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Higgsfield raises its valuation to $5.4 billion in a new funding round and bets on enterprise video production

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Higgsfield has announced the close of a $400 million Series B funding round, bringing its valuation to $5.4 billion, a fourfold increase in just eight months compared to its previous $1.3 billion valuation. The round was led by DST Global, with

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BATON architecture decomposes long-horizon robot tasks into phased exploration and transition-aware memory

M. Jay

Intelligence

BATON architecture decomposes long-horizon robot tasks into phased exploration and transition-aware memory

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Robots face a complex operational challenge when executing long-horizon interactive tasks that require chaining contact-rich skills across a multi-stage trajectory. While vision-language-action (VLA) models master individual skills with high efficiency, the operational chain breaks down when combining them, as errors accumulate beyond the

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Anthropic raises its annualized revenue run rate to $65 billion and targets a $2 trillion valuation

M. Jay

Intelligence

Anthropic raises its annualized revenue run rate to $65 billion and targets a $2 trillion valuation

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Anthropic's revenue continues to accelerate at a rapid pace, not only expanding at record rates but also experiencing steady upward momentum. Data reported by Bloomberg showed that the model maker's annualized revenue run rate surpassed $65 billion by the

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AI, didn't read emerges as a new term confronting the influx of unedited text and exposing the borrowed efficiency gap in workplaces

M. Jay

Intelligence

AI, didn't read emerges as a new term confronting the influx of unedited text and exposing the borrowed efficiency gap in workplaces

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Handling machine-generated content is no longer just a question of productivity and speed, but has become a daily practice drawing growing reservations across professional settings and digital workplaces. After years dominated by the familiar acronym "TL;DR" (too long, didn'

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Relay shuts down workflow automation services as its team joins Chrome to lead AI agents

M. Jay

Intelligence

Relay shuts down workflow automation services as its team joins Chrome to lead AI agents

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Relay, an AI workflow automation startup, has announced the permanent shutdown of its platform, with its executive and technical team, led by founder and CEO Jacob Bank, joining Google to work on the Chrome browser team. The move follows an effort launched in

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SpaceX officially closes acquisition of Cursor, opening largest computing fleet to the coding tool

M. Jay

Intelligence

SpaceX officially closes acquisition of Cursor, opening largest computing fleet to the coding tool

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Cursor, an AI developer software startup, has officially joined SpaceX, completing a major acquisition that brings the coding tool under Elon Musk's umbrella and links it to his extensive computing resources. In a post on its official blog, Cursor confirmed the

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Public Investment Fund and Google Cloud partner to establish an advanced computing hub in Dammam with an estimated 70 billion dollar return

M. Jay

Intelligence

Public Investment Fund and Google Cloud partner to establish an advanced computing hub in Dammam with an estimated 70 billion dollar return

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Saudi Arabia is committing billions of dollars in AI investments to position the sector as a primary pillar of its future economy, marking a shift away from decades of national reliance on oil. These initiatives fall under the Vision 2030 strategy led by

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Pinnacle launches investment fund targeting growth companies and secondary transactions to bridge liquidity gap in Saudi market

M. Jay

Intelligence

Pinnacle launches investment fund targeting growth companies and secondary transactions to bridge liquidity gap in Saudi market

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Pinnacle, a Saudi-based investment firm affiliated with the Wattar Partners network, has launched a new venture capital fund focused on growth-stage companies and secondary market opportunities in the Kingdom. The fund's strategy centers on direct investment in Saudi technology companies through

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Senior data scientist at Dataiku in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

M. Jay

Talent

Senior data scientist at Dataiku in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The role covers developing data science solutions and direct client engagement, requiring 2 to 10 years of experience in Python, SQL, and machine learning modeling.

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Stripe moves to acquire OpenRouter in a deal exceeding $7 billion

M. Jay

Intelligence

Stripe moves to acquire OpenRouter in a deal exceeding $7 billion

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Stripe has completed an acquisition of OpenRouter, an AI routing gateway startup, according to a Bloomberg report. The deal, valued at more than $7 billion, represents a major shift in artificial intelligence infrastructure, placing the payments giant at the center of the multi-model

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Wispr raises $280 million at a $2 billion valuation and expands from voice dictation into meeting notes

M. Jay

Intelligence

Wispr raises $280 million at a $2 billion valuation and expands from voice dictation into meeting notes

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Wispr, known for its AI-powered voice dictation tool, has raised $280 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures at a $2 billion valuation. The round brings the company's total funding to $361 million, less than ten months

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How Abu Dhabi is reshaping artificial intelligence investment returns across data centres and supply chains

M. Jay

Intelligence

How Abu Dhabi is reshaping artificial intelligence investment returns across data centres and supply chains

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Gulf investments in artificial intelligence are undergoing a fundamental shift beyond passive financial stakes in global technology giants, moving toward building an integrated economic ecosystem aimed at generating sustainable, long-term returns. Amid the rapid rise in valuations and revenues of companies such as

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OpenAI closes the computer vision gap in its GPT-5.6 family with a leap in detection alongside cost and stability challenges

M. Jay

Intelligence

OpenAI closes the computer vision gap in its GPT-5.6 family with a leap in detection alongside cost and stability challenges

