Cover foundation model launches, product releases, major company developments, funding activity, regulation, compliance, and compute infrastructure trends shaping the global AI landscape.
According to Odaily, AI model gateway evaluation platform Check4U.ai launched today (May 29). Built on the GatewayBench framework, the platform evaluates AI intermediaries across three core dimensions: credibility, cost-efficiency, and performance. It currently covers more than 10 AI gateway
According to Google Gemini VP Josh Woodward, the company has introduced six usage quota optimization measures in response to user complaints about rapid limit consumption. Key updates include: free access to Flash-Lite model for all prompts without quota deduction; fixing a video generation bug
According to Xinhua, U.S. Vice President Vance said on May 28 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado that his greatest concern about artificial intelligence is how it will change the nature of warfare. Vance stated that AI is reshaping the battlefield, with some changes being positive and others
Japan's three largest banks — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and Mizuho Bank — are set to gain access to OpenAI's latest AI model to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and improve threat detection capabilities, according to reports from Nikkei.
Anthropic completed a $65 billion Series H funding round on May 28, 2024, bringing its post-money valuation to $965 billion and surpassing OpenAI as the highest-valued AI company in Silicon Valley. The round was led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital. The funding
According to Anthropic's official announcement on May 28, the AI startup completed its Series H funding round raising $65 billion, led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, and Greenoaks, achieving a post-investment valuation of $965 billion. This valuation surpasses OpenAI, which reached $852 billion
According to OpenAI's latest release notes announced today, the company is retiring OpenAI o3 and GPT-4.5 from ChatGPT's web and mobile interfaces to optimize resource allocation and focus engineering efforts on the newer GPT-5.5 flagship series.
GPT-4.5 will enter a 30-day transition period and
Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Kouke met with OpenAI executives today, agreeing to allow certain Japanese financial institutions to use OpenAI's latest AI models.
According to Orix's official announcement on X, Orix has partnered with UXLINK on May 28 to combine AI-powered experiences with Web3 social engagement and strengthen digital community connectivity. The partnership aims to improve user engagement across the broader Web3 ecosystem by connecting more u
According to Odaily, Visa has invested in AI coding platform Replit to advance agentic payments, enabling developers and AI agents to receive payments directly within the platform.
According to SimilarWeb traffic data monitored by Beating, the consumer-level AI market has entered a three-way competition led by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic over the past six months. ChatGPT's global user traffic share fell significantly from 80% to 60%, while Gemini's independent visitor traffi
According to Microsoft's latest report released May 29, decision-making is the primary AI application in the workplace, accounting for 28% of AI-related activities based on analysis of over 100,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot chat records. This significantly exceeds traditional office tasks such as
MediaTek aims to generate $2 billion in revenue from its AI chip business in 2026, with targets of up to $12 billion by 2027, according to the company's forward guidance.
Terawulf has acquired a major AI-focused data center site in Kentucky as it accelerates its shift from bitcoin mining toward high-performance computing. The deal strengthens the company’s power-backed infrastructure strategy and drew a strong response from investors.
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XPeng Group Announces 2025 Mass Production Plans for Robotaxi and Humanoid Robots
XPeng Group CEO He Xiaopeng announced during the company's May 28 earnings call that the company will complete mass production of both Robotaxi vehicles and humanoid robots in 2025, aiming to transform physical AI te
According to He Xiaopeng, Xpeng's chairman and CEO, at an earnings call on May 28, the company plans to complete mass production of Robotaxi and humanoid robots this year. He Xiaopeng stated that Xpeng is undergoing a transformation from an electric vehicle manufacturer to a physical AI company,
According to NousResearch, the team released Hermes Agent v0.15.0 in late May, reducing the core run_agent.py code by 76% from 16,083 to 3,821 lines. The update delivers significant performance gains: cold-start time compressed to 0.8 seconds, and session search optimized to 20 milliseconds—a 4,500-
According to BlockBeats, on May 29, Anthropic's contract price on Hyperliquid rose 6.7% intraday to $1,480 (implied valuation approximately $1.48 trillion), building on a 35.8% rally over the past 10 days following the completion