
Databricks lands $5B at $190B as investor demand dwarfed its original plans
Databricks funding rose to $5B at a $190B valuation after investor demand hit $15B, fueling AI, acquisitions and growth.

Databricks funding rose to $5B at a $190B valuation after investor demand hit $15B, fueling AI, acquisitions and growth.

OpenAI executive departure Denise Dresser follows Brad Lightcap’s exit as the company reshapes leadership ahead of a possible IPO.

IBM and OpenAI are teaming up to expand enterprise AI, training thousands of consultants and targeting major industries with new tools.

OpenAI’s Ultrafast mode makes GPT-5.6 Sol run up to 14x faster, targeting enterprise workflows and real-time AI use.

Anthropic found AI agents can sabotage, collude and conform when paired together, exposing a new safety risk for agent swarms.

Suno Studio 2.0 adds MIDI, automation, effects and a chatbot, pushing the AI music app closer to a real DAW.

Higgsfield’s AI movie Cully Hill Boys shows how human writing, licensing and direction still shape the most convincing AI movie yet.

Microsoft is merging Copilot apps and cutting weak features, a Copilot apps reset that shows its AI strategy is shifting toward simplicity.

Apple is reportedly negotiating a pay-per-use model for Siri AI news access, a move that could reshape publisher deals and Apple’s assistant.

Google DeepMind’s shakeup has sparked doubts about whether Google still wants to lead AI, or just monetize it through Search and Cloud.