What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. What would it take to convince you that the era of truth decay we were long warned about—where AI content dupes us, shapes our beliefs even when we catch the lie, and…

Swedish startup Berget AI lands €2.1M as demand grows for sovereign AI in Europe

Swedish AI company Berget AI has raised €2.1 million (SEK 24 million) in funding. The investment comes at a time when AI is rapidly becoming critical infrastructure, while increasing regulatory requir…

Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants 

Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.

The crucial first step for designing a successful enterprise AI system
The crucial first step for designing a successful enterprise AI system

Many organizations rushed into generative AI, only to see pilots fail to deliver value. Now, companies want measurable outcomes—but how do you design for success? At Mistral AI, we partner with global industry leaders to co-design tailored AI solutions that solve their most difficult problems. Whether it’s increasing CX productivity with Cisco, building a more…

The Top Open AI Models Are Chinese. Arcee AI Thinks That’s A Problem.

The American startup is pitching investors on a $1 billion+ valuation to train a model over a trillion parameters, aiming to reclaim the open-weight lead from Chinese labs like Moonshot and DeepSeek.

Wisconsin towns reportedly signed secret NDAs for billion-dollar data center deals — Microsoft and Meta hide behind confidential agreements

At least four Wisconsin municipalities are understood to have signed underhanded nondisclosure agreements concerning new data centers while negotiating their development.
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Nvidia’s plan to invest $100 billion in OpenAI appears unlikely — Jensen reportedly criticizing OpenAI’s business decisions in private discussions

Nvidia and OpenAI are still in talks about the $100-billion MOU the two parties signed in September 2025, and it seems that deal will be modified for a much “smaller” sum of tens of billions of dollars.
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Vibe Coding Startup Cognition Mints A New AI Billionaire

Steven Hao, the $10 billion startup’s CTO, is the latest AI founder to join the three comma club, with an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion.