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OpenAI releases new reasoning models o3 and o4-mini amid intense competition
OpenAI has launched o3 and o4-mini, which combine sophisticated reasoning capabilities with comprehensive tool integration. These devices enable users to use web searches, Python programming, visual analysis, and image generation more effectively to solve complex problems than their predecessors.
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Llama 4: Meta's first natively multimodal mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture models
Meta has released the Llama 4 models—Scout and Maverick—featuring native multimodality, mixture-of-experts architecture, and state-of-the-art context lengths. Meta also previewed Behemoth, a trillion-parameter model that supposedly outperforms GPT-4.5 and Claude 3.7 Sonnet on STEM benchmarks.
The biggest announcements from Google Cloud Next 25
Google Cloud Next '25 showcased powerful new hardware like Ironwood TPUs, advanced models across all modalities, a comprehensive multi-agent ecosystem, and purpose-built AI agents delivering tangible business results across customer service, creative work, data analysis, coding, and security.
OpenAI secures a record-breaking $40 billion funding round
OpenAI has secured a record-breaking $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, valuing the company at $300 billion, with plans to advance AI research and scale infrastructure as ChatGPT reaches 500 million weekly users.
Isomorphic Labs raised $600M in its first external funding round
AI drug design company Isomorphic Labs has secured $600 million in funding led by Thrive Capital to accelerate development of its AI platform, expand partnerships with pharmaceutical giants, and advance therapeutic programs into clinical trials.
Runway raised a $308M Series D round following its Gen-4 video generation model launch
Runway has released Gen-4, its most advanced AI video generation model yet, shortly before announcing it secured $308 million in Series D funding, positioning the company as a major player in the evolving AI media creation landscape despite legal challenges and industry disruption concerns.
Amazon's Nova Act joins OpenAI and Anthropic's computer using AI agents
Amazon unveiled Nova Act, an AI model for browser-based task completion. Available as a research preview, Nova Act prioritizes reliability in executing simple commands rather than higher-level workflows as the key to unlock genuine AI agents that are both capable and autonomous.
Microsoft launches the Researcher and Analyst AI agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft launched two AI reasoning agents for 365 Copilot. Researcher handles complex research using multiple sources, while Analyst functions as a data scientist to transform raw data into insights. The agents will roll out this month as part of a new program called "Frontier".
Google Unveils Gemini 2.5: Its Most Intelligent AI Model Yet
Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Pro, its most intelligent "thinking model" to date. The model leads in reasoning and coding benchmarks, and features a 1M token context window. Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available for Gemini Advanced users, with Vertex AI integration coming soon.
Browser Use secures $17M in seed funding to help AI agents navigate the web
Browser Use has raised $17 million in seed funding, led by Felicis Ventures, to build infrastructure that converts website interfaces into structured text. This will enable AI agents to navigate the web more effectively and reliably than vision-based approaches.