OpenAI’s Sora app is now available on Android after massive early success on iOS. The text-to-video generator hit over 1 million downloads in less than five days but immediately faced legal challenges and government criticism over user-generated content.
NYU business students aren’t dreading AI’s impact on jobs despite recent white-collar layoffs. Professor Robert Seamans is having them experiment with adversarial AI approaches in the classroom. The “black sheep” method gets students to engage with AI in unexpected ways.
Verizon is adding AWS to its AI Connect program, building dedicated fiber connections to support massive AI workloads. The partnership builds on existing relationships with Google Cloud and Meta as telcos pivot toward AI infrastructure.
Microsoft and NVIDIA have teamed up to launch the Agentic Launchpad initiative for AI startups in the UK and Ireland. The program provides access to NVIDIA’s GPU infrastructure, Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem, and expert mentorship. Applications are open from November 4-28, 2025.
The psychiatry startup is building an AI companion that provides daily patient check-ins while maintaining human clinician oversight. Their model relies on Remote Therapeutic Monitoring reimbursement to create sustainable revenue streams between traditional sessions.
Ai2 is taking on Google and Microsoft in the geospatial AI space with a completely open platform. OlmoEarth lets anyone monitor deforestation, crop health, and wildfire risk using satellite data.
The Earth observation market is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by geopolitical instability and artificial intelligence. Defense applications now dominate demand, accounting for over 65% of the $2.2 billion data market, while value-added services reached $3.2 billion in 2024.
Investors stuck in linear thinking patterns fundamentally underestimated Nvidia’s exponential growth trajectory. The company’s data center business exploded from $600 million in 2017 to $41.1 billion last quarter while still supply-constrained. Understanding exponential math is crucial for capturing
Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom are investing €1 billion to build an “AI factory” in Munich featuring 10,000 Blackwell GPUs. The facility aims to increase Germany’s AI computing capacity by 50% while complying with local data sovereignty laws. Operations are expected to begin in early 2026.
Zero trust isn’t failing – we’re just implementing it wrong. According to cybersecurity expert Morey Haber, vendor hype and misunderstanding of core concepts are creating implementation challenges. The framework remains crucial in today’s AI-driven security landscape.
