CodaDailyhttps://codadaily.siteTechnology, AI, business, startups and software development — every day.enSat, 19 Sep 2026 18:33:25 GMT IMF says AI could lift European productivity while increasing economic strainshttps://codadaily.site/article/imf-europe-ai-productivity-strainshttps://codadaily.site/article/imf-europe-ai-productivity-strainsSat, 19 Sep 2026 11:30:33 GMTAn IMF paper says AI could improve productivity in Europe while also widening inequality and increasing pressure on power infrastructure. Ten days of warnings, launches and debate reshape the AI conversationhttps://codadaily.site/article/ten-days-changed-ai-2026https://codadaily.site/article/ten-days-changed-ai-2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTA rapid sequence of model releases and safety warnings has intensified debate over how quickly frontier AI should advance. Vals wants to become a more trusted standard for AI benchmarkinghttps://codadaily.site/article/vals-ai-benchmarking-neutral-standardhttps://codadaily.site/article/vals-ai-benchmarking-neutral-standardSat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTVals wants independent AI evaluation to become a trusted layer of the model market as developers and enterprises struggle to compare rapidly changing systems. Anthropic weighs a new AI model as competition intensifieshttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-weighs-new-ai-model-2026https://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-weighs-new-ai-model-2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:05:20 GMTAnthropic is considering a new model release as competition among frontier AI labs intensifies. Anthropic weighs a new AI model as OpenAI competition intensifieshttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-new-model-ipo-2026https://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-new-model-ipo-2026Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:05:20 GMTAnthropic is weighing another frontier AI release as OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra gains enterprise traction, putting model competition, safety and economics in direct tension. Anthropic and Accenture commit $2B to independent frontier-model evaluationhttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-accenture-2b-ai-evaluationhttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-accenture-2b-ai-evaluationFri, 18 Sep 2026 21:02:51 GMTAnthropic and Accenture plan to commit at least $2 billion over five years to embedded evaluation and red-team testing of frontier AI models. Anthropic confirms a physical biology lab as its life-sciences work expandshttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-biology-lab-ai-drug-programhttps://codadaily.site/article/anthropic-biology-lab-ai-drug-programFri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTAnthropic has confirmed it operates a wet lab as it explores how AI can support biological research and experimentation. Nvidia-backed Nscale files for a US IPO after rapid revenue growthhttps://codadaily.site/article/nscale-ai-cloud-us-ipohttps://codadaily.site/article/nscale-ai-cloud-us-ipoFri, 18 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMTNscale’s IPO filing shows explosive AI-cloud revenue growth, heavy losses and more than $100 billion in contracted value as compute demand reshapes cloud infrastructure. Manus reportedly seeks $500 million at a $4 billion valuationhttps://codadaily.site/article/manus-500m-4b-valuationhttps://codadaily.site/article/manus-500m-4b-valuationFri, 18 Sep 2026 16:35:00 GMTThe AI-agent startup is discussing a new funding round after returning to independent operations. OpenAI reportedly forecasts massive cash requirements through 2030https://codadaily.site/article/openai-cash-burn-2030-fthttps://codadaily.site/article/openai-cash-burn-2030-ftFri, 18 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTA report says OpenAI expects extremely high cash burn as spending on compute and infrastructure continues to expand. Disney names Character.AI’s Karandeep Anand as its first CTOhttps://codadaily.site/article/disney-karandeep-anand-first-ctohttps://codadaily.site/article/disney-karandeep-anand-first-ctoFri, 18 Sep 2026 15:14:00 GMTDisney is creating a new top technology role as AI and platform shifts reshape the media business. World-model startups are attracting capital while keeping key details privatehttps://codadaily.site/article/world-model-startups-secrecyhttps://codadaily.site/article/world-model-startups-secrecyFri, 18 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTCompanies developing models of physical environments are drawing attention, but the field remains unusually opaque. Mantic raises $25M to build AI forecasting systemshttps://codadaily.site/article/mantic-raises-25m-ai-forecastinghttps://codadaily.site/article/mantic-raises-25m-ai-forecastingFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI forecasting startup Mantic has raised $25 million in seed funding. Europe’s AI companies push back on calls to