, the world's first "brain-like" AI large language model that mimics human neural firing patterns to reduce power consumption and operate without Nvidia chips. The breakthrough could challenge the dominance of traditional AI architectures like ChatGPT while offering China a path around U.S. semiconductor restrictions. How it works: SpikingBrain1.0 abandons the traditional "attention" mechanism used by models like ChatGPT and Meta's Llama, which processes all words in a sentence simultaneously. Instead of comparing every word to every other word, the model selectively focuses on nearby words, similar to how the human brain concentrates on...
read Sep 9, 2025Somewhere between Big AI and blue-collar are the skills driving the robotics and automation hiring boom
The robotics and automation industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fundamentally reshaping how companies across sectors approach work and productivity. As businesses increasingly integrate intelligent machines into their operations, a surge in specialized job opportunities is creating new career pathways for professionals ready to embrace this technological shift. This transformation extends far beyond traditional manufacturing floors. From surgical robots assisting in operating rooms to autonomous vehicles navigating city streets, the applications of robotics and automation are expanding rapidly across industries. Understanding these hiring trends—and the skills driving them—provides crucial insight for professionals navigating this evolving landscape. The automation talent boom Companies...
read Sep 9, 2025Microsoft plays the field, plans to add Anthropic’s Claude to Copilot features
Microsoft reportedly plans to start using Anthropic's Claude models to power some Copilot features in Office 365 applications, marking a potential shift away from its exclusive reliance on OpenAI technology. The move suggests growing tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI as the companies navigate disputes over OpenAI's restructuring plans, while also highlighting Microsoft's assessment that Claude 4 Sonnet outperforms competing models in specific use cases. What you should know: Microsoft currently uses OpenAI's technology to power most AI features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, but plans to announce the integration of Anthropic models "in the coming weeks."• The company will...
read Sep 9, 2025Apple plays down AI messaging at iPhone 17 event amid talent exodus
Apple dramatically scaled back AI messaging at its iPhone 17 event, offering only brief mentions of Apple Intelligence features during the 75-minute presentation. This marked a sharp contrast to last year's iPhone 16 launch, where AI dominated the conversation but led to public disappointment when promised features failed to materialize on schedule. The big picture: Apple positioned AI as a behind-the-scenes enabler rather than a consumer-facing headline feature, focusing more on hardware improvements and how machine learning powers core functionality. What you should know: The company emphasized technical infrastructure over flashy AI capabilities throughout the event. Executives highlighted how an...
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