Insider Brief Axle, the AI-native clearinghouse for insurance, announced $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners, with continued investment from Y Combinator and Gradient, and participation from Stage 2 Capital and industry angels including the founders of Cover Genius. Axle now clears more than $100 billion in coverage annually for over 4,000…

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Multiple security researchers reported losing access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program, which grants vetted researchers reduced-restriction access to advanced AI models for legitimate security work. OpenAI confirmed the issue stemmed from a technical error affecting a limited number of users, primarily those located outside the U.S. and Europe, and asked affected researchers to…

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Google announced a broad set of new AI-powered study features across Search and Gemini, including interactive visuals, 3D simulations, customized practice quizzes, and a dedicated learning hub, as the company works to position Gemini as a primary AI tool for students amid growing competition from OpenAI and education-focused startups. Within Search, students can now generate…

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TerraPower, the nuclear power startup founded by Bill Gates, plans to announce its first data center-focused nuclear project later this year, according to a Bloomberg report. The facility would mark the company’s second power plant, following one already under construction in Wyoming, with groundbreaking expected in 2027. While TerraPower has not named the customer for…

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Insider Brief Corma, the first frontier AI lab for defensive cybersecurity, announced $60 million in seed funding led by Sequoia Capital, alongside Khosla Ventures and Coatue, and is already working with Fortune 100 companies. In simulations using models like OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, Corma found AI attackers succeeded 88% of the time while AI…

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Insider Brief Point2 Technology, a developer of RF-based interconnect solutions for AI data-center infrastructure, announced an extension of its Series B financing led by LB Investment, with new strategic participation from Arm and continued support from Maverick Silicon, bringing total Series B funding to $136 million. The round expands a backer roster that also includes…

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Amazon announced that its AI assistant, Alexa+, will now be available for free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., regardless of whether users have an Amazon Prime subscription. The update introduces conversational search, smart home controls, and AI-generated content recommendations, expanding an offering that previously cost $19.99 monthly for non-Prime members. According…

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Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}, and welcome to our 12,567 new readers. Four days ago, Dario Amodei went on X to say Anthropic’s biology work was months away from its first “early glimmers.” Did he undersell the timeline? Claude just added protein design to its…

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If you use AI at work, the tools you rely on could change again before February. OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, several Chinese labs, and a group of world-model startups are all preparing or rumored to be preparing new releases. Some have announced dates. Others have only appeared in testing reports, leaks, or investor comments. This…

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Stripe has agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model-routing platform that gives developers access to hundreds of models through a single interface. The deal adds model selection and routing to Stripe’s existing work around AI usage and token-based billing. OpenRouter supports more than 400 models from over 80 providers, according to Stripe. Rather than requiring…

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