Cohere in talks for up to $3B raise, report says

Ostris shared results from running Primal-VAE during pre-training, posted to r/StableDiffusion via an X post from the ostrisai account. The thread links only a preview image, with no benchmark numbers or model details disclosed.

The Netherlands plans to eliminate 25,000 civil service positions, about 16% of the workforce, as part of an AI-driven restructuring, per Bloomberg. No timeline or implementation details were included in the report.

BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo sees AI-powered robots as a major growth opportunity, per CNBC. The report ties the pivot to BlackBerry's QNX unit.

Universal and Sony have filed motions to compel against DistroKid and Suno investors Bond Capital, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures and ex-Menlo principal C.C. Gong, seeking documents on training-related copyright liability and Suno's Warner, Believe and BMG licensing pacts. Suno is separately demanding years of DSP-specific streaming data from the MLC.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella joins 20VC to argue companies should own their own intelligence rather than fully trusting frontier models. He has spent 34 years at Microsoft, which was worth $23.5BN when he joined and $300BN when he became CEO.

A YouTube commentary video from The AI Entrepreneurs relays Jensen Huang's reassurance to workers in robotics, manufacturing, and heavy industry that AI will not replace specialized human experts. No specific quotes, figures, or event details are provided in the available snippet.

Nobel Physics laureate Geoffrey Hinton, widely described as a godfather of AI, discusses why AI needs humans at its heart after years of warning about its dangers.