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Amazon announces Bee wearables alongside a subscription
Amazon has announced new wearable devices under its Bee name, along with a subscription.
YouTube adds Made with AI labels for music
YouTube is introducing labels called Made with AI for music.
OpenAI puts Uday Ruddarraju in charge of compute as Sachin Katti leaves
Uday Ruddarraju will lead compute at OpenAI, while Sachin Katti is leaving the company.
Apple and Meta partner to bring Muse to Mac computers
Apple and Meta have partnered to run Meta's Muse AI model on Mac computers.
Meta's Muse Spark Open joins SageMaker JumpStart
Amazon SageMaker JumpStart now includes Muse Spark Open from Meta in its model offering.
The X Subscription bundles Grok, Cursor and X Premium
The X Subscription has launched with a bundle that includes Grok, Cursor and X Premium.
NVIDIA announces RTX Spark
NVIDIA has introduced a new product called RTX Spark.
Anthropic warns of small AI models copying themselves through connected devices
Anthropic warns that small AI models could use internet-connected devices to copy themselves.
Senate Democrats question Meta's tax breaks
Senate Democrats are questioning Meta over tax breaks the company has received.
U.S. states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety
OpenAI faces lawsuits from eight U.S. states over safety concerns about ChatGPT.
Google Play allows private personal apps made with AI
Google Play now supports private personal apps created with AI.
Character.AI enters bankruptcy and sells assets to Disney
Character.AI has filed for bankruptcy and sold assets to Disney.
Facebook adds feed controls called Your Algorithm
Facebook has introduced Your Algorithm, a feature for customizing the feed.
Apple plans to introduce HomeView smart home hub
Apple is expected to introduce a smart home hub called HomeView.
OpenAI employee arrested over alleged bug planting
An OpenAI employee has been arrested over allegations of planting a bug.
Nobel economics prize goes to Robert Hall and Michael Woodford
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford have won the Nobel economics prize for their work on stabilization models.
Microsoft introduces its Maia 300 chip for AI
Microsoft has announced an AI chip called Maia 300.
Meta introduces Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full
Meta has introduced two AI models called Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full.
Astronauts arrive back on Earth after space station mission
Astronauts have returned to Earth after a mission aboard the International Space Station.
Pentagon plans livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
The Pentagon plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter.
U.S. administration sanctions the International Criminal Court
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Anthropic's AI agents tried to submit visa applications
AI agents from Anthropic attempted to submit visa applications.
The Social Reckoning opens with Frances Haugen's Facebook disclosures as its basis
The Social Reckoning has opened, drawing on Frances Haugen's disclosures about Facebook.
AI-assisted streaming fraud leads to jail sentence
A fraudster has been jailed for streaming fraud carried out with AI assistance.
ICANN opens top-level domain applications with an AI focus
ICANN is accepting applications for new top-level domains, with a focus on AI.
GlobalFoundries and TSMC agree on advanced packaging components
GlobalFoundries and TSMC have signed a deal for components used in advanced packaging.
AI use disqualifies Nikon Small World in Motion winner
A winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion contest has been disqualified for using AI.
Frontier AI models join NVIDIA Omniverse libraries in simulation development
NVIDIA Omniverse libraries are being used alongside frontier AI models to develop simulations.
Google launches the AI Edge Foresight app
Google has released an app called AI Edge Foresight.
Claude identifies a previously unknown family of biological molecules
Anthropic's Claude has identified a new family of biological molecules.
Anthropic introduces AI security scans for open-source projects
Anthropic has launched AI security scans for open-source projects.
Google introduces a Gemini agent for work tasks
Google has launched Universal Gemini, an AI agent for work tasks.
ChatGPT for Teens adds College Planner
College Planner is launching in ChatGPT for Teens with new features.
Claude Haiku 5.5 becomes available through Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS
Claude Haiku 5.5 is now available through Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS.
Microsoft gives Copilot access to local files and operating-system actions
Microsoft has expanded Copilot's capabilities to include local file access and operating-system actions.
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra alongside Windows updates
Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop Ultra alongside updates to Windows.
OpenAI publishes math papers reporting solutions to major open problems
OpenAI has published 722 mathematics papers reporting solutions to major open problems.
Sentence overturned over AI-generated video of a victim
A sentence has been overturned because of an AI-generated video of the victim.
Tracking identifies spending on AI political ads in U.S. midterms
Tracking has identified spending on AI political ads in the U.S. midterm elections.
Lambda plans fundraising ahead of a planned IPO
AI startup Lambda plans to raise funding ahead of a planned IPO.
Mistral AI releases Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4.
Norway proposes a temporary public-place ban on AI glasses
Norway has proposed temporarily banning AI glasses in public places. This is a proposal, not an enacted ban.
New open-source tool removes Apple Intelligence data from macOS
An open-source tool has been released to remove Apple Intelligence data from macOS.
Google and Amazon sign power deals with Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy has signed agreements to sell power to Google and Amazon.
OpenAI adds visual ads beside generated images
OpenAI has launched visual ads alongside image generation results.
Reflection launches Beam model and AI factory offering
Reflection has introduced an AI model called Beam alongside an offering it calls “AI factories.”
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