Pangea Labs, a cybersecurity company, has launched specialized AI Red Teaming services that simulate malicious cyberattacks on AI systems to help organizations identify vulnerabilities and improve incident response capabilities. The services leverage research-backed methodologies developed by Dr. Jim Hoagland and practical attack expertise demonstrated by Joey Melo, who recently achieved 100% completion in the HackAPrompt 2.0 competition. Pangea's Red Teaming offering provides comprehensive security assessments and a newly published AI Attack Taxonomy, which classifies attack vectors and defensive strategies, to help organizations stay ahead of evolving AI security risks.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pangea-launches-new-research-division-and-red-teaming-services-to-combat-growing-ai-security-attacks-302504789.htmlS&P Global Inc. has partnered with AI model developer Anthropic to share certain financial datasets with its artificial intelligence platform Claude, as part of a push to expand its offerings in the financial services sector. The partnership will provide access to data from S&P's Capital IQ Pro platform, including company financial statements and earnings call transcripts, to help financial analysts conduct market research and generate models for pitch decks.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/s-p-global-to-share-data-with-anthropic-for-new-claude-offeringPresident Donald Trump and Sen. David McCormick of Pennsylvania will jointly announce tens of billions of dollars in energy and technology investments in the state during a conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The investments, totaling $90 billion, are part of Trump's "energy dominance" agenda and aim to create jobs and opportunities for working families. Google is investing $25 billion in AI and data center infrastructure over two years, while Brookfield has signed contracts for $3 billion of power from hydroelectric dams on the Susquehanna River. Other companies, including CoreWeave and Gradiant, are also committing significant funds to projects such as a lithium extraction facility in northeastern Pennsylvania and a data center in southcentral Pennsylvania.
https://www.koat.com/article/trump-mccormick-energy-tech-investments-pennsylvania/65415090Zendesk has released several updates to its platform, including AI-powered solutions that streamline customer and employee support, automate tasks, and enhance the overall experience. The company's President of Product, Engineering and AI, Shashi Upadhyay, stated that Zendesk is accelerating innovation to meet evolving customer needs. Key updates include Agentic AI³, which enables autonomous tools to reason and resolve issues without manual setup, and Generative Search, which delivers instant AI-powered answers in the Help Center. Other enhancements focus on optimizing agent productivity, security, and system management, as well as improving reporting, knowledge management, and workforce engagement. These updates aim to provide businesses with powerful, flexible, and intelligent customer experience solutions that combine automation and human insight for seamless interactions.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zendesk-accelerates-ai-innovation-with-new-capabilities-advancing-the-resolution-platform-vision-302504883.htmlAnthropic, an artificial intelligence startup, is launching a package of new software services to streamline work for financial analysts, targeting Wall Street professionals as it joins the growing list of AI companies competing in this space.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/openai-rival-anthropic-courts-finance-industry-with-new-ai-toolsChinese military services don't need Nvidia's chips or American tech stacks to build their military, according to a statement. This comes as concerns grow that Chinese companies and military agencies may use US tech to enhance capabilities, despite harsh restrictions limiting China's access to top AI technologies aimed at curbing its advancement.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-ai-job-losses-will-come-ifthe-world-runs-out-of-ideasGoogle's president Ruth Porat supports President Trump's plan to invest in AI, with a focus on leading the nation in AI development. The company has partnered with Brookfield Asset Management to modernize two hydropower facilities in Pennsylvania, representing 670 MW of capacity. Senator David McCormick from Pennsylvania emphasizes the importance of US leadership in AI, warning that losing ground to China could result in loss of control over infrastructure and data. Trump's "Stargate" project aims to invest up to $500 billion in US AI infrastructure, with initial investments totaling $100 billion from SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle.
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40372791/trump-to-unveil-investments-to-power-ai-boomLG Group has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model called Exaone 4.0, which is South Korea's first hybrid-reasoning AI system. The model is being rolled out globally as LG AI Research aims to accelerate its development in the field of artificial intelligence.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/south-koreas-lg-unveils-ai-model-in-quickening-global-raceLG AI Research has unveiled EXAONE 4.0, the country's first hybrid AI model, which integrates a Large Language Model with a reasoning AI model to solve problems. Developed by LG AI Research, EXAONE 4.0 surpasses leading open-weight models from the US, China, and France in benchmark comparisons. The model has been released as an open-weight model on Hugging Face for research and educational purposes. Jinsik Lee, Head of EXAONE Lab at LG AI Research, stated that the company will continue to develop its AI technology to ensure EXAONE becomes a leading frontier model representing Korea.
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