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Harness Secures $240 Million Series E, Valued at $5.5 B to Accelerate AI‑Driven DevOps
Harness, the AI‑powered DevOps platform founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, announced a $240 million Series E round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $5.5 billion. The financing, led by Goldman Sachs with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures and Unusual Ventures, includes a $40 million tender offer aimed at providing liquidity for long‑term employees. The capital will…
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Google Appoints Amin Vahdat as Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure
Google has elevated longtime AI infrastructure architect Amin Vahdat to the newly created role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. The move underscores the importance of AI compute as Alphabet plans to spend up to $93 billion on capital expenditures through 2025. Vahdat, a former professor with a PhD from…
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Mistral AI Launches Devstral 2 Coding Model and Mistral Vibe CLI
French AI startup Mistral AI introduced Devstral 2, a 123 billion‑parameter open‑weights coding model that achieved a 72.2 percent score on the SWE‑bench Verified benchmark. Alongside the model, Mistral released the Mistral Vibe command‑line interface, enabling developers to interact with Devstral models directly in their terminal, manage project context, and execute autonomous code changes. A smaller 24 billion‑parameter…
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State Attorneys General Demand Safeguards from Major AI Companies to Prevent Harmful Outputs
A coalition of state attorneys general, represented by the National Association of Attorneys General, sent a letter to leading artificial‑intelligence firms—including Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and dozens of others—calling for new internal safeguards to stop psychologically harmful chatbot responses. The letter urges transparent third‑party audits, pre‑release safety testing, and clear incident‑reporting procedures for delusional or sycophantic…
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Meta Develops New AI Model ‘Avocado’ as It Moves Toward Closed‑Source Strategy
Meta is reportedly working on a new large‑language model internally called “Avocado.” The project signals a shift away from the company’s earlier open‑source stance on AI, with the model expected to be proprietary. Avocado is being developed by a small team within Meta’s AI Superintelligence Labs, led by Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. The move…
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ChatGPT Tops Apple’s Free iPhone App List in the United States for 2025
Apple released its annual ranking of the most downloaded free iPhone apps in the United States, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT claimed the top spot for 2025. The AI chatbot surpassed popular platforms such as Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, and YouTube. The list highlights the rapid adoption of artificial‑intelligence tools on mobile devices, underscoring ChatGPT’s shift…
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OpenAI Appoints Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI announced that Denise Dresser, the former CEO of Slack and longtime Salesforce executive, will join the AI firm as chief revenue officer. In her new role, Dresser will guide global revenue strategy and help expand AI adoption across businesses. The move follows OpenAI’s recent for‑profit restructuring and its push to serve more than one…
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Tavus Unveils Upgraded AI Santa with Real‑Time Interaction and Safety Features
AI startup Tavus has released a second‑generation AI Santa that can see users’ facial expressions, remember past conversations, and even perform tasks like web searches and drafting emails. The platform, called a Tavus PAL, lets families chat via text, phone or video and includes content filters, mental‑health resource links, and data‑deletion options. Founder and CEO…
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AI Companies Embrace Model Context Protocol as Emerging Industry Standard
Leading artificial‑intelligence firms including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Block are co‑operating around the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a framework that lets AI agents access external tools and data in a uniform way. Anthropic has donated MCP to the Linux Foundation, positioning it as an open‑source standard overseen by a neutral body. The collaboration aims…
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Google Introduces Low-Cost AI Plus Subscription in India Amid Competitive AI Pricing
Google has launched a new AI Plus subscription in India, priced at ₹199 per month for the first six months before rising to ₹399. The plan offers expanded limits for Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro, video generation in Gemini and Flow apps, deeper access to NotebookLM research tools, and 200 GB of shared storage…
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Adobe Brings Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express Directly Into ChatGPT
Adobe has launched free, integrated versions of Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express inside ChatGPT, letting users edit photos, PDFs, and create designs through conversational prompts. Users activate each app by naming it alongside an uploaded file and can make adjustments without leaving the chat. While the tools don’t match the full desktop versions, they offer…
