2026-08-08
OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, the AI Presentation Startup
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that built software for turning raw material into finished presentations, with the NextSlide team now working on ChatGPT. Founder Ahmed Beshry announced the move in a note on the startup's website. He did not disclose financial terms. NextSlide's product converted prompts, notes, documents, or research into a polished, editable presentation, the p [...]
2026-08-08
New drone system which could spot wildfires before they get out of control completes its first test — but is it too late for the summer blazes plaguing Europe?
Israel tests AI wildfire-detection drone, although additional evaluations mean Europe will not benefit from it during this year's fire season. [...]
2026-08-08
Firebird Takes Its AI Factory Platform Global With a 2-Gigawatt Pipeline
Firebird opened its first AI factory in Hrazdan, Armenia, on August 8, 2026, and used the ceremony to lay out the rest of the map: a second market in Kazakhstan with 125 megawatts of secured capacity, an intended investment from NVIDIA, and a pipeline the company says will reach 2 gigawatts of AI infrastructure by the end of 2028, per its announcement. The Armenia site is the operational debut. Fi [...]