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Specialised benchmark tests conducted by computer vision platform Roboflow on OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 model family, which includes the Sol, Terra, and Luna models, have shown a tangible shift in computer vision and image processing capabilities, after the company's

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Automated fix from Copilot plants a vulnerability in a Snowflake repository and an intelligent agent uncovers it within days

M. Jay

Intelligence

Automated fix from Copilot plants a vulnerability in a Snowflake repository and an intelligent agent uncovers it within days

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Security research conducted by the Wiz Research team through Snowflake's bug bounty program has revealed a technical incident highlighting the emerging risks of AI-assisted coding tools, where an automated modification involving Copilot Autofix introduced a command injection vulnerability into one of

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Accenture joins LEAP 2026 as generative AI partner as the sovereignty bet shifts from national ambition to enterprise capabilities

M. Jay

Intelligence

Accenture joins LEAP 2026 as generative AI partner as the sovereignty bet shifts from national ambition to enterprise capabilities

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The Saudi capital Riyadh is preparing to host the fifth edition of the global tech conference LEAP 2026 from August 31 to September 3. Described by organisers as the largest and boldest since the event began, this edition marks the return of global

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Remote data science internship in customer success at Cresta

M. Jay

Talent

Remote data science internship in customer success at Cresta

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Cresta, a company specializing in AI solutions for contact centers and customer service, is offering a remote data science internship focused on customer success (Data Science Intern / Customer Success) for students enrolled in bachelor's or master's degree programs in

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Nvidia secures power sites for AI laboratories and dedicates Ohio park to OpenAI computing

M. Jay

Intelligence

Nvidia secures power sites for AI laboratories and dedicates Ohio park to OpenAI computing

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The scaling equation for foundation AI models is shifting from algorithmic design and chip procurement to securing land, power, and core structures, known as LPS resources. Against this backdrop, Nvidia announced a partnership with SB Energy to secure capacity for these resources at

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GitHub moves coding agents from chat maze into shared workspaces to cut coordination costs and anchor oversight

M. Jay

Intelligence

GitHub moves coding agents from chat maze into shared workspaces to cut coordination costs and anchor oversight

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The accelerating shift in software engineering toward hybrid teams of developers and AI agents faces a growing coordination problem, as traditional tools built for individual programming can no longer manage multi-agent workflows smoothly. As code generation speeds up, models produce changes faster than

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Private equity funds in the Middle East confront a mid-market funding gap and the challenge of employing 300 million young people

M. Jay

Talent

Private equity funds in the Middle East confront a mid-market funding gap and the challenge of employing 300 million young people

Listen to this article Read by Anchor World Bank estimates confront policymakers and business leaders in the Middle East and North Africa with a critical demographic and economic challenge, as roughly 300 million young people are expected to look for work by 2050. That projected volume of demand cannot be

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Microsoft links the AI race in Southern Europe to human skills rather than software amid a gap between leadership and employees

M. Jay

Talent

Microsoft links the AI race in Southern Europe to human skills rather than software amid a gap between leadership and employees

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Southern Europe is entering a critical phase in its artificial intelligence trajectory, where the ability to build human capital and develop skills is becoming more important than mere access to the latest software models, according to Charles Calestroupat, Microsoft's Vice President

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Power transformer shortages impose two-and-a-half-year wait times on Gulf AI data centres

M. Jay

Intelligence

Power transformer shortages impose two-and-a-half-year wait times on Gulf AI data centres

Listen to this article Read by Anchor AI data centre expansion plans across the Gulf Cooperation Council face a critical operational bottleneck in the acute global shortage of large power transformers and mounting international competition for available supply, according to supply chain analysts and specialists. This pressure is not limited

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AI data centres run up against cooling constraints as nuclear reactors fail to save power grids alone

M. Jay

Intelligence

AI data centres run up against cooling constraints as nuclear reactors fail to save power grids alone

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Major technology companies and governments worldwide are turning to nuclear power in search of vast, continuous electricity supplies to feed artificial intelligence data centres. Yet these bets are running up against climatic and economic variables that are redrawing the limits of reactor reliance.

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Ruya Bank puts AI agents into banking production via a private cloud and open models in Ajman

M. Jay

Intelligence

Ruya Bank puts AI agents into banking production via a private cloud and open models in Ajman

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Ruya Bank, a digital Islamic community bank based in the emirate of Ajman and licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE, has deployed three operational AI agent use cases into production in partnership with Dubai-based AI software firm Magor. These deployments focus

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Indigenous wisdom at the AI for Good summit calls to halt resource depletion and redefine computational efficiency

M. Jay

Agenda

Indigenous wisdom at the AI for Good summit calls to halt resource depletion and redefine computational efficiency

Listen to this article Read by Anchor The session "AI, Indigenous Wisdom and the Future of Humanity", held as part of the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, placed the paradox of natural resource consumption at the centre of international technology debates. Evie Smith, a consultant in stewardship

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Remote product analytics data scientist at Meta sets advanced requirements in AI agent orchestration

M. Jay

Talent

Remote product analytics data scientist at Meta sets advanced requirements in AI agent orchestration

Listen to this article Read by Anchor Meta is opening applications for a remote product analytics data scientist position, an opportunity aimed at guiding strategic product decisions for consumers and businesses across the company's full family of apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Oculus. The role focuses

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