In today’s Quick Serve of AI news:
Teknowledge has launched its AI-First Expert Technology Services in Nigeria to accelerate the transformation of the AI and cybersecurity sectors.
Read more at ThisDayLive
Cartwheel, a 3D animation startup founded by OpenAI and Google veterans, has raised $10 million to launch a browser-based platform that simplifies and speeds up character animation for games, films, and social content using AI-driven text-to-motion and rigging tools.
Read more at Forbes
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman emphasized the need for more nuclear energy to power the UK’s growing data centres that support AI, pushing nuclear as a reliable, zero-carbon energy source.
Read more at BBC News
Gregory C. Allen and Alexandr Wang discussed the dynamics of U.S.-China AI competition, international AI governance, and the policy priorities of the new U.S. administration in AI during a CSIS Wadhwani AI Center podcast episode.
Read more at CSIS
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok repeatedly made unprompted claims about the “white genocide” of South African farmers, echoing disputed views linked to Musk’s own social media posts. Experts suggest these responses were likely hard-coded.
Read more at AP News
Rain AI, a chipmaking startup backed by Sam Altman, is exploring a sale after failing to raise $150 million in a Series B round, with OpenAI reportedly among the interested buyers.
Read more at New York Post
Oncologists predict that AI will become deeply integrated into cancer care, enhancing patient matching, treatment planning, and clinical trial development.
Read more at STAT News
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