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Funding

Prentis AI Lab Co-Founded by Reid Hoffman, Marc Pincus Seeks $100M

Prentis, a new AI research lab co-founded by Ritankar Das, Reid Hoffman, and Marc Pincus, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. The startup focuses on computer use models that automate office workflows. It has already signed contracts worth up to $50 million with several customers and claims its Hive-32B model outperforms rivals like OpenAI's GPT-5.4 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 on key benchmarks.

Jul 244 minNeura News
Industry

Cognition Acquires Poke to Give Devin Coding Agent a Personality

Cognition, the startup behind AI coding assistant Devin, has acquired Poke, an AI assistant known for its friendly, conversational style. The deal, valued in the low nine figures, aims to bring Poke's personality-driven interaction model to Devin, making the coding agent feel more like a colleague than a tool. Poke will also benefit from Cognition's models and infrastructure to become faster and more reliable.

Jul 243 minNeura News
AI Models

Anthropic expands Claude voice mode to Opus and Sonnet models

Anthropic has expanded Claude's voice mode to run on its most powerful models, Opus and Sonnet, across mobile, desktop, and web platforms. Users can now switch between models mid-conversation, use voice commands in eleven languages, and connect to external tools like Gmail, Google Calendar, or Slack to compose and send emails by voice. The update positions Claude as a unique option for tool integration in voice AI, though competitors like OpenAI and Google offer more natural speech processing.

Jul 242 minNeura News
Industry

Airbus Scores Cloud Providers on Extraterritorial Law Protection

Airbus has chosen French cloud provider Scaleway as its sovereign cloud partner, making protection against non-European extraterritorial laws a formal, scored criterion in its tender. The aerospace giant assessed providers on technical capabilities, operational excellence, and legal safeguards, including European jurisdiction and data protection. This move signals a shift in how major European industrial buyers evaluate cloud vendors, prioritizing legal jurisdiction alongside technical performance.

Jul 246 minNeura News
Industry

AI guardrails hinder offensive cybersecurity researchers' work

AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have implemented strict guardrails and vetted programs to prevent malicious use of their models. However, these restrictions are now impeding legitimate offensive cybersecurity researchers who need to find vulnerabilities and develop exploits. Researchers report spending more time negotiating with models than working on security, and some are turning to open-source or Chinese models without restrictions.

Jul 246 minNeura News
Product Launch

AMD unveils Helios rack system to challenge Nvidia dominance

AMD announced its Helios rack-scale system at the Advancing AI conference in San Francisco, aiming to compete with Nvidia's Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell systems. The system, which already has customers including OpenAI, Meta, Oracle, Anthropic, and Microsoft, is set to ship later this year. AMD also introduced the Venice-X CPU, expected in 2027, and CEO Lisa Su projected the AI accelerator market could reach $1.4 trillion by 2030.

Jul 233 minNeura News
AI Models

ChatGPT Health Advice Quality Depends on Subscription

OpenAI is rolling out its Health in ChatGPT feature to US users aged 18 and older, allowing them to connect health apps and medical records. Free users receive lower-quality health advice powered by GPT-5.5 Instant, while paying subscribers get access to the stronger GPT-5.6 Sol model. Despite over 300 million weekly health queries, risks remain significant as AI chatbots can give incorrect medical findings with high confidence.

Jul 234 minNeura News
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