Shampoo and cookies get an AI makeover as consumer giants rewire their labs

The AI story has mostly been told through chips, data centres, and the companies building the models. It is now being told through the shampoo aisle. The world’s largest makers of everyday goods, th [...]

The UN says AI is moving faster than the rules, and it has a report to prove it

The United Nations has put a number of its concerns about artificial intelligence into a single document, and the headline finding is not subtle. AI capabilities, the organisation says, are accelerati [...]

Most Enterprise AI Isn’t Secure. Here’s What Businesses Can Do

Enterprises are racing to adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI) to stay competitive in their markets. However, security teams face a significant challenge because they are relying on outdated [...]

Congress hasn’t written AI’s rules yet. It already spends nine of every ten AI dollars with OpenAI.

Before Congress writes a single rule for artificial intelligence, it has already picked a supplier. In the year to the end of March, House offices spent nine of every ten visible AI dollars on one pro [...]

Syntiant files for a US IPO, betting public markets want edge AI too

Syntiant, the chipmaker whose low-power processors run artificial intelligence directly on devices rather than in the cloud, has filed for a US initial public offering. The Irvine, California, compan [...]

Edgify Raises $9M to Expand Edge AI Infrastructure for Physical Retail

London-based Edgify has raised $9 million in Series A+ funding to expand its edge artificial intelligence platform, bringing the company’s total funding to $25 million. The round was backed by Rank [...]

Wordsmith Extends Series B With $14 Million to Scale AI for In-House Legal Teams

Wordsmith AI has secured a $14 million extension to its Series B financing as companies increasingly explore whether artificial intelligence can help their internal legal teams handle work that would [...]

Amazon returns to the bond market for at least $25bn to fund its AI build-out

Amazon has gone back to the debt markets for at least $25bn, its largest bond sale of the year and the clearest sign yet of how much the company is prepared to borrow to keep pace in the artificial in [...]

The AI skills gap is growing while schools wait for perfect answers

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future challenge for education. It is already changing how people write, analyze, design, and build. Yet many schools still treat it mainly as a shortcut student [...]