Welcome to Anakin AI Newsletter — a focused briefing on the most important developments in artificial intelligence, business, and technology. Each edition highlights the breakthroughs, investments, and industry shifts shaping the future of AI, with direct links to original sources for deeper reading.
n8n's $180M Fundraising: Bet on Making AI Actually Work
The AI agent market has a dirty secret: most agents never make it to production. n8n's massive Series C funding—$180M led by Accel, with NVIDIA's NVentures joining—validates what their community of builders already knew: the gap between AI demos and deployed AI is an orchestration problem, not a model problem.
Here's what makes this funding round significant beyond the valuation (now $2.5B):
The Problem They're Solving: The industry has split into two ineffective camps. Pure AI autonomy (write prompts, hope for magic) proves too unpredictable for business-critical work. Pure rule-based systems require developers for every change, killing iteration speed.
n8n.io founder Jan Oberhauser frames it perfectly: "Getting agents into production requires orchestration (connecting to actual tools and data) and coordination (bringing business experts and technical builders onto the same platform)."
🚀 ChatGPT Skyrockets to 800M Weekly Users
A Milestone Announced by OpenAI's Sam Altman
ChatGPT has achieved an impressive milestone, reaching 800 million weekly active users. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlighted this growth, noting it represents a 60% increase since March, when the platform boasted 500 million weekly users. This remarkable growth is partly fueled by new features like OpenAI Pulse, a personalized morning brief tool, and Sora, an AI video model. This positions ChatGPT as a more comprehensive digital assistant, capable of operating other applications on users' behalf.
The data suggests that the platform's continuous enhancements are resonating well with users, solidifying its role in the AI landscape. As ChatGPT evolves, it raises the question: What could this mean for the future of digital interactions and personal assistance tools?
Key Takeaways:
ChatGPT reaches 800 million weekly users.
New features drive user growth and engagement.
Positioned as a comprehensive digital assistant.
🧠 Huawei’s SINQ: Advancing Smaller LLMs
Innovations from Huawei's Zurich Lab
Huawei's Zurich lab has released SINQ, an open-source quantization method, marking a significant advancement in AI technology. SINQ reduces the memory usage of large language models (LLMs) by up to 70% while maintaining high quality. It employs dual-axis scaling and Sinkhorn normali
zation, enabling models like Llama and DeepSeek to function efficiently on less powerful hardware.
This development addresses energy and cost concerns associated with scaling AI models, positioning Huawei as a leader in sustainable AI advancement. This raises the prospect of wider AI accessibility, offering an exciting future for developers and businesses alike.
Key Takeaways:
SINQ reduces LLM memory usage by 70%.
LLMs perform efficiently on less powerful hardware.
Opens new possibilities for sustainable AI applications.
🌍 Deloitte Integrates Claude AI Across the Globe
Anthropic AI Assistant Rolled Out to 470,000 Employees
Deloitte is deploying Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to 470,000 employees worldwide, marking the largest enterprise rollout of this kind. With custom Claude personas for various roles and a dedicated Claude Center of Excellence, Deloitte aims for seamless integration into existing workflows.
This impressive shift underlines Deloitte's commitment to AI adoption in professional services, supported by partnerships with Anthropic and IBM. This move strengthens Deloitte's position as a leader in enterprise AI solutions, potentially transforming how businesses operate globally.
Key Takeaways:
Deloitte rolls out Claude to 470,000 employees.
Tailored personas and a Center of Excellence enhance integration.
Marks a significant step in AI adoption for professional
services.
🏆 Google Quantum AI Receives Nobel Honors
Pioneering Quantum Research Acknowledged
Scientists from Google Quantum AI — John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis — have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work on macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling in electrical circuits. Their research demonstrates that quantum phenomena can appear in macroscopic systems, laying the foundation for modern quantum computing.
This accolade underscores the importance of their discovery in developing superconducting quantum computers, significantly advancing Google's quantum computing capabilities. This success highlights the potential for future breakthroughs in quantum technology.
Key Takeaways:
Nobel Prize awarded for groundbreaking quantum research.
Potential groundwork for superconducting quantum computers.
Advances Google's capabilities in quantum computing.
🧬 Duke’s AI for Smarter Drug Delivery
TuNa-AI Transforms Nanoparticle Development
Researchers at Duke University have unveiled TuNa-AI, a novel platform combining robotics, machine learning, and lab automation. This platform optimizes drug-delivery nanoparticles, showing a 43% increase in successful nanoparticle creation and enhancing drug delivery efficacy for treatments like leukemia drugs.
TuNa-AI's innovation lies in safety and excipient optimization, indicating its promising future in personalized medicine. Its potential applications in treating hard-to-treat diseases make this a noteworthy development in healthcare.