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OpenAI is getting serious about courting enterprise users. On Tuesday, the AI lab released a new set of capabilities for Codex, meant to expand the agentic tool’s uses in the workplace. Together with the new tools, the company released an internal report on how Codex is being used for knowledge work, finding its uses go far beyond software engineering. “Codex now has more than 5 million weekly active users, up more than 6x since the launch of the desktop app in February,” reads a blog post introducing the report. “While developers remain the largest user group, knowledge workers now represent…

Bumble has “Plans” for you.The dating app is set to launch a new group-dating feature called “Plans” this week, Business Insider has learned. The pilot, which launches in New York and costs money to participate in, will bring together small gatherings of Bumble users to meet in-person.Users must pay a flat fee to RSVP to a “Plan.” After signing up, Bumble users can also invite a plus-one to tag along to the “Plan.” That friend must also pay the RSVP fee. Daters will see the meet-up location after payment.After attending the “Plan,” Bumble will ask users about their experience and…

Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its joint industry initiative to find and fix critical software vulnerabilities using AI, to about 150 new organizations across more than 15 countries, the company said Tuesday.  The news comes a day after Anthropic said it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering, following a $65 billion funding round at a nearly $1 trillion valuation.  Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is at the heart of Project Glasswing. The AI firm dubbed the model its most powerful yet, able to identify thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities over several weeks. In early April, Anthropic gave 50 initial partners, including the…

Anthropic has entered the IPO chat.One of the hottest AI startups in the world is taking its talents to the public markets. Anthropic announced it confidentially filed its S-1 draft with regulators, setting the stage for an IPO as early as this fall.The news comes after Anthropic’s massive $65 billion funding round, valuing it at $965 billion. It also follows reports about Anthropic’s biggest rival, OpenAI, racing to go public.Although OpenAI hasn’t officially filed its IPO paperwork yet, it could still beat Anthropic to the public market. If not, a later IPO also comes with benefits. More on that race…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rafa Maximo, 38, who lives in Miami and worked at Meta. The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I joined Facebook in 2018, it felt like a big deal. I lived in Brazil at the time, where there were fewer opportunities at such big companies.My job was to train media agencies and professionals in Latin America to use our tools for advertising. After roughly a year, the company offered to transfer me to the US.I was not only willing to relocate to take the opportunity to grow my career,…

As enterprises troubleshoot their AI systems, governance has emerged as a key challenge. Some are taking a dual approach: One model to handle incoming queries, and another to keep the first one from getting into trouble. That’s the premise of ZeroDrift, a new AI compliance service that on Tuesday said it had raised $10 million in a seed funding round that saw investments from a16z Speedrun, Reign Ventures, PitchDrive Ventures, and U&I Ventures, among others. The company deals entirely with the second part of the system, sitting between AI models and end users to flag and replace any messages that…

Shares in US-based semiconductor manufacturer Marvell Technology surged in premarket trading on Tuesday after glowing praise from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.During an appearance onstage at a conference in Taiwan on Monday, Huang told the crowd and Marvell CEO Matthew Murphy that the California chipmaker would be the “next trillion-dollar company.””Whoa, that would be exciting! Let’s do it together,” Murphy replied.Huang, speaking as part of Murphy’s keynote, went on to explain the reasoning behind his view, saying that Marvell has enabled greater connectivity across AI systems.”Useful AI has arrived. It’s the reason your demand is going through the roof,” Huang said.”When…

Impulse Space, a startup founded by SpaceX engine guru Tom Mueller to build highly-maneuverable spacecraft, announced a $500 million Series D this week that it will use to hire as many as 200 new employees. The round, led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC, with participation from Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Linse Capital, reflects investor interest in space and defense tech as the U.S. government hurls cash at national security problems and SpaceX gears up for its IPO. Impulse is focused on in-space mobility. The company has developed a highly maneuverable platform called Mira that is targeted at U.S.…

Brian Rezendes’ deep connection with AI began when he used it to manage inventory at his job at a hardware store.Three days a week, the 64-year-old had to get up on a ladder and audit the top racks, counting goods and making sure everything was in the right place. The task was a struggle at his age, he said. So he used AI to keep track.He would count the displays downstairs first and record those with AI. Then, he would go upstairs and ask the AI if he had one of those units downstairs. If yes, he would add it…

One AI-proof job: protecting the data centers behind the boom.Safeguarding the sprawling facilities that power AI models and cloud computing is creating demand for engineers to build the technology, as well as for workers who guard those facilities.Job postings that mention “physical security” and “data centers” have nearly quadrupled since early 2020, according to Indeed data.As tech companies pour billions into AI infrastructure, data centers are becoming as critical to the economy as utilities and airports, said Eddie Sorrells, CEO of DSI Security Services, a firm based in Dothan, Alabama.The push to hire security workers is occurring as data centers…