Forterra, a robotics company, has deployed more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs in conflict zones in Ukraine, marking the first operational use of American autonomous ground vehicles in active warfare. The vehicles are conducting reconnaissance and logistics missions in the field. Source
Savi, a startup developing AI-powered defences against synthetic media scams, raised $7 million in seed funding and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday. The company's application aims to protect consumers from realistic AI-generated extortion attempts, such as deepfake kidnapping ransom calls. Source
Joshua Achiam, OpenAI's chief futurist who spent nearly nine years at the company researching AI safety and testified in the Musk v. Altman trial, is leaving the organisation. Mr Achiam's departure marks another senior exit from the AI lab as it navigates internal disputes and external scrutiny. Source
Anthropic is expanding Claude Cowork, its AI coding agent, to mobile and web platforms starting Tuesday, moving beyond its previous limitation to desktop applications on macOS and Windows. Max subscribers gain access first, with other Claude users expected to receive the feature within weeks, allowing them to start tasks on one device and monitor progress on another even when their primary computer is closed. Source
Microsoft is joining other Silicon Valley giants in cutting back AI spending by increasingly relying on its own models rather than licensing technology from external providers. The move reflects broader industry efforts to reduce the escalating costs associated with training and deploying frontier AI systems. Source