New Runway Gen-4.5 AI Video Model Dethrones Google Veo 3 and OpenAI Sora 2

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Runway has released Gen-4.5, a new AI video model that has claimed the top spot on independent benchmarks, outperforming Google's Veo 3 and OpenAI's Sora 2 Pro.The post New Runway Gen-4.5 AI Video Model Dethrones Google Veo 3 and OpenAI Sora 2 appeared fi…

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Wayve doubles down on data with Quality Match acquisition

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Wayve, the London-based autonomous driving software unicorn, has acquired data quality assurance startup Quality Match as it pursues data accuracy as a cornerstone of its strategy. Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Quality Match specialises in interpre…

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Europe’s hottest AI image startup Black Forest Labs bags $300M from a16z, NVIDIA and Salesforce Ventures

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - The AI image generation market grapples with models that falter on complex prompts, produce inconsistent anatomy or text,…

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ChatGPT is three years old today

Simon Willison / simonwillison - It's ChatGPT's third birthday today.It's fun looking back at Sam Altman's low key announcement thread from November 30th 2022:today we launched ChatGPT. try talking with it here: chat.openai.comlanguage interfaces are going to be a big deal, i think. talk…

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DeepSeek's Math Model Beats Humans at Their Own Game, Then Gives Away the Playbook

Robert Brown / implicator - DeepSeek's new math model matches OpenAI and Google's gold-medal IMO performance, then does what they won't: releases everything. The 685B-parameter system beat the best human Putnam score by 28 points. But did it reason, or just remember?

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang allegedly asks managers discouraging AI use: ‘Are you insane?’ — assures employees their jobs aren’t at risk because of AI

tomshardware - The Nvidia chief wants all his people to go all-in on AI.

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Gravis Robotics raises $23M to scale autonomous earthmoving tech

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Swiss-based earthmoving autonomy platform Gravis Roboticshas secured $23 million in fresh funding, co-led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures, with participation from Pear VC, Imad (CVC of Nesma & Pa...

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DeepSeekMath-V2 Matches OpenAI and Google with IMO Gold Medal Win

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - DeepSeek has released DeepSeekMath-V2, an open-weight AI that has matched OpenAI and Google's Gold Medal performance at the IMO 2025.The post DeepSeekMath-V2 Matches OpenAI and Google with IMO Gold Medal Win appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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Ranketta Raises €1M To Boost E-commerce Brand Visibility In AI Search

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Czech startup Ranketta, an AI platform that helps brands track and enhance their visibility in AI-powered search and shopping results, has secured €1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures, with additional participation from…

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Noteless Raises €3.5M To Ease Doctors’ Administrative Work

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Oslo-based Noteless, an AI startup aimed at streamlining how doctors document patient consultations, has secured €3.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by new investor Redstone, with existing backers Futurum Ventures and Farvatn Venture continuin…

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Gosta Labs Raises €7.5M To Scale AI Platform For Oncology

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Helsinki-based healthtech company Gosta Labs has raised a €7.5 million seed round to scale its AI operating system for complex medical specialties. The round was led by Voima Ventures, with participation from COR Group, the Aho family, and both existing a…

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Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance — Alphabet's biggest challenge is widespread adoption

tomshardware - Nvidia has broken its silence following reports that Meta is in discussions to spend billions of dollars on Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units. While this appears to be a strong move for Google, challenges regarding adoption remain.

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Billion-dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta could be on the cards — would involve renting Google Cloud TPUs next year, outright purchases in 2027

tomshardware - Rumors of a deal brewing between Google and Meta could be worth billions. The social-media giant is said to be keen to rent and buy Google's AI chips starting as soon as 2026, and could help Google expand its share of the AI chip business considerably.

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Cerrion raises $18M to reduce factory downtime with AI video agents

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Cerrion,the Swiss-founded AI video agent platform that detects and resolves productionline issues in real time, has raised $18 million in Series A funding to furtherexpand and scale operations in the ...

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SportAI Secures $3M Funding Round Backed By Tennis Star Casper Ruud

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - SportAI, a B2B sports technology startup delivering AI-powered video analysis and professional-grade performance insights, has raised an oversubscribed $3 million round. Investors include Norwegian fund Altitude Capital and professional tennis player Casp…

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Trump's Genesis Mission Promises Manhattan Project Ambition. The Funding Says Otherwise.

Robert Brown / implicator - Trump's Genesis Mission invokes Manhattan Project urgency to accelerate AI-driven science. But the executive order commits zero new dollars, claims credit for existing partnerships, and arrives while university research funding gets slashed.

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How Google Finally Leapfrogged Rivals With New Gemini Rollout

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: With the release of its third version last week, Google's Gemini large language model surged past ChatGPT and other competitors to become the most capable AI chatbot, as determined by consensus industry-benchmark tests…

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Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

Russell Brandom / techcrunch - AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.

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5 Free Apps You Should Install ASAP On A New MacBook

slashgear - New Mac, new setup. If you want to skip the trial and error, these free apps cover everyday gaps and makes the whole system feel more capable.

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