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Tech Companies Urged to Stop Anthropomorphizing AI
Industry leaders and analysts are calling on technology firms to cease describing artificial intelligence in human terms. Critics argue that phrases such as “AI’s soul,” “confession,” or “scheming” mislead the public, inflate expectations, and obscure genuine technical challenges like bias, safety, and transparency. They contend that anthropomorphic language creates a false perception of agency and…
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Instagram Launches ‘Your Algorithm’ Feature to Let Users Shape Reels Content
Instagram is rolling out a new tool called “Your Algorithm” that shows users a snapshot of their recent interests and lets them adjust what appears in their Reels feed. The feature, first available in the United States, lists topics generated by AI based on recent activity and provides sliders for users to request more or…
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Slack CEO Denise Dresser Moves to OpenAI as Chief Revenue Officer
Denise Dresser, formerly CEO of Slack, is joining OpenAI as its new chief revenue officer. The move follows more than a decade at Slack’s parent company, Salesforce, where she helped launch AI features. At OpenAI, Dresser will lead revenue strategy for enterprise customers and oversee customer success. OpenAI’s applications chief, Fidji Simo, highlighted Dresser’s experience…
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Google Pilots AI-Generated Article Summaries on Google News
Google has launched a pilot program that adds AI‑generated overviews to articles from participating news publishers on their Google News pages. The initiative, aimed at delivering more context to readers, includes a roster of international outlets and offers direct payments to publishers for their involvement. While the summaries appear only within the Google News environment,…
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OpenAI Faces Growing Competitive Pressure as Rivals Accelerate AI Advances
OpenAI’s dominance in the generative‑AI market has waned as competitors such as Google, Anthropic and DeepSeek have introduced new models that outpace its latest release, GPT‑5. The company, led by Sam Altman, has responded with accelerated development and internal restructuring, but analysts note that its reliance on external funding and costly infrastructure deals leaves it…
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Hackers tricked ChatGPT, Grok and Google into helping them install malware
Security researchers have uncovered a new method in which attackers use AI chatbots and search engines to deliver malicious commands. By prompting AI assistants to suggest terminal commands and then promoting those suggestions in search results, hackers can lure unsuspecting users into executing harmful code. Tests by Huntress showed the technique succeeded against both ChatGPT…
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AI Upskilling Debate: Who Should Lead Employee Training?
Emergn research reveals a split view on AI training responsibility. While 81% of employees expect employers to provide upskilling, 83% of CEOs believe workers should train themselves. The gap extends to senior leaders, with 64% of COOs and 59% of CTOs sharing the CEO stance. The lack of adequate training could deter two‑thirds of job…
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Google to Add Inline Source Links to AI Mode Search
Google announced that its AI‑powered search feature, AI Mode, will soon display more in‑line links to the sources it draws information from. The update will place brief AI‑generated descriptions above a carousel of source links, helping users see where content originates. The change arrives as the European Commission investigates whether Google’s AI tools use publisher…
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Meta Considers Charging for Upcoming Avocado AI Model
Meta is reportedly developing a new AI model, code‑named Avocado, that may be offered as a paid service, marking a potential shift away from its recent open‑source focus. The move follows a disappointing release of the Llama 4 model and a delayed “Behemoth” version. In a July 30th memo, Mark Zuckerberg highlighted safety concerns around…
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Google Introduces Managed MCP Servers to Streamline AI Agent Integration with Cloud Services
Google Cloud has launched managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that let AI agents directly access Google services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine and Kubernetes Engine. The servers, offered in public preview at no extra cost to existing enterprise customers, simplify connector setup by allowing developers to paste a URL and instantly grant agents…
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AI Chatbots Show Mixed Performance on Suicide‑Help Requests
Recent testing of popular AI chatbots revealed a split in how they handle users expressing suicidal thoughts. While some models, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, promptly provided accurate, location‑specific crisis resources, others either failed to respond, offered irrelevant numbers, or required users to supply their own location. Experts say the inconsistencies highlight gaps in safety…
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Oboe Secures $16 Million Series A to Accelerate AI‑Powered Course Generation Platform
