Today on Decoder, I’m joined by Joey Brookhart, an analyst at the chip and AI research firm SemiAnalysis, to help me dig into the story inside the numbers…
Consumers Don’t Want AI. They Want Confidence.
The beauty industry has spent the past few years talking about artificial intelligence. Smarter recommendations, virtual try-ons, skin analysis, and, more…
Chinese spies targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times
US intelligence agencies believe an executive in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s circle is an informant for China. The article Chinese spies targeted Nvidia CEO…
A Document Can Give Your AI Agent Orders. Build for That Before You Go Live.
An invoice arrives as a PDF. Somewhere in it, in white text at zero font size, is a line written for the AI agent that will process it: ignore your…
AI News Brief Hourly Summary 2026-10-29 15h : 10 posts
10 posts published in the last hour 13:35OpenAI’s Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses 13:35Wabi Raises $55M at $1.25B Valuation to Grow Personal AI Assistant 13:35Anthropic’s business plan: Build God or die…
OpenAI’s Astra becomes the main target for Chinese AI labs after Anthropic tightens its defenses
Chinese AI labs are now mainly tapping OpenAI’s most powerful model, GPT-6 Astra, instead of Anthropic’s Claude. The article OpenAI’s Astra becomes the…
Wabi Raises $55M at $1.25B Valuation to Grow Personal AI Assistant
Personal AI assistant company Wabi has raised $55 million in funding led by IVP at a $1.25 billion valuation, according to the company’s announcement…
Anthropic’s business plan: Build God or die trying
The Anthropic S-1 seems to have provided the financial justification for the company to spend as much as it possibly can on compute. If you are the kind…
ShareWillow Raises $8.5M Seed to Build AI Agents for Trades Technicians
ShareWillow has raised $8.5 million in seed funding to expand AI agents for the technicians who keep home service businesses running. The New York company…
Serval Raises $150M Series C at $3B Valuation to Hire Over 500
Serval announced on October 29, 2026 that it has raised a $150 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation, a round led by Sequoia that the company…
Deepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure
Deepgram said that it is committed to keep Pipecat open source.
Pluto Security Details Load/Mine Cryptomining Campaign on Hugging Face
Pluto Security’s research team on October 29, 2026 published its Load/Mine report, disclosing a cryptomining and backdoor campaign distributed through…
Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists, subscriptions, and update delivery instructions
The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what’s on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions with the…
Digital Science Acquires Jenni AI, Linking It to Dimensions Database
Digital Science announced on October 29, 2026 that it has acquired Jenni AI, an AI-native research and writing platform the company says is used by more…
AI News Brief Hourly Summary 2026-10-29 14h : 5 posts
5 posts published in the last hour 12:36Introducing AnySpeechRecognizer and AnyDecisionModel: Open Models for Speech and Decisions on Apple Platforms 12:365 Docker Containers You Need for a Home AI Lab 12:07Crux Labs raises over $6M to improve enterprise agents with…
Introducing AnySpeechRecognizer and AnyDecisionModel: Open Models for Speech and Decisions on Apple Platforms
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5 Docker Containers You Need for a Home AI Lab
Learn which five Docker containers make a reliable home AI lab, from Ollama and Open WebUI to Qdrant, n8n and Portainer CE, what job each one does, and…
Crux Labs raises over $6M to improve enterprise agents with human judgment
Crux Labs, an artificial intelligence platform turning enterprise judgment into continuous agent improvement, launched today with over $6 million in…