Daily Summary

OpenAI & Lloyds: AI Agents Take Over Finance & Boardrooms

Major financial players are accelerating AI adoption, with OpenAI acquiring personal finance startup Hiro and Lloyds Bank deploying AI agents directly into its boardroom to drive strategic decisions.

• OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
• Lloyds puts AI agent in the boardroom

Japan's Giants Unveil Trillion-Parameter Physical AI

SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony have joined forces to build a massive trillion-parameter AI designed specifically for physical-world applications, moving beyond simple chatbots to real-world robotics and automation.

• Japan's Tech Titans Just Teamed Up to Build a Trillion-Parameter AI—And It's Not Here to Chat
• HarmonyGNN boosts graph AI accuracy on four tough benchmarks by up to 9.6%

Oracle Secures Power for AI Data Centers; Manufacturing Gets Real-Time Sim

Infrastructure and industry are scaling up with Oracle securing new power deals for AI data centers and AI-powered surrogate models enabling real-time simulation for advanced composite manufacturing.

• Oracle Agrees to Buy Power From Bloom for AI Data Centers
• AI-powered surrogate models bring real-time simulation to composite manufacturing