Oboe, the AI‑driven learning startup founded by former Spotify executives, announced a $16 million Series A round led by a16z with participation from existing backers including Eniac, Haystack, Offline and Factorial, as well as individual investors such as Adam D’Angelo and Garry Tan. The funding will fuel growth and product enhancements for Oboe’s platform, which lets…
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Unconventional AI Secures $475 Million Seed Round at $4.5 B Valuation
Naveen Rao, former head of AI at Databricks, has closed a $475 million seed financing for his new venture Unconventional AI, valuing the company at $4.5 billion. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with Lux Capital and DCVC also participating. Rao’s aim is to build an energy‑efficient computer for artificial intelligence, a goal…
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EngineAI’s T800 Robot Kicks CEO in Viral Demonstration
EngineAI released a video showing its humanoid T800 robot delivering a hard kick to the midsection of CEO Zhao Tongyang. The footage was presented as a response to earlier accusations that a prior showcase of the robot’s punching and running abilities had been CGI. The new clip emphasizes the robot’s combat capabilities, including running, kicking…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Appears on The Tonight Show Amid Tech Industry’s Charm Offensive
OpenAI chief Sam Altman sat down with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, using the platform to highlight how ChatGPT has become a personal assistant for new parents. The interview coincides with a broader push by Silicon Valley firms to shape public perception of artificial intelligence through extensive advertising and pop‑up campaigns. Companies such as…
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Bipartisan Alliance Fuels State-Federal Clash Over AI Regulation
A bipartisan nonprofit, the Alliance for Secure AI, is urging states to protect their AI laws from federal preemption. The group, co‑led by former Republican strategist Brendan Steinhauser, highlights growing public awareness of AI risks after high‑profile media coverage and the DeepSeek event. Texas recently passed a comprehensive AI law, prompting both Republican and Democratic…
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Cashee Research Leverages AI to Transform Market Research
Calgary‑based Cashee Research uses artificial intelligence to design and execute custom market‑research surveys, delivering fresh human data faster and at lower cost. The startup, founded by Addy Graves and Rose Wong, was selected for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield in 2025 and won the Enterprise Stage pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt. By combining AI‑generated survey plans with real‑world…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Promotes AI as an Equalizing Force on The Tonight Show
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the rapid adoption of ChatGPT and the broader impact of artificial intelligence. He described AI as a tool that levels the playing field, noting that hundreds of millions of users rely on ChatGPT for everyday tasks. While emphasizing the benefits,…
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Cursor CEO Michael Truell Says Company Will Skip IPO to Focus on Feature Development and Cost Management
At Fortune’s AI Brainstorm conference, Cursor co‑founder and CEO Michael Truell said the company has no near‑term IPO plans and is instead concentrating on expanding its product suite. He highlighted the rollout of home‑grown large language models, a shift to a usage‑based pricing model that passes API fees directly to customers, and new cost‑management tools…
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Nearly One-Third of U.S. Teens Use AI Chatbots Daily, Pew Finds
A recent Pew Research survey reveals that close to one‑third of American teenagers use AI chatbots at least daily, with many engaging several times a week. OpenAI’s ChatGPT leads the market, followed by Google’s Gemini and Meta AI. While chatbot use is rising, it still trails the constant use of major social platforms like TikTok…
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Big Tech Partners with Linux Foundation to Standardize AI Agents
Major AI players including Anthropic, OpenAI and Block have joined forces with the Linux Foundation to launch the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF). The new nonprofit aims to establish common standards for AI agents, centering on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) – dubbed a “USB‑C port for AI.” By creating a shared framework, the coalition hopes…
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Trump Announces Approval for Nvidia’s H200 AI Chips to Reach Approved Chinese Customers
President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia has received White House approval to export its H200 AI GPU chips to “approved customers” in China and other nations. The deal includes a 25 percent U.S. cut of sales, higher than the 15 percent cut previously demanded. The H200 chips are an upgrade to the scaled‑down H20 models…
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Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation to Standardize Open‑Source AI Agents
The Linux Foundation has created the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), a neutral hub for open‑source AI‑agent projects. Anthropic, Block and OpenAI are anchoring the effort with donations of key technologies: Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), Block’s Goose agent framework, and OpenAI’s AGENTS.md instruction file. The group aims to prevent a fragmented landscape of proprietary AI…
