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U.S.-based Gather AI has closed a $40 million Series B funding round to expand its Physical artificial intelligence (AI) Platform, a system that uses autonomous drones and AI-powered cameras to give warehouse operators real-time visibility into their inventory. The round was led by Smith Point Capital Management, a VC firm founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block, and brings Gather AI’s total funding to $74 million since the company launched in 2017. What the Gather AI Platform Solves Gather AI’s core product sits at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning, and drone hardware. Rather than building specialized equipment from…

The artificial intelligence (AI) systems powering self-driving cars and humanoid robots are becoming the next major target for hackers, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten has warned. Speaking to Axios last week, Weingarten said that while the cybersecurity industry remains focused on protecting AI models from known threats like data poisoning and prompt injections, a larger and more dangerous wave of attacks on physical AI systems is forming. What Weingarten Is Warning About Most current discussions around AI security focus on protecting large language models (LLMs) from prompt injections, where hidden instructions in text cause an AI to behave in unintended ways,…

Tesla has put an artificial intelligence (AI) training center into operation in China, a move the company says is designed to adapt its Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology to local road conditions, filling a gap that has held the system back since its China debut nearly a year ago. Tesla China Vice President Grace Tao confirmed the development in early February, telling Shanghai-based financial media outlet Cailian that the facility is now active and focused on building out local assisted-driving and AI capabilities. Tao said the center has sufficient computing power to support development of assisted-driving features, though she declined to…

OpenAI will not use the name “io,” or any version of it, for its forthcoming AI hardware products. The company confirmed this in a court filing as part of an ongoing trademark infringement lawsuit. The filing is part of a trademark case filed after OpenAI acquired famed Apple designer Jony Ive’s startup io. Alongside the branding decision, OpenAI also revealed that its first hardware device won’t ship to customers before the end of February 2027, which is a delay from the previously communicated target of a late 2026 product reveal. What the Court Filing Says In the filing, Peter Welinder,…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently told employees in an internal Slack message, viewed by CNBC, that ChatGPT is “back to exceeding 10% monthly growth.” The announcement comes as the company is in active discussions to close what could be the largest private funding round in tech history, and as pressure from rivals intensifies on multiple fronts. The AI startup currently counts more than 800 million weekly active users on ChatGPT, according to the same internal communication. While that figure alone is striking, late 2025 saw a slowdown in ChatGPT downloads, with Altman declaring a “Code Red” to prioritize improvements on…

The world’s top artificial intelligence (AI) companies are heading to New Delhi, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Meta’s Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang among the executives confirmed to attend the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The summit is expected to run from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan. The five-day event is organized by India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) through its IndiaAI Mission, and is the first global AI summit of this scale to be held in the Global South. The summit has recorded over…

Samsung has named 10 young innovator teams as its Solve for Tomorrow global ambassadors, granting each team funding and up to two years of continued support to develop their AI-powered solutions into market-ready products. The announcement was made during the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Samsung House in Milan, with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and Samsung’s Head of Global Marketing, Won-Jin Lee, in attendance. The 10 teams, which were taken from regional Solve for Tomorrow competitions across countries including the U.S., Australia, the UK, France, Turkey, China, Indonesia, and India, were selected through a joint…

New York-based cybersecurity startup Reco has closed a $30 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $85 million.  The round was led by Zeev Ventures, with participation from all existing investors like Insight Partners, boldstart ventures, and Angular Ventures, and new corporate backers including Workday Ventures, TIAA Ventures, S Ventures, and Quadrille Capital. The announcement comes less than 10 months after the company’s previous raise, a pace that reflects how quickly demand for artificial intelligence (AI) SaaS security is growing among large enterprises. What Reco Does Founded in 2020, Reco builds security infrastructure specifically for AI-driven…

Samsung has officially confirmed that its next flagship smartphone lineup, the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, will be revealed at Galaxy Unpacked on February 25, 2026. The event will be taking place in San Francisco, California, beginning at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET), with a live stream available on Samsung’s website, YouTube channel, and the Samsung Newsroom. Galaxy AI sits at the center of the announcement, with Samsung describing that the new phones were built to make intelligence personal and adaptive. Samsung’s Focus on Artificial Intelligence Samsung’s official event announcement makes clear that Galaxy AI will…

Singapore has brought a new kind of data centre online, one built from the ground up for liquid-cooled AI workloads rather than retrofitted around them. Nxera, Singtel’s regional data centre arm, has opened DC Tuas, a 58MW facility that combines Singapore’s largest direct-to-chip liquid cooling deployment with high‑density power and strict efficiency targets to support the next wave of GPU-heavy AI infrastructure. A Facility Built Around Liquid Cooling DC Tuas is designed specifically for the heat and power profile of modern AI hardware, where racks can push well beyond what traditional air cooling can handle efficiently. The eight-storey, carrier‑neutral site…