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The Missing Runtime for Long-Running AI Agents

Enterprise AI agents need more than stronger models. They need durable execution environments that can coordinate multi-step workflows, survive failures, pause for human review and resume reliably after disconnects or delays. AI Agents Have Moved Beyond Chat Demos AI agents work beautifully in demos.

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Raised on AI

When my oldest child was born, I immediately set up Gmail and Twitter accounts in her name. I broadly announced her birth online and proceeded to plaster her photo across all sorts of platforms.

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Time to pick an AI side

The Trump administration is pressing 35 countries to choose between Washington’s Pax Silica AI coalition and China’s rival bloc

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The End of Programming

  • Bun 1.4 release marks significant shift from Zig to Rust
  • AI rewrite of Bun by one developer in 11 days
  • AI-driven software creation on the verge of becoming mainstream

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Oumi Want Every Enterprise to Build Its Own AI Brain

Oumi launched its Compounding AI Factory this month, a platform built to automate the development of specialized enterprise artificial intelligence models. Instead of assembling a team of machine learning engineers to build, evaluate and improve a model by hand, the company argues AI itself can do that work, letting enterprises…

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ASTRI partners with Saint Francis University on medical AI

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute signed an agreement with Saint Francis University on 24 August 2026 to develop health technologies

  • ASTRI partners with Saint Francis University for medical AI research
  • Collaboration focuses on AI-driven biomaterial design and digital health solutions
  • Joint programs include R&D, commercialization, and student internships

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Why SK AX and SAP Are Betting on Agentic AI to Reinvent Enterprise ERP

SK AX and SAP are betting that agentic AI can reshape how companies operate ERP systems spanning finance, human resources, procurement, inventory and sales — potentially moving enterprises closer to a…

  • SK AX and SAP collaborate on integrating agentic AI into enterprise ERP systems.
  • Partnership aims to create AI-native enterprises with AI agents embedded in daily operations.
  • SK AX's AI capabilities, like my Finance and EAR Studio, combine with SAP's technologies.

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OpenAI Enters Final Stage of Second-Generation Chip Design

OpenAI is moving to reduce its reliance on Nvidia by deploying its self-developed artificial intelligence semiconductor, Jalapeno, in real-world operations within the year.

  • OpenAI completes second-generation AI chip, Jalapeno, for reduced Nvidia dependence.
  • Jalapeno outperforms Nvidia’s GB300 in power efficiency and response speed tests.
  • Chip integrates Samsung’s HBM4 memory for 15.4TB/s bandwidth, 700-watt power consumption.
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