XAI co-founder's startup River AI raises $1.1 billion to expand custom AI tools

channelnewsasia.com ·2026-08-11

We haven't written up this one. Channel News Asia has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

XAI co-founder's startup River AI raises $1.1 billion to expand custom AI tools channelnewsasia.com

Read the original at channelnewsasia.com →

More in AI

AI can transform banking, but governance is a hurdle

2026-08-11 ·economictimes.indiatimes.com

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development

OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new cybersecurity-focused model called GPT‑5.6‑Cyber that it said is focused on vulnerability research, penetration testing, and incident response.

2026-08-11 ·thehackernews.com

#1 open-source AI app builder

Dyad is an open-source AI app builder for non-coding users
Users can choose AI models like OpenAI and Anthropic
Apps can be deployed to GitHub and Vercel in seconds

2026-08-11 ·dyad.sh

Spotify plans to roll out AI Persona labeling in mid-September for profiles that do "not represent a real person"; the system uses human review and AI tools (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Artist profiles on Spotify that do ‘not represent a real person’ will get an ‘AI Persona’ badge.

2026-08-11 ·theverge.com

OpenAI extends 'Daybreak' security project and reveals new cyber model — but for approved users only

Daybreak now offers two different models that come with varying degrees of compliance.

2026-08-11 ·techradar.com

Nvidia releases Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, an open 30B-parameter MoE model that it says delivers up to 4x faster output speeds, and an agentic AI model router (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE)

Artificial intelligence silicon and software giant Nvidia Corp. today announced two new services: a highly customizable Nemotron model …

2026-08-11 ·siliconangle.com