Ethos Raises $27.5M in Series A Led by a16z

NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3 Nano Omni open-source multimodal model

NVIDIA releases Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, an open-source multimodal model that integrates vision, speech, and language into a single model as the perception layer for AI agents. The core is a 30B-A3B MoE with a 256K context and 9x throughput. It supports inputs including text, images, audio, and video, and outputs text. In conjunction with Nemotron 3 Super/Ultra, it is suitable for scenarios such as computer operations, document intelligence, and audio-visual understanding, and it publishes weights and training data for deployment spanning local environments, NIM, and third-party platforms.

Cursor Discloses Autoinstall Training Method, Boosts Composer 2 Performance by 14 Percentage Points

According to Cursor's recent disclosure, the company unveiled a training technique called autoinstall for its Composer model series: using a prior-generation model to automatically set up executable environments for the next generation's reinforcement learning. When training Composer 2, Cursor

OpenAI DevDay 2026 will be held in San Francisco on 9/29

OpenAI announced that DevDay 2026 will be held in person in San Francisco on 9/29, along with a submission contest created with GPT-5.5 and Image Gen. Codex will automatically filter 2–3 entries each week, and the winners will receive free tickets plus cross-city flights and hotel accommodations. The conference will focus on evaluating the GPT-5.5 ecosystem and human-machine collaboration. Participants must be over 18 and not be direct family members of OpenAI employees. Areas of observation include the new model, agent integrations, and multi-cloud strategies.

NVIDIA invests in Swedish AI legal-tech startup Legora, with Jude Law as the global brand ambassador

NVIDIA made a Series D expansion investment of $50 million into Legora, bringing Legora’s total fundraising to $600 million and its valuation to $5.6 billion. Atlassian, Adams Street Partners, and Insight Partners participated. Legora focuses on AI legal technology, providing tools such as automated review, contract analysis, and legal research; ARR exceeds $100 million, and headcount grew from 40 to 400. Jude Law became the global brand ambassador, with the advertising slogan: Law just got more attractive.

AI 2027 Predictions 65% Complete, Software Development Acceleration Lags at 17%, Says Google Docs Co-Founder

According to Steve Newman, Google Docs co-founder and chairman of the Golden Gate Institute, AI has completed approximately 65% of the quantified predictions outlined in the 2027 scenario forecast released last year. However, the most critical metric—AI's acceleration of its own software