Mark Bergen

For thirteen years, web designer Mike Martin gladly paid software firm Harvest for invoicing tools. His freelance business last paid $211.20 for an annual subscription.

(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. has invested $200 million in Gravis Robotics, a Swiss startup that makes autonomous software for construction machinery.

The deal marks another splashy investment into robotics from SoftBank, whose founder, Masayoshi Son, is trying to make his firm a pivotal player in the global artificial intelligence race. The Japanese investor, which by October is set to own a 13% stake in OpenAI, has backed a range of robotics businesses, including with the acquisition of ABB's industrial unit last year. SoftBank has set up a new holding company, Robo HD, and is planning to establish another robotics and AI firm called Roze in the U.S.

Callosum, a startup that makes software to match specific artificial intelligence tasks with different models and chips, has raised $100 million in early financing from backers including the UK’s public AI fund.

Callosum, a startup that makes software to match specific artificial intelligence tasks with different models and chips, has raised $100 million in early financing from backers including the UK’s public AI fund.

Apple has agreed to a set of sweeping changes for its App Store in Europe, including dropping per-install fees for developers who don't use the

The government is helping fund some promising startups to gain a domestic foothold in the industry

Companies are racing to create devices that could revolutionize finance, supercharge medical and climate research — and might also cause major new cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, argued that any slowdown in artificial intelligence development should be limited to companies like his that are building the most powerful models.

AI leaders loosely agree to pace development, but China and Trump have something else in mind