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Google denies Gemini ads as OpenAI tests ad-like suggestions
OpenAI briefly introduced app‑suggestion pop‑ups for its paid ChatGPT users, prompting backlash and a swift removal after Chief Research Officer Mark Chen acknowledged the misstep. Meanwhile, rumors that Google’s Gemini AI chatbot will feature advertisements were met with a firm denial from Google, which said there are no ads in Gemini and no current plans…
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OpenAI Appoints Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI announced that Denise Dresser, the outgoing chief executive of Slack, will join the AI firm as its chief revenue officer. In her new role, Dresser will lead OpenAI’s rapidly expanding enterprise unit and will report to chief operating officer Brad Lightcap. The move follows Dresser’s 14‑year tenure at Salesforce, where she advanced through several…
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India Proposes Mandatory Royalty System for AI Training on Copyrighted Works
India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has released a draft framework that would require AI developers, including OpenAI and Google, to pay royalties for using copyrighted material in model training. The proposal creates a single collecting body to distribute payments to creators, aiming to lower compliance costs while ensuring compensation. Industry groups…
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EU Opens Antitrust Investigation into Google’s AI Search Features
The European Commission has launched an antitrust probe into Google’s AI‑driven search tools, focusing on its AI Overviews and AI Mode. Regulators will examine whether Google uses website and YouTube content to generate AI answers without compensating publishers, and whether it imposes unfair terms that limit competitors’ access to that data. The investigation aims to…
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AI Surge Could Spike GPU Prices, Experts Advise Buying Now
The rapid growth of artificial‑intelligence workloads is forcing memory makers to shift production toward server‑grade components, tightening supplies of DDR5, LPDDR5X and VRAM. This squeeze has already pushed consumer RAM and SSD prices higher and is expected to raise graphics‑card costs as manufacturers grapple with limited memory. Industry analysts suggest that the window for affordable…
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Mistral AI Launches Devstral 2 and Vibe CLI for Advanced Coding
French AI startup Mistral AI announced the release of Devstral 2, a new generation coding model, alongside Vibe CLI, a command‑line interface designed to automate code tasks through natural language. The company highlighted the model’s size, hardware requirements, and open‑source licensing options, and noted that Vibe CLI can maintain persistent history and scan file structures…
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Anthropic and Accenture Sign Multi-Year AI Strategic Partnership
Anthropic announced a multi-year partnership with Accenture, forming the Accenture Anthropic Business Group. The deal includes formal Claude training for Accenture’s 30,000 employees and access to Claude Code for the company’s developers. Both firms will also launch an initiative to help chief investment officers track AI return on investment. Anthropic’s enterprise market share continues to…
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Vibe Coding: AI‑Powered Software Development Redefined
Vibe coding lets developers and non‑programmers create apps by describing functionality in plain language, with AI models generating the underlying code. Coined by Andrej Karpathy, the approach builds on recent advances in large language models and blurs the line between low‑code, no‑code, and traditional programming. While it speeds prototyping and opens software creation to a…
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AI Researchers Warn Scaling Limits Amid Gemini 3 Success
At the NeurIPS 2025 conference, AI experts highlighted that the current strategy of scaling larger transformer models is hitting a performance ceiling, even as Google celebrated the strong results of its Gemini 3 model. Researchers argued that simply adding more data, compute, and training time no longer yields meaningful gains, pointing to a “scaling wall”…
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EU Antitrust Probe Targets Google’s Use of Publisher and YouTube Content for AI
The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s AI services, focusing on whether the company used web publishers’ content for its AI Overview and AI Mode tools without proper compensation or an opt‑out option. The probe also examines Google’s use of YouTube‑uploaded material to train generative AI models, raising concerns about fairness to…
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SoftBank and Nvidia in Talks to Lead $1 Billion Investment in Skild AI at $14 B Valuation
SoftBank Group and Nvidia are reportedly negotiating a joint investment exceeding $1 billion in Skild AI, a robotics‑software startup valued at $14 billion. The company, which last raised $500 million at a $4.7 billion valuation, focuses on a robot‑agnostic foundation model rather than proprietary hardware. Skild AI recently unveiled its general‑purpose robot model, Skild Brain, and has secured partnerships…
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OpenAI Fast‑Tracks GPT‑5.2 Release Amid ‘Code Red’ to Counter Google’s Gemini 3
