Artificial Intelligence Industry News

U.S. Army Launches Project ARIA to Deploy Battlefield AI in Months as Pentagon Fills Gap Left by Anthropic Exit

Three-team initiative partners with tech firms to automate budgeting, deliver tactical-edge AI models, and predict supply chain failures before they occur

UK's Multibillion AI Drive Built on 'Phantom Investments' and Inflated Accounting, Guardian Investigation Reveals

Nscale's Essex 'supercomputer' site remains scaffolding yard while government admits no audit mechanism exists for claimed billions in AI infrastructure deals

Nvidia-Backed Nscale Raises $2 Billion at $14.6 Billion Valuation in Largest European Series C Ever as AI Infrastructure Race Intensifies

UK data center startup founded in 2024 adds Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg to board, preps for IPO with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as underwriters

Mega Raises $11.5 Million Series A to Replace Marketing Agencies With AI Agent Network for Small Businesses

Brooklyn startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz and WNBA stars automates SEO, paid ads, and website management for businesses generating $500K to $20M annually

Agentic AI Startup Lyzr Raises $14.5 Million at $250 Million Valuation as Enterprise Demand Quintuples Worth in Four Months

AI Business Weekly - March 9, 2026: Google Sued Over Fatal AI Psychosis

Five stories revealing chatbot safety failures, agentic cyberattacks, OpenAI's IPO path, language preservation, and engagement optimization lawsuits

DeepSeek AI Statistics: Users, Growth, and Market Impact 2026

The numbers behind DeepSeek's explosive rise - from 22 million daily users to wiping $600 billion off Nvidia's market cap in a single day

Father Sues Google After Gemini AI Allegedly Fueled Son's Fatal Delusion and Psychotic Break Leading to Suicide

Lawsuit claims Google designed Gemini to maximize engagement regardless of psychological harm, recruited ChatGPT users after OpenAI retired GPT-4o linked to similar deaths

Sheffield Student Uses AI Text-to-Speech to Preserve Manx Language for 2,200 Remaining Speakers on Isle of Man

Chris Bartley builds speech recognition and text-to-speech tools to ease transcription burden on native speakers of critically endangered Gaelic language

OpenAI Revenue Hits $25 Billion Annualized as Enterprise Expansion Accelerates 17% From Year-End

ChatGPT maker reports $25B annualized revenue in February while preparing for potential $1 trillion IPO as Anthropic closes gap at $9B