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The AI world is getting 'loopy'

The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly.

Amazon invites Indian users to beta-test a Hindi version of Alexa+

Amazon is beta-testing a Hindi version of Alexa+ in India, its first expansion into a non-Western-language market.

Amazon's first ever ChatGPT ads reveal a key part of the e-commerce giant's AI strategy

Amazon buys ChatGPT ads to reach more shoppers while limiting OpenAI's access to its shopping data.

Meta pauses an AI training program that tracks employees' keystrokes after an internal leak

Meta pauses an AI training program after sensitive employee data leaks, sparking internal backlash and highlighting security concerns.

AI chipmaker Groq confirms $650M raise, re-staffs after Nvidia's $20B not-acqui-hire deal

What does an AI company do after one of those not-acqui-hire deals? Groq raised money, is leaning into its neocloud business, and is hiring new execs.

Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that's not the same as fixing AI's water problem

Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.

AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes

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SpaceX is leasing AI compute to Reflection, too.

The open-source AI startup has a deal through 2029, similar to Anthropic and Google, to rent compute capacity from SpaceX’s Colossus 2 data center for $150 million per month (up to $6.3 billion), reports the Wall Street Journal.

Lovable CEO says Europe's AI startups have a confidence problem, not a talent problem

Lovable CEO Anton Osika says Europe’s AI gap is about confidence, not talent, as his Stockholm startup hits $500M ARR.

Valve's Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won't be able to buy one yet

Valve says it’s using a randomized purchase queue to make the experience “less frustrating and more fair.”

Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal

Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools.

Google invests $75 million in A24 as DeepMind launches AI filmmaking research partnership

Google is investing $75M in A24 and launching a DeepMind research partnership to build AI filmmaking tools shaped by working directors.