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AI agents continue to drive tech industry—for better or worse

Japan Backs Optical Chiplet Factory to Halve Chip-to-Chip Power in AI Systems

Optical chiplets for AI data centers gained Japan government backing as NEDO selected an NTT-led consortium to develop silicon photonics mass-production infrastructure. The project targets production samples in 2028 and requires a tenfold manufacturing productivity gain to become commercially

Blacksmith Joins Unicorn Club on $66M Sequoia-Led Round

AI code testing platform hits $1B valuation as Sequoia leads Series C investment

VAST Data Introduces New Foundation Stack for Secure, Production-Ready AI Agent Sandboxes with NVIDIA

The Same Banks Writing the Rules for AI Agents Are the Ones Locking Them Out

Bank of America and Wells Fargo sit on both lists: the open standard's roster and this month's lockout wave. The protocol is a draft. The walls are live. And Wells Fargo's liability contract lands three days before Black Friday.

Europe risks startup exodus as regulation, funding and skill gaps hamper AI adoption, AWS EMEA head says

A foreign brokerage predicts that private investments in Indian AI startups are rapidly growing, with potential listings adding up to USD 100 billion to India's market capitalisation over the next two to five years. Goldman Sachs reported a tripling of PE investment in Indian AI startups in 2025 and highlighted India's rising global rank in AI funding and new AI companies.

Notified Opens Model Context Protocol (MCP) Beta Program for PR and IR Data and Services

NVIDIA DGX Station for Windows brings a concrete enterprise-ready solution to local AI: combining powerful hardware connected to the applications and workflows people already use, meant for individuals or entire teams to leverage AI, locally.......

AI could turn scientific papers into research assistants

An AI ‘virtual author’ can help scientists use a paper’s methods on new data. But it’s not going to match a human author’s expertise.

Developers Report Mixed Feelings as AI Adoption Hits Record Highs, Atlassian Survey Finds

New findings from Atlassian indicate growing skepticism among developers about whether these tools are deliveringvalue or simply shifting workload demands.

Europe Faces AI Startup Exodus Amid Regulation, Funding & Skill Gaps