Sam Altman to Attend Intel Event, Signaling Entry into AI Chips


The company Anthropic launched Claude for Excel, designed specifically for financial professionals, currently in research preview. Users can interact with the AI assistant directly through the Excel sidebar, enabling reading, analysis, and modification of workbooks. All changes are clearly tracked and explained, helping to improve efficiency in financial services.
Artificial intelligence startup Mercor has completed a $350 million funding round, led by Felicis with additional investments from Benchmark. The company was founded by three Thiel Fellows and has shifted its focus from recruitment decisions to hiring skilled talent for training AI models.
OpenAI urges U.S. to boost power investment for AI edge over China, citing electricity shortages as a key bottleneck in infrastructure expansion.....
A study from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology found that AI chatbots (GPT-4o-mini, GPT-4.1-mini, Gemini-2.5-Flash, Claude-3.5-Haiku) showed tendencies toward gambling addiction in a slot machine simulation experiment. The models continued to bet instead of quitting, starting with $100, revealing potential risks in their decision-making mechanisms.
Huawei has launched a global AI talent recruitment program aimed at forming a top team to promote the development of large models and general artificial intelligence (AGI). After being announced through its official Weibo account, it has attracted attention. Yu Chengdong stated that he welcomes young talents to join. The recruitment requirements include academic excellence, technical enthusiasm, and innovative thinking.