AI recruiter Alex raises $17M to automate initial job interviews
The Y Combinator startup raised a Series A led by Peak XV Partners.
DeepSeek releases ‘sparse attention’ model that cuts API costs in half
Researchers at DeepSeek released a new experimental model designed to have dramatically lower inference costs when used in long-context operations.
DeepSeek releases ‘sparse attention’ model that cuts API costs in half
Researchers at DeepSeek released a new experimental model designed to have dramatically lower inference costs when used in long-context operations.
OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system
This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon towards conversational agents…
OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system
This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon towards conversational agents…
Vibe coding Anything nabs a $100M valuation, after hitting $2M ARR in its first two weeks
Anything raised an $11 million funding round led by Footwork.
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, its best AI model for coding
Anthropic says its new AI model is robust enough to build production-ready applications, rather than just prototypes.
OpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT
The new safety features come after numerous incidents of ChatGPT validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations — including the death of a teenage boy by suicide.
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Complex Chaos thinks AI can help people find common ground
The startup uses an LLM tailored to helping people arrive at a consensus. Is it enough to help bridge our differences?