OpenAI has accelerated the launch of GPT‑5.2, labeling the effort a “code red” to regain performance ground after Google’s Gemini 3 outperformed its models in recent tests. The update focuses on core improvements—speed, reasoning, and reliability—rather than new flashy features. CEO Sam Altman and other insiders say the rollout, originally slated for later in the month,…
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U.S. Commerce Department Grants Nvidia Approval to Export H200 AI Chips to China
The U.S. Department of Commerce has authorized Nvidia to ship its H200 artificial‑intelligence chips to approved Chinese customers. The approval allows the company to sell chips that are roughly 18 months old, with the United States taking a 25% share of the sales. The decision comes amid bipartisan legislative efforts to block advanced AI chip…
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OpenAI Report Finds Enterprise AI Saves Workers Under an Hour Daily
OpenAI’s 2025 ‘The State of Enterprise AI’ report, based on anonymized usage data from over a million business customers and a survey of thousands of workers, shows that AI tools are increasingly adopted across companies but the average time saved is modest—less than an hour per active workday. Heavy‑use “frontier” users report larger gains, while most…
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Trump Announces Planned Executive Order to Preempt State AI Regulations
President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that he will issue an executive order this week to create a single set of federal rules for artificial intelligence, aiming to stop companies from facing a patchwork of state laws. The move comes as states push their own AI measures, including bans on non‑consensual sexual imagery and…
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OpenAI Renames Sora Feature After Trademark Lawsuit with Cameo
OpenAI faced a trademark lawsuit from the video‑personalization platform Cameo over the use of the name “cameo” for a self‑deepfaking feature in its Sora app. A U.S. district judge issued a temporary restraining order, forcing OpenAI to remove the name and rebrand the feature as “characters.” The dispute highlights the growing tension between generative‑AI companies…
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Harness Secures $240 Million Series E, Valued at $5.5 B to Accelerate AI‑Driven DevOps
Harness, the AI‑powered DevOps platform founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, announced a $240 million Series E round that lifts its post‑money valuation to $5.5 billion. The financing, led by Goldman Sachs with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures and Unusual Ventures, includes a $40 million tender offer aimed at providing liquidity for long‑term employees. The capital will…
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Google Appoints Amin Vahdat as Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure
Google has elevated longtime AI infrastructure architect Amin Vahdat to the newly created role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. The move underscores the importance of AI compute as Alphabet plans to spend up to $93 billion on capital expenditures through 2025. Vahdat, a former professor with a PhD from…
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Mistral AI Launches Devstral 2 Coding Model and Mistral Vibe CLI
French AI startup Mistral AI introduced Devstral 2, a 123 billion‑parameter open‑weights coding model that achieved a 72.2 percent score on the SWE‑bench Verified benchmark. Alongside the model, Mistral released the Mistral Vibe command‑line interface, enabling developers to interact with Devstral models directly in their terminal, manage project context, and execute autonomous code changes. A smaller 24 billion‑parameter…
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ChatGPT Tops Apple’s Free iPhone App List in the United States for 2025
Apple released its annual ranking of the most downloaded free iPhone apps in the United States, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT claimed the top spot for 2025. The AI chatbot surpassed popular platforms such as Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, and YouTube. The list highlights the rapid adoption of artificial‑intelligence tools on mobile devices, underscoring ChatGPT’s shift…
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OpenAI Appoints Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI announced that Denise Dresser, the former CEO of Slack and longtime Salesforce executive, will join the AI firm as chief revenue officer. In her new role, Dresser will guide global revenue strategy and help expand AI adoption across businesses. The move follows OpenAI’s recent for‑profit restructuring and its push to serve more than one…
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Tavus Unveils Upgraded AI Santa with Real‑Time Interaction and Safety Features
AI startup Tavus has released a second‑generation AI Santa that can see users’ facial expressions, remember past conversations, and even perform tasks like web searches and drafting emails. The platform, called a Tavus PAL, lets families chat via text, phone or video and includes content filters, mental‑health resource links, and data‑deletion options. Founder and CEO…
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AI Companies Embrace Model Context Protocol as Emerging Industry Standard
