AI infrastructure management software startup ASI reaches a $3 billion valuation after raising $325 million in funding

An artificial intelligence startup called ASI Inc. that creates complex models of air traffic and energy networks announced today that it has raised $325 million in Series C funding, bringing its valuation to a whopping $3 billion. The round was led by Spark Capital and joined by participants including Citadel Securities, Craft Ventures, Meritech Capital, … Read more

The next Xbox could launch in 2028 for $1,200 to $1,800, and the Xbox handheld could launch in 2027

What we know so far: Memory shortages due to the AI ​​boom have cast doubt on the release timing and prices of next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. While rumors have pointed to a possible 2027 launch, a new report pushes that back another year, supporting estimates that both devices could break the $1,000 barrier. … Read more

According to Inception, Mercury 3 beats GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 at up to 8x speed

Diffusion language model startup Inception AI Inc. has released Mercury 3, its new flagship model. In the company’s own benchmarks, Mercury 3 GPT-6 beat OpenAI Group PBC’s Luna and Anthropic PBC’s Claude Haiku by 5.5 in eight of 12 tests at four to eight times speed. The publication clears up the main doubts about Inception’s … Read more

Claude’s 64-hour experiment finds 17 binding agents for scorpion toxins

In a development that could accelerate antivenom research, Claude generated over 318,000 protein designs in just 64 hours, 17 of which passed laboratory binding tests against dangerous scorpion neurotoxins. The study, conducted with support from Citrini Research and laboratory testing from Adaptyv Bio and Twist Bioscience, tested 211 selected designs, 17 of which met strict … Read more

Denuvo’s first attempt to identify the cracker Voices38 went too far, a judge said

Connect the dots: Denuvo has spent the last few weeks uncovering the true identity of Voices38. The mysterious cracker has wreaked havoc on the company’s notorious DRM and anti-tampering technology, and Denuvo is now turning to lawyers to expose the veteran programmer. Denuvo’s first attempt to uncover Voices38’s true identity was unsuccessful because the company … Read more

Grafana Labs relies on AI agents to automate the observability of AI agents

Observability software pioneer Grafana Labs Inc. is flexing its muscles in the fast-growing market for artificial intelligence monitoring tools, unveiling a series of updates to its Grafana Cloud platform today at ObservabilityCON 2026. The startup announced a new suite of AI agents, including Assistant Watchers to monitor AI workloads and autonomous agents, and Grafana Cloud … Read more