AI & Machine Learning

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CollectivIQ Launches Multi-Model AI Consensus Platform to Reduce Hallucinations

Boston-based CollectivIQ launches publicly with a platform that queries ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and up to 10 other LLMs simultaneously, then synthesizes a consensus response — claiming to reduce hallucination rates by cross-referencing answers across models.

Mar 4

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Alibaba's Qwen Tech Lead Junyang Lin Resigns, Shaking China's AI Talent Landscape

Junyang "Justin" Lin, the tech lead who grew Alibaba's Qwen from an unknown side project to 700 million cumulative downloads, resigns alongside two key colleagues — triggering a 5.3% drop in Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares and raising questions about talent retention in China's AI boom.

Mar 3

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Alibaba Releases Qwen 3.5 Small Models for On-Device AI from 0.8B to 9B Parameters

Alibaba's Qwen team launches the Qwen 3.5 Small Model Series — five models from 0.8B to 9B parameters designed for edge deployment — with the 9B flagship matching or surpassing larger open-source models on coding and reasoning benchmarks.

Mar 2

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DeepSeek Launches V4: Trillion-Parameter Multimodal Model Optimized for Chinese Hardware

DeepSeek releases V4, a trillion-parameter multimodal model capable of generating text, images, and video with over one million tokens of context — optimized for Huawei Ascend and Cambricon chips as the Chinese AI ecosystem matures beyond Nvidia dependency.

Mar 1

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Microsoft and OpenAI Reaffirm Partnership as Amazon Investment Reshapes AI Alliances

Microsoft and OpenAI issue a joint statement affirming their partnership remains "strong and central" following OpenAI's $110 billion funding round that brought Amazon — Microsoft's primary cloud competitor — in as the largest single investor.

Feb 28

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OpenAI Raises $110 Billion at $730 Billion Valuation with Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank

OpenAI finalizes the largest private funding round in history at $110 billion, with Amazon investing $50 billion, Nvidia $30 billion, and SoftBank $30 billion — valuing the company at $730 billion pre-money and $840 billion post-money.

Feb 27

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RLWRLD Closes $26 Million Seed Round for Robotics Foundation Models in Singapore

Singapore-based RLWRLD, developing foundation models for robotic manipulation and navigation, closes a $26 million Seed 2 round co-led by Headline Asia and Z Venture Capital to train general-purpose robot intelligence on simulated and real-world data.

Feb 26

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Wayve Raises $1.2 Billion Series D for Autonomous Driving AI from Mercedes-Benz, Nvidia, and Uber

London-based Wayve closes a $1.2 billion Series D led by Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Nissan, and Uber — with total commitments reaching $1.5 billion including milestone-based payments — to scale its end-to-end learned driving AI across multiple vehicle platforms.

Feb 25

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EU AI Act Penalties Take Effect as Member States Launch First Compliance Audits

Three weeks after the February 2 deadline for prohibited AI practices, EU member states begin their first formal compliance audits — targeting emotion recognition in workplaces, social scoring systems, and real-time biometric surveillance.

Feb 24

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AI Capital Tracker: February 2026 on Pace to Shatter All Venture Funding Records

AI-focused venture funding in the first eight weeks of 2026 has already exceeded $195 billion globally, putting the year on track to more than double 2025's full-year total — driven by mega-rounds from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo.

Feb 23

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DeepSeek Silently Expands Context Window 10x to One Million Tokens

DeepSeek quietly updates its web application to support a one-million-token context window — a 10x expansion from 128K tokens — enabling processing of entire codebases in a single session ahead of the anticipated V4 release.

Feb 22

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Alibaba Launches Qwen 3.5: Open-Weight Model Claims to Beat GPT-5.2 and Claude on 80% of Benchmarks

Alibaba releases Qwen 3.5, a 397-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model with visual agentic capabilities, claiming benchmark superiority over GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, and Gemini 3 Pro while costing 60% less to run than its predecessor.

Feb 22