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China’s AI scene is heating up again as the Chinese startup DeepSeek prepares to launch a new AI model that could rival OpenAI’s GPT-5 by the end of 2025.  The Hangzhou-based company, which burst onto the global AI stage earlier this year with its powerful R1 model, is now focusing on something more ambitious – an agentic AI system capable of handling complex tasks autonomously and learning from its own experience. Unlike conventional AI-powered chatbots, the upcoming DeepSeek model aims to work more independently by carrying out multi-step tasks with minimal human guidance. This degree of autonomy could once again…

OpenAI has once again made a major strategic move in the AI industry with its acquisition of Seattle-based product testing startup Statsig in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal.  In addition to the deal that allows Statsig to continue operating independently from its Seattle-based office, the startup’s founder and CEO, Vijaye Raji, will be joining OpenAI as the newly created Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Applications. Founded in 2021, Statsig is now a leading platform for product development and experimentation that provides tools to help companies run A/B tests, manages features flags, and analyzes real-time product data. “Vijaye and his team…

In early September 2025, Cloudflare reportedly mitigated the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, which peaked at an unprecedented 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). Signifying the accelerating scale and sophistication of cyberattacks today, this massive DDoS attack lasted just 35 seconds but generated a staggering 5.1 billion packets per second. What makes this attack particularly concerning is that it used legitimate cloud infrastructure as a major attack vector. In this case, Google Cloud was the passage. “The 11.5 Tbps attack was a UDP flood that mainly came from Google Cloud,” the company said in a post on X. The…

Exa Labs Inc., a San Francisco-based startup focused on building a specialized search engine for artificial intelligence (AI) models, has recently raised $85 million in a Series B funding round led by Benchmark Capital. Founded in 2021 by Will Bryk and Jeff Wang, the company launched its first AI search engine in November 2022, just two weeks before ChatGPT’s loud debut. Exa started with a vision to reinvent search. In what the startup called “stage one,” they built “a state-of-the-art search engine from scratch that is both the fastest and highest quality for AI applications.” While traditional search engines like…

The AI-driven capital expenditure boom sweeping through tech giants, especially hyperscalers, may be entering a perilous phase, Deutsche Bank analysts Adrian Cox and Stefan Abrudan report. The bank’s research highlights a growing disconnect between sky-high AI infrastructure investments and the financial returns these companies can realistically achieve, which also raises concerns about overvaluation and the risk of a valuation reset in the tech sector. The emerging tension, according to the analysts, highlights the challenging economics behind the race to build AI data centers and the sustainability of market enthusiasm around AI. Hyperscalers like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet’s Google have…

OpenAI is moving beyond software to control a critical piece of its AI future by building its own custom-made artificial intelligence chip. Partnering with semiconductor giant Broadcom, OpenAI plans to mass-produce its custom chip starting in 2026, marking a bold step to reduce reliance on existing GPU suppliers like Nvidia and cut costs while optimizing performance for its AI workloads. This partnership, backed by a $10 billion commitment as reported by Financial Times, indicates the intensifying arms race among tech giants to develop specialized hardware tailored to their unique AI needs. The ChatGPT-maker, in developing its AI products, depends on…

GenAI startup ProRata.ai recently secured $40 million in a Series B funding to accelerate the rollout of Gist Answers, an innovative product that is designed to create more revenue opportunities for publishers, especially in the current AI era. With the advent and fast adoption of GenAI comes a growing challenge publishers are dealing with. While their content fuels AI-powered search results and responses, publishers have received little to no compensation for this usage. Gist Answers will directly address this imbalance by putting publishers back in control of how AI uses their content and by creating a new business model where…

Accelerating Starlink’s ambitions to eliminate mobile dead zones and extend 5G coverage to every corner of the globe, Space X has made a massive $17 billion purchase of wireless spectrum from satellite operator EchoStar. This acquisition is set to empower SpaceX’s Starlink project to deliver cellular service directly to smartphones worldwide and at large redefine the future of global connectivity. Through this deal, SpaceX is reported to have acquired EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum license, an essential asset for Starlink to deliver high-capacity, low-latency satellite-to-cellular broadband connectivity. SpaceX will also pay a combination of $8.5 billion in cash with $8.5…

Cato Networks, a leading Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) has acquired Aim Security to strengthen enterprise protection against AI-related security threats, marking the SASE leader’s first acquisition as artificial intelligence workflows create new attack vectors against businesses. The acquisition of Aim Security, an Israeli enterprise-grade GenAI security platform, brings to fore the increasing urgency and need for companies to secure their AI-powered operations.  Aim Security has quickly gained recognition for its comprehensive AI security platform tailored to protect enterprises from evolving AI-related cyber threats. In fact, the company is known to have come up with the phrase “AI Security” after…

Setting new records in space launch cadence and infrastructure scale, SpaceX has expanded its Starlink satellite constellation with the recent deployment of 24 more satellites, bringing SpaceX’s deployment to over 2,000 in this year alone. This expansion highlights SpaceX’s unwavering commitment to revolutionize global internet access through its ambitious broadband satellite network Starlink. SpaceX recently launched a Falcon 9 rocket to deploy 24 more Starlink V2 mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9 booster used in this launch also completed its record 20th flight. As such, SpaceX’s Starlink constellation now comprises over 8,000 active satellites in low-Earth…