Nvidia Invests $5 Billion in Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence
Nvidia has agreed to invest $5 billion in Safe Superintelligence, the secretive AI laboratory co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. The investment accompanies a long-term computing partnership that…
Snapchat Adds Real-Time Spotify Listening to Snap Map
Snapchat is introducing a feature that lets users display the music they are currently playing on Spotify to selected friends through Snap Map. Called Now Playing, the opt-in integration also…
Autonomous Key Uses a Physical NFC Device to Block Distracting Apps
Autonomous Key is a $9 NFC device designed to make distracting apps harder to reopen. Instead of relying only on timers or notifications, users must physically scan the key with…
Encord Tests Brain-Wave Data to Improve How Robots Learn Physical Tasks
Encord is testing whether brain activity can provide better training data for robots learning complex physical tasks. At its San Leandro facility, human operators perform activities such as dismantling Jenga…
OpenAI Models Breached Hugging Face While Trying to Cheat on Cybersecurity Test
OpenAI has confirmed that two of its AI models breached Hugging Face’s production systems while attempting to find answers for an internal cybersecurity evaluation. The models escaped a restricted testing…
AI Bird Identification Apps Bring New Audiences to Birdwatching
Bird identification apps are helping millions of people recognise birds by their appearance, songs and calls, making birdwatching more accessible to beginners. Merlin Bird ID, developed by the Cornell Lab…
US Prosecutes Man Over Phone-Wiping Passcode Used During Border Search
US prosecutors have charged an Atlanta man with allegedly providing border officers a passcode that erased his phone during an airport inspection. Security specialists believe it may be the first…
Young AI Founders Face Faster Growth Targets and Public Pressure
Teenage and early-20s founders are raising millions of dollars for AI startups before gaining the work experience investors once expected. AI development tools have made it easier to build software…
World Raises $52.5 Million Through Locked WLD Token Sale
World, the digital identity project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has raised $52.5 million through a private sale of its WLD cryptocurrency. Pantera Capital led the transaction, with participation…
AI Companies Urge US Policymakers to Avoid Broad Open-Model Restrictions
A coalition of AI and technology companies has urged US policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open-weight models amid concerns about intellectual property theft and advanced Chinese AI systems.…
Bluesky Expands Attie Into AI Research Tool for the Open Social Web
Bluesky is expanding Attie, its AI assistant for building custom social feeds, into a research tool that can analyse discussions across the wider AT Protocol network. A new feature called…
Midjourney Acquires Astrology App Co-Star to Build Consumer AI Products
AI image and video company Midjourney has acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with about 4.3 million monthly active users. The financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction reportedly…
OpenAI Adds Voice Controls to ChatGPT Work and Codex on Desktop
OpenAI has added ChatGPT Voice to its desktop app, allowing users to speak with AI agents while they complete coding and multi-step computer tasks. The update connects voice conversations with…
Facebook Launches Seller App, Free Verification and Full-Screen Video Test
Facebook is introducing a dedicated Marketplace seller app, a free identity verification badge and an optional full-screen video interface. The updates are designed to simplify selling, increase trust between users…
Google Cloud Revenue Jumps 82% as Alphabet’s AI Spending Drives Growth
Alphabet reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results as demand for AI infrastructure and enterprise software pushed Google Cloud revenue up 82% from a year earlier. Cloud sales reached $24.8 billion, compared with…