🥇AI Outsmarts Math Olympians

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Happy Thursday! Imagine training for years to master the most complex math puzzles, only to have an AI stroll in and ace the test. That’s exactly what just happened—AI is now outthinking some of the world’s brightest math Olympians. Check out this story (and more) in this week’s Top AI Updates.

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📣 TOP AI UPDATES

AI Wins Gold at International Math Olympiad

AI models from OpenAI and Google DeepMind earned gold-medal scores at the 2025 International Math Olympiad, held in Queensland, Australia. The prestigious event features teams of six elite, pre-university mathematicians from each country competing to solve six exceptionally difficult problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. Unlike last year, when Google’s model required human-translated input, both companies entered natural language-based systems that read and solved problems autonomously. The outcome highlights how competitive and closely matched these AI giants have become (see Google’s announcement here and OpenAI’s announcement here).

Bee Joins Amazon to Power the Next Wave of AI Gadgets

Amazon has acquired Bee, a startup best known for its $50 AI-powered wearable that records conversations and transforms them into reminders and to-do lists. The device, designed like a sleek minimalist watch, also works with an Apple Watch app for seamless task management and organisation on the go. While Amazon confirmed the acquisition, it noted that the deal has not yet closed, though all Bee employees have been offered roles at the company. The move signals Amazon’s growing ambitions in AI wearables, marking an expansion beyond its voice-controlled Echo devices into more personal, everyday technology (see Bee’s announcement).

OpenAI Strikes $30 Billion Cloud Deal with Oracle

OpenAI has entered a massive cloud services agreement with Oracle, reportedly valued at around $30 billion per year, to power its Stargate AI data center project. The facility, now under construction in Abilene, Texas, will run over 2 million chips and draw 4.5 gigawatts of capacity—roughly the same output needed to power 4 million homes. OpenAI says this investment will create new jobs, accelerate America’s reindustrialization, and help advance U.S. AI leadership. This single deal surpasses Oracle’s previous cloud revenue in 2025, highlighting the unprecedented energy demands of AI (see OpenAI’s announcement).

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💬 Gupshup Secures $60M Amid AI Agent Boom: Startup Gupshup has raised $60 million to expand into high-growth markets and advance its AI-powered agents for platforms like WhatsApp and RCS, enabling businesses to engage customers through text and voice. The company already supports over 50,000 customers across 130+ countries (see Gupshup’s announcement).

🧠 FuriosaAI Powers Up LG's Sovereign AI Ambitions: South Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has teamed up with LG AI Research to provide its AI accelerator RNGD for the new EXAONE 4.0 platform. Purpose-built for AI workloads, RNGD achieved 2.25 times better inference performance on LG’s hybrid AI model compared to standard GPUs (see FuriosaAI’s announcement).

📈 AI Compliance Startup Hits $300M Valuation: AI compliance startup Delve has raised a $32 million Series A at a $300 million valuation, just months after its $3 million seed round. Delve uses AI agents to automate regulatory compliance for companies, cutting down hundreds of hours of manual work. Insight Partners led the round, joined by leading CISOs and Fortune 500 executives (see Delve’s announcement).

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