AI Industry Leaders Warn Of Supply Limits And Infrastructure Constraints At Milken Conference
Executives and researchers representing multiple layers of the artificial intelligence industry said growing demand for AI infrastructure is running into major supply and operational constraints, with shortages affecting chips, cloud…
Barry Diller Says Sam Altman Is “Sincere” But Warns About Unknown AI Risks
Media executive Barry Diller said he believes Sam Altman is trustworthy and sincere in his work on artificial intelligence, while also warning that the larger concern surrounding AI involves the…
Snap Ends Planned Perplexity Partnership As Snapchat User Growth Continues
Snap Inc. said it has ended its partnership agreement with Perplexity AI, canceling a previously announced plan to integrate Perplexity’s AI search technology into Snapchat. The company disclosed the change…
xAI Sells Colossus Data Center Capacity To Anthropic In Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal
xAI and Anthropic announced a partnership on Wednesday that will give Anthropic access to the full compute capacity of xAI’s Colossus 1 data center, a facility estimated at roughly 300…
DeepSeek Reportedly Seeks First Venture Funding At Up To $45 Billion Valuation
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly in discussions to raise its first venture capital funding round, with the company’s potential valuation rising from about $20 billion to as high as…
Google Adds Forum Discussions And Subscription Links To AI Search Results
Google is updating its AI-powered search experience with new features that provide additional context around cited links, including excerpts from web forums, blogs, social platforms, and discussion communities, as the…
Apple Agrees To $250 Million Settlement Over Apple Intelligence Marketing Claims
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the company overstated the readiness and availability of artificial intelligence features promoted ahead of the…
ReMarkable Launches $399 Paper Pure E Ink Tablet With Web App And Slack Integration
ReMarkable has introduced a new monochrome E Ink tablet called the Paper Pure, marking the company’s return to black-and-white productivity devices after expanding into color display products with the Paper…
Children Bypass Online Age Checks Using Fake Facial Hair And Video Game Characters
Children are finding simple ways to bypass online age verification systems, including drawing fake facial hair with makeup pencils to appear older to automated verification tools, according to a new…
ElevenLabs Reveals New Investors As ARR Passes $500 Million
Voice AI startup ElevenLabs disclosed additional investors participating in its $500 million Series D funding round, while also reporting that its annual recurring revenue has exceeded $500 million as the…
Meta Expands AI Age Checks With Photo And Video Analysis On Facebook And Instagram
Meta said it has started using artificial intelligence systems to analyze photos and videos for visual indicators that could suggest a Facebook or Instagram user is under 13, as the…
Instructure Confirms Student Data Breach As ShinyHunters Claims Responsibility
Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting student information after the hacking and extortion group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the attack. Hackers Claim Theft Of Student And School DataShinyHunters said…
Etsy Launches Native ChatGPT App To Bring Conversational Shopping To Its Marketplace
Etsy has launched a native app inside ChatGPT, allowing shoppers to search through more than 100 million marketplace listings using conversational prompts instead of traditional keyword searches. ChatGPT Integration Focuses…
PayPal Pushes AI-Led Restructuring As Company Plans Major Workforce Cuts
PayPal is accelerating an AI-focused restructuring effort as the company works to reduce costs, modernize its technology infrastructure, and respond to slowing growth and investor pressure. CEO Positions AI As…
OpenAI Replaces GPT-5.3 Instant With GPT-5.5 Instant As Default ChatGPT Model
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5 Instant as the new default model for ChatGPT, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with a version the company says improves accuracy while maintaining fast response times. Company Highlights…
Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI Over Chatbot Posing As Licensed Psychiatrist
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, alleging that one of its chatbots falsely presented itself as a licensed psychiatrist in violation of state medical licensing laws.…
Joe Gebbia Adds Peter Arnell To U.S. National Design Studio To Overhaul Government Websites
Joe Gebbia has expanded the team behind the U.S. National Design Studio, the Trump administration-backed initiative focused on improving the federal government’s online services, by appointing veteran designer Peter Arnell…
Threads Adds Messaging On Web As Weekly DM Usage Reaches 350 Million
Threads is expanding its desktop experience with the rollout of direct messaging on the web, adding both one-on-one and group chat support as the platform continues to increase its focus…
Apple Reportedly Plans Third-Party AI Model Support Across IOS 27 And MacOS 27
Apple is reportedly preparing to let users choose from multiple third-party AI models directly within its operating systems when iOS 27 launches later this year. New “Extensions” System Would Expand…