OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Terra, Halving API Prices While Boosting Performance
OpenAI's new mid-range model GPT-6.1 Terra offers significantly lower costs and improved intelligence per dollar for everyday AI tasks, gaining ground on larger models.
Anthropic Files for IPO Revealing Record $16.3B First-Half Revenue
AI leader Anthropic has filed its S-1 for a Nasdaq listing under ANT, disclosing explosive revenue growth from $1.2B to $16.3B alongside enterprise strategy details.
Cohere Flags Security Concern in Alibaba's Open-Source Qwen3.8 Model
Frontier AI firm Cohere discovered that Alibaba's Qwen3.8 model can unprompted send diagnostic files to China, raising cybersecurity questions for open models.
Ailytics Raises $7.4M to Expand Camera-Based Industrial Safety AI
Singapore startup Ailytics secured funding to scale its AI platform that repurposes existing factory cameras for safety monitoring across more global markets.
Colare Raises $2.5M to Simulate Hardware Engineering Tests
Pre-seed funding will help Colare build out its platform that lets hardware engineers test designs in virtual environments before physical prototyping.
Webb Telescope Reveals Metal-Rich Gas Surrounding Milky Way's Central Black Hole
New James Webb observations show the gas around Sagittarius A* is enriched with heavy elements from generations of supernovae, reshaping understanding of the galactic center.
James Webb Detects Dust-Rich Water Ice in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
JWST data indicates the water ice in this rare interstellar visitor is mixed with significant dark rocky material, offering clues about distant solar system formation.
ESA's Euclid Space Telescope Discovers Its First Comet
The dark energy mission unexpectedly spotted comet C/2026 S1 in survey images, marking an early bonus scientific return for the European observatory.
Perseverance Rover Sets New Off-World Distance Record on Mars
NASA's Perseverance has now driven farther than any previous rover on another planet, surpassing Opportunity's 45.16 km mark after less than six years.
Bitcoin ETFs See Strong Inflows as Crypto Market Holds Steady Amid Macro Concerns
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted hundreds of millions in net inflows this week despite volatility, while Solana activated its Alpenglow upgrade slashing transaction finality time.
Malaysia Launches DLT Platform for Tokenized Bonds and Sukuk
Bank Negara Malaysia introduced SSDS+, a blockchain-based system for issuing, trading, and safeguarding tokenized government and Islamic debt securities.
Meta Plans Up to $95 Billion in Stock Sales to Fund Massive AI Infrastructure Buildout
The social media giant is preparing a major equity offering to finance continued aggressive spending on AI data centers and compute resources.