slow frontier developmenthttps://codadaily.site/article/europe-ai-companies-frontier-developmenthttps://codadaily.site/article/europe-ai-companies-frontier-developmentFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTEuropean AI companies are challenging calls from some U.S. AI leaders to slow frontier-model development. Mantic raises $25 million to build AI forecasting systemshttps://codadaily.site/article/mantic-25m-ai-forecastinghttps://codadaily.site/article/mantic-25m-ai-forecastingFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe startup is developing AI systems designed to forecast real-world events and quantify uncertainty. A new AI model architecture from a ChatGPT inventor is drawing developer attentionhttps://codadaily.site/article/new-ai-model-chatgpt-inventor-developershttps://codadaily.site/article/new-ai-model-chatgpt-inventor-developersFri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDevelopers are experimenting with a different model approach that could broaden the design space beyond today’s dominant architectures. Crusoe raises $3.9B as the AI infrastructure race moves from GPUs to entire data centershttps://codadaily.site/article/crusoe-3-9b-ai-data-centers-2026https://codadaily.site/article/crusoe-3-9b-ai-data-centers-2026Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:25:00 GMTCrusoe raised $3.9 billion at a $30.9 billion valuation to finance massive data centers and modular AI factories as compute demand keeps climbing. Cohere and Aleph Alpha agree to combine in enterprise AI pushhttps://codadaily.site/article/cohere-aleph-alpha-enterprise-aihttps://codadaily.site/article/cohere-aleph-alpha-enterprise-aiWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTCohere and Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement aimed at the enterprise AI market. Factory raises $200M as AI coding agents attract enterprise demandhttps://codadaily.site/article/factory-raises-200m-ai-coding-agentshttps://codadaily.site/article/factory-raises-200m-ai-coding-agentsTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI coding startup Factory raised $200 million in a round that valued the company at $5 billion. Factory raises $200 million as enterprise demand for AI coding agents growshttps://codadaily.site/article/factory-200m-ai-coding-agentshttps://codadaily.site/article/factory-200m-ai-coding-agentsTue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFactory’s latest funding round values the AI software-engineering startup at $5 billion. Axelera launches its second AI chip after winning AI-factory supply dealshttps://codadaily.site/article/axelera-europa-ai-chip-factory-dealshttps://codadaily.site/article/axelera-europa-ai-chip-factory-dealsTue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMTThe European chip startup says it has more than 600 customers and is pursuing additional large-scale opportunities. Pentagon reportedly discusses a $5 billion loan for AI cloud startup Fluidstackhttps://codadaily.site/article/fluidstack-pentagon-5b-ai-cloudhttps://codadaily.site/article/fluidstack-pentagon-5b-ai-cloudThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:54:00 GMTThe proposed financing would support US data-center supply-chain and manufacturing capacity, according to a report cited by Reuters. d-Matrix will use Nvidia’s chip-linking technology in AI inference servershttps://codadaily.site/article/dmatrix-nvidia-nvlink-ai-inferencehttps://codadaily.site/article/dmatrix-nvidia-nvlink-ai-inferenceThu, 10 Sep 2026 13:20:00 GMTThe startup plans to connect its Raptor inference chips into Nvidia data-center systems using NVLink Fusion. Apple enters the foldable-phone market with the $1,999 iPhone Duohttps://codadaily.site/article/apple-iphone-duo-foldablehttps://codadaily.site/article/apple-iphone-duo-foldableWed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMTApple’s first folding iPhone opens to a 7.6-inch display and brings the company into a category led by Samsung and Chinese manufacturers. DeepSeek taps CITIC Securities as it moves toward a possible domestic IPOhttps://codadaily.site/article/deepseek-citic-domestic-ipohttps://codadaily.site/article/deepseek-citic-domestic-ipoWed, 09 Sep 2026 06:11:00 GMTThe Chinese AI company is preparing for a potential STAR Market listing while investing heavily in compute, models and talent. Cognition AI raises $2 billion at a $48 billion valuationhttps://codadaily.site/article/cognition-ai-2b-48b-valuationhttps://codadaily.site/article/cognition-ai-2b-48b-valuationTue, 08 Sep 2026 21:51:00 GMTThe maker of autonomous software-engineering agents has nearly doubled its valuation since its previous funding round. Meta launches Muse, an AI agent that can act across connected appshttps://codadaily.site/article/meta-muse-ai-agent-app-actionshttps://codadaily.site/article/meta-muse-ai-agent-app-actionsTue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTMuse can connect to services such as email, calendars and payments, pushing Meta deeper into action-taking AI agents.