A look at Zhipu AI, the China-backed startup offering AI tools to governments globally, as OpenAI says Zhipu is on the "front line" of the global AI race (Dylan Butts/CNBC)

Dylan Butts / CNBC:
A look at Zhipu AI, the China-backed startup offering AI tools to governments globally, as OpenAI says Zhipu is on the “front line” of the global AI race  —  OpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence startup that it believes is on the “front line” …

Anthropic releases preliminary results showing users who discuss emotional issues with Claude tend to grow more positive as conversations progress (Megan Morrone/Axios)

Megan Morrone / Axios:
Anthropic releases preliminary results showing users who discuss emotional issues with Claude tend to grow more positive as conversations progress  —  People who talk to Anthropic's Claude chatbot about emotional issues tend to grow more positive as the conversation unfolds …

Paris-based Zama, which is developing fully homomorphic encryption tech for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $57M Series B at a $1B+ valuation (Cate Lawrence/Tech.eu)

Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu:
Paris-based Zama, which is developing fully homomorphic encryption tech for blockchain and AI apps, raised a $57M Series B at a $1B+ valuation  —  With GPU scaling, chip development, and Ethereum-compatible tools, Zama is turning FHE from theoretical to practical at scale.

French payments group Worldline's stock drops 20%+ after European journalism network EIC reports alleging that the company covered up customer fraud (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
French payments group Worldline's stock drops 20%+ after European journalism network EIC reports alleging that the company covered up customer fraud  —  Worldline SA shares fell by more than a fifth on Wednesday, wiping out around €300 million ($350 million) of market value following reports …

How Broadway is embracing large-scale, high-resolution videos and projectors as an integrated narrative tool aided by AI, as some creatives worry about overuse (Michael Paulson/New York Times)

Michael Paulson / New York Times:
How Broadway is embracing large-scale, high-resolution videos and projectors as an integrated narrative tool aided by AI, as some creatives worry about overuse  —  Sarah Snook screen-sharing selfies from a face-filtering phone app.  Nicole Scherzinger getting her close-up via movie cameras.

The Linux Foundation unveils the Agent2Agent Project, with founding members including Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft; Google donated the protocol spec and SDK (Google Developers Blog)

Google Developers Blog:
The Linux Foundation unveils the Agent2Agent Project, with founding members including Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft; Google donated the protocol spec and SDK  —  Today at Open Source Summit North America, the Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Agent2Agent project with Amazon Web Services …