Reka AI’s omni-model Rho-1 handles text, images, video, and robot control in a single model
Reka AI has released a research preview of Rho-1. The 19-billion-parameter omni-model processes and generates text, images, video,…
World model companies are keeping a lot of secrets
This week, I moderated a panel on world models at the All In conference (no relation to the…
General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation
General Intuition, the New York-based startup building a foundation model that trains AI agents how to move through…
Runway started by helping filmmakers — now it wants to beat Google at AI
AI video-generation startup Runway doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founders, no ex-Google founders, no…
Yann LeCun’s AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models
AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised…
World Labs lands $1B, with $200M from Autodesk, to bring world models into 3D workflows
Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has secured a $200 million investment from software design giant Autodesk as part of…
Morgan Stanley weighs impact of Google’s Genie 3
Investing.com — Morgan Stanley said Google’s launch of its Genie 3 world model has intensified fears of disruption…
Who’s behind AMI Labs, Yann LeCun’s ‘world model’ startup
Yann LeCun’s new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found…
In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism
If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the tech gets…
Yann LeCun confirms his new ‘world model’ startup, reportedly seeks $5B+ valuation
Renowned AI scientist Yann LeCun confirmed on Thursday that he had launched a new startup — the worst-kept…
General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips
Medal, a platform for uploading and sharing video game clips, has spun out a new frontier AI research…
Why Runway is eyeing the robotics industry for future revenue growth
Runway has spent the past seven years building visual-generating tools for the creative industry. Now, it sees a…