AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say Image Credits:Khanchit Khirisutchalual / Getty Images 2:48 PM PST · February 11, 2026 Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is in the process of raising a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the...

YouTube’s latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs The race to advance conversational AI in the living room is heating up, with YouTube being the latest to expand its tool to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices.  This experimental feature, previously limited to mobile devices and the web, now brings conversational AI directly to the largest screen in the...

Hungary's Orbán accused of disloyalty and blackmail over Ukraine loan vetoAFP via Getty ImagesOf the EU's leaders, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is one of Russia's closest alliesEuropean Union leaders have accused Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of disloyalty and blackmail after he blocked a €90bn (£77bn) loan for Ukraine."No oil = no money," Orbán said in a post on X after...

Anthropic officially designated a supply chain risk by PentagonAnthropic vows to sue Pentagon over risk designationLily Jamali,North America Technology correspondentandKali Hays,Technology reporterReutersThe US has officially deemed artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, setting the stage for an unprecedented legal fight.The Pentagon's designation is the first time a...

From Venezuela to immigration, Project 2025 provided Trump's roadmapEPAWhen Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, he is expected to tout his policies from his first year back in the White House.But one thing likely won't get a mention: Project 2025.Just months before he won the 2024 presidential election, Trump publicly distanced himself from Project 2025, a...