AI Agents
Nous Research Bags $90M to Sell Its Open Hermes Agent to Big Business
Nous Research raised $90 million from Nvidia, M12, Samsung and others to take its MIT-licensed Hermes Agent into the enterprise.
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Read today’s brief Most US voters want stricter AI rules, poll finds
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds bipartisan support for tougher AI rules and data-centre limits, plus Odyssey-3 opens up, Moonshot's pre-IPO dispute and a cyber model with 1M context.
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Odyssey-3 Lets Anyone Prompt a Playable World, Physics Sold Separately
Odyssey opened a free public preview of Odyssey-3, a world model that turns text prompts into interactive environments in real time.
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Nvidia Wants to Own America's Answer to DeepSeek, Not Just Fund It
Nvidia, already $800M deep in open-weight startup Reflection AI, is reportedly in talks to buy it or go deeper, days after Beam launched.
AI Agents
Nadella Wants an Emergency Brake on AI, Which Is an Odd Thing for Its Biggest Dealer to Say
Microsoft's CEO says companies should treat advanced AI models as potential insider threats and keep a hand on the kill switch.
AI Agents
Manus Doubles to $4B With a $500M Raise and Eyes Hong Kong
The Singapore-based agent startup closes a $500M+ round co-led by Boyu and IDG, with Tencent in, and starts prepping a Hong Kong IPO.