OpenAI, Google, and Alibaba unveil faster, cheaper AI models built for real-time apps and local devices, signaling a shift from AI power to speed and efficiency.

Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient AI model, at $0.25 per million tokens and 2.5x faster than Gemini 2.5 Flash.

Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in preview via AI Studio and Vertex AI, promising faster responses and lower costs for high-volume apps.

Researchers at a Melbourne start-up have taught their “biological computer” made from living human brain cells to play Doom.

I’ve been fortunate to invest in several AI funding rounds—from pre-seed to Series B to F—and to see up close how billions have flowed into ...