OpenEvidence, a fast-growing Silicon Valley startup using generative AI to support clinical decision-making for healthcare providers, has doubled its valuation in just under six months to an eye-popping $12 billion. This dramatic leap, confirmed in its recently closed Series D round totaling $500 million, underscores not only the intensity of investor conviction in healthcare-focused AI…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has issued a public call for democratizing the use of artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning that the current concentration of AI capabilities within Big Tech could distort innovation trajectories and create systemic risk. In remarks reported by the Seattle Times on May 20, 2025, Nadella urged for a broader diffusion of AI…

In a funding environment where early-stage capital has grown more cautious, AI startup Humans& has emerged as an outlier—securing an unprecedented $480 million seed round to develop a proprietary framework for human-centric artificial intelligence. The round, first reported by Crunchbase News on April 18, 2025, vaults Humans& directly into unicorn status. But the sheer size…

The artificial intelligence (AI) arms race is no longer just about access to model architectures, compute capacity, or top-tier technical talent. Increasingly, the defining bottleneck for competitive advancement isn’t the chip — it’s the cost to power the chip. As next-generation AI models balloon in size and reach, energy consumption is becoming the single largest…

As artificial intelligence permeates nearly every layer of modern life—from virtual assistants and generative writing tools to algorithmic workplace management—an unexpected cultural countercurrent is forming. Consumers, especially younger demographics, are consciously leveraging analog practices not as nostalgia, but as a deliberate response to ambient digital excess. This analog lifestyle movement, rebounding in bookbinding, letter writing,…

The race to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) frontier has become one of the most capital-intensive endeavors in modern history. Trillions of dollars from venture capital firms, tech titans, sovereign wealth funds, and governments are flowing into AI-focused companies, infrastructure, and research initiatives. However, amidst this historic financial commitment lies an uncomfortable truth: these investments…