AuthBridge Launches GroundCheck.ai to Power Contact Point Verification in India
With coverage across 20,000+ PIN codes, it addresses issues like inconsistent field checks and slow turnaround time.
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Linux Foundation Launches Agent2Agent Project to Standardize AI Agent Interoperability
A2A was originally developed by Google and has now been donated to the Linux Foundation.
Snowcap Raises $23 mn to Build Superconducting AI Chips
The company claims its chips will be 25x more power-efficient than today’s best processors and will target AI inference and training workloads.
Salesforce Launches Agentforce 3 With New AI Command Center and Expanded Integration Tools
The Command Center gives teams real-time visibility into agent performance, highlights trends, and provides AI-powered recommendations.
Tesla Begins Robotaxi Services in Austin
Notably, each ride includes a Tesla employee in the passenger seat as a “safety monitor.”
LinkedIn AI Writer has Very Few Takers: CEO
He adds that AI-related job listings have increased sixfold over the past year.
Apple Top Exec Considers Buying Perplexity
Perplexity’s price tag would dwarf Apple’s $3 billion Beats deal from 2014.
Most AI Models Will Resort to Blackmailing: Research
In at least some cases, models from all developers resorted to malicious insider behaviors.
Biggest Data Breach in History: 16 bn Records Exposed in Massive Leak
The data appears to have been collected using various infostealer malware.
Salesforce Hikes Prices by 6% Citing AI Integration
Starter, Pro, and Foundations editions remain unaffected.
Cloudflare Blocked the Biggest DDoS Attack Ever
Originating from over 122,000 IP addresses across 5,400+ autonomous systems worldwide, nearly half of the malicious traffic came from Brazil and Vietnam.
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Google Confirms Using YouTube Videos to Train Veo 3 AI
Other tech giants like Apple, Anthropic, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft also access YouTube data for AI model training.