Daily Summary

AI Agents Explode: Uber Usage Up 9.4x, New $1B Startup Town

AI agents are moving from hype to heavy usage, with Uber seeing a 9.4x spike in requests and enterprise assistant startup Town securing a $1B valuation. This signals a major shift toward autonomous AI workflows in business.

• Uber says weekly AI agent requests have grown 9.4x since February...
• Sources: Town, which develops enterprise personal AI assistants, is in talks to raise at a $1B valuation...

New Powerhouse Model GLM-5.3-Flash Launches for Public Use

The highly anticipated 'Ox Alpha' stealth model has officially launched as GLM-5.3-Flash, offering powerful capabilities to the public. Simultaneously, new benchmarks are emerging to rigorously test AI agents on complex scientific research workflows.

• The Powerful Stealth AI Model 'Ox Alpha' Is Now GLM-5.3-Flash, and You Can Use It
• Terminal-Bench-Science: Evaluating AI agents on scientific research workflows

AI Infrastructure Booms: OpenRouter Launches & Chip Market Moves

Innovation in AI infrastructure continues with the launch of an open-source OpenRouter that improves models through usage data. Meanwhile, major players like Anthropic and Nvidia are actively reshaping the chip and cloud landscape through strategic deals and valuations.

• Show HN: We built open OpenRouter that turns usage into a better model
• Sources: Anthropic discussed buying AI chip startup MatX for ~$7B...