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This $60B Startup Says Schools Should Use AI

For two years, schools have been reacting to AI rather than shaping how it’s used. Once ChatGPT took off, students quickly found ways to shortcut essays and assignments—leaving educators scrambling.

Now, Anthropic president Daniela Amodei is working on a more proactive approach: using AI to support the learning process.

Anthropic has launched Claude for Education, which encourages critical thinking by asking follow-up questions, explaining key concepts, and helping with study prep—without simply giving away answers. It can also manage admin tasks such as answer student questions and analyze enrollment data.

Amodei says universities should feel like partners in this shift, not bystanders. With stats showing that 1 in 3 college students already use ChatGPT, Anthropic is betting that the way AI is framed in education will matter as much as the tech itself.

Isomorphic Labs Raises $600M to “Solve All Disease“

When AlphaGo stunned the world in 2016 by defeating a Go champion with a move no human had seen before, Demis Hassabis saw more than a game. He saw proof that AI could do something fundamentally creative—and one day change medicine.

That vision now lives in Isomorphic Labs, an AI-driven drug discovery startup spun out of DeepMind. The company just raised $600 million from Thrive Capital, GV, and others. With partnerships already in place with Novartis and Eli Lilly, Isomorphic is focused on using AI to solve biology’s hardest problems—starting with cancer and immune diseases where chemistry is complex, but the underlying science is understood.

Hassabis sees a future where early detection and treatment become so routine, we look back on today’s struggles the way we do pre-antibiotic infections. “It won’t seem extraordinary anymore,” he says. “It’ll be like taking an antibiotic.”

H&M's AI Models: The Future of Fashion Shoots?

That new outfit you’re seeing on H&M’s Instagram feed? It might be modeled by a digital twin. The Swedish fashion retailer is testing AI-generated replicas of real models—starting with a campaign that shows models alongside their virtual clones.

The company says it’s working closely with models and creative teams to ensure consent and compensation. When a digital twin is used, the model is paid, and retains control over when their likeness appears. For now, it’s just a pilot—but it’s already raising questions in the fashion world about what happens to the broader team behind a shoot, like makeup artists and stylists, when AI starts replacing the need for in-person sessions.

H&M insists the effort will remain “human-centric.” But as AI-generated media becomes more common, the difference between real and virtual in fashion may get harder to spot.

Chinese Giants Place $16B Order for Nvidia Chips

ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have placed at least $16 billion in orders for Nvidia’s H20 server chips—the most advanced processors the US still allows Nvidia to sell in China. The bulk of the demand came in Q1, fueled in part by Chinese startup DeepSeek and its push for affordable AI models.

The H20 chip was developed specifically to comply with US export restrictions tightened in late 2023. While Nvidia can no longer sell its top-performing chips in China, the H20 has become a critical stopgap—so much so that suppliers are warning of shortages.

Despite geopolitical tensions and ongoing export controls, China remains a massive market for Nvidia, generating over $17B in revenue last fiscal year.

AI Is Fueling Global Crime, Europol Warns

The EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, has released a new threat assessment warning that organized crime groups are rapidly adopting AI to scale operations, automate scams, and evade detection across borders.

The report outlines how criminals are using generative AI to create phishing schemes and deepfakes—with reduced costs and increased reach. Europol says entire criminal workflows, from recruitment to payments, are now moving online, with AI making them faster, more sophisticated, and harder to trace.

What’s more alarming is the forecast: Europol warns of a future where autonomous AI systems could plan and execute crimes without human oversight. With weak legislation and fast-moving tech, law enforcement may soon face criminal networks driven completely by algorithms.

Meet Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex

Celebrating this week’s Woman in Tech 🥳: Meet Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, a $26B company helping brands around the world build everything from electric vehicles to wearable health devices.

Born in India, Advaithi studied mechanical engineering at BITS Pilani and later earned her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in the US.

She began her career on the factory floor at Eaton in Oklahoma, gaining hands-on experience in manufacturing. She later moved to supply chain leadership roles, spending a decade leading global operations across three continents.

In 2019, she took the helm at Flex, becoming one of just 24 women leading a Fortune 500 company at the time:

• Flex is one of the world’s largest manufacturing partners, with 140,000 employees across 30 countries.

• Advaithi refocused the company on innovation, responsible manufacturing, and building agile supply chains for the age of AI and clean energy.

• Since she joined, Flex has hit record revenues and spun off a $3.5B solar energy company.

Advaithi’s leadership has earned her global recognition, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list (2019–2023) and CNBC’s 2024 Changemakers.

From the factory floor to a CEO-ship, Advaithi is a powerful example for all women in tech. It shows that building deep expertise over time can be just as powerful a path to leadership as any fast track.