Leading artificial‑intelligence firms including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Block are co‑operating around the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a framework that lets AI agents access external tools and data in a uniform way. Anthropic has donated MCP to the Linux Foundation, positioning it as an open‑source standard overseen by a neutral body. The collaboration aims…
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Google Introduces Low-Cost AI Plus Subscription in India Amid Competitive AI Pricing
Google has launched a new AI Plus subscription in India, priced at ₹199 per month for the first six months before rising to ₹399. The plan offers expanded limits for Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro, video generation in Gemini and Flow apps, deeper access to NotebookLM research tools, and 200 GB of shared storage…
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Adobe Brings Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express Directly Into ChatGPT
Adobe has launched free, integrated versions of Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express inside ChatGPT, letting users edit photos, PDFs, and create designs through conversational prompts. Users activate each app by naming it alongside an uploaded file and can make adjustments without leaving the chat. While the tools don’t match the full desktop versions, they offer…
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Tech Companies Urged to Stop Anthropomorphizing AI
Industry leaders and analysts are calling on technology firms to cease describing artificial intelligence in human terms. Critics argue that phrases such as “AI’s soul,” “confession,” or “scheming” mislead the public, inflate expectations, and obscure genuine technical challenges like bias, safety, and transparency. They contend that anthropomorphic language creates a false perception of agency and…
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Slack CEO Denise Dresser Moves to OpenAI as Chief Revenue Officer
Denise Dresser, formerly CEO of Slack, is joining OpenAI as its new chief revenue officer. The move follows more than a decade at Slack’s parent company, Salesforce, where she helped launch AI features. At OpenAI, Dresser will lead revenue strategy for enterprise customers and oversee customer success. OpenAI’s applications chief, Fidji Simo, highlighted Dresser’s experience…
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Google Pilots AI-Generated Article Summaries on Google News
Google has launched a pilot program that adds AI‑generated overviews to articles from participating news publishers on their Google News pages. The initiative, aimed at delivering more context to readers, includes a roster of international outlets and offers direct payments to publishers for their involvement. While the summaries appear only within the Google News environment,…
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OpenAI Faces Growing Competitive Pressure as Rivals Accelerate AI Advances
OpenAI’s dominance in the generative‑AI market has waned as competitors such as Google, Anthropic and DeepSeek have introduced new models that outpace its latest release, GPT‑5. The company, led by Sam Altman, has responded with accelerated development and internal restructuring, but analysts note that its reliance on external funding and costly infrastructure deals leaves it…
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Hackers tricked ChatGPT, Grok and Google into helping them install malware
Security researchers have uncovered a new method in which attackers use AI chatbots and search engines to deliver malicious commands. By prompting AI assistants to suggest terminal commands and then promoting those suggestions in search results, hackers can lure unsuspecting users into executing harmful code. Tests by Huntress showed the technique succeeded against both ChatGPT…
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AI Upskilling Debate: Who Should Lead Employee Training?
Emergn research reveals a split view on AI training responsibility. While 81% of employees expect employers to provide upskilling, 83% of CEOs believe workers should train themselves. The gap extends to senior leaders, with 64% of COOs and 59% of CTOs sharing the CEO stance. The lack of adequate training could deter two‑thirds of job…
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Google to Add Inline Source Links to AI Mode Search
Google announced that its AI‑powered search feature, AI Mode, will soon display more in‑line links to the sources it draws information from. The update will place brief AI‑generated descriptions above a carousel of source links, helping users see where content originates. The change arrives as the European Commission investigates whether Google’s AI tools use publisher…
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Google Introduces Managed MCP Servers to Streamline AI Agent Integration with Cloud Services
Google Cloud has launched managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that let AI agents directly access Google services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine and Kubernetes Engine. The servers, offered in public preview at no extra cost to existing enterprise customers, simplify connector setup by allowing developers to paste a URL and instantly grant agents…
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Oboe Secures $16 Million Series A to Accelerate AI‑Powered Course Generation Platform
Oboe, the AI‑driven learning startup founded by former Spotify executives, announced a $16 million Series A round led by a16z with participation from existing backers including Eniac, Haystack, Offline and Factorial, as well as individual investors such as Adam D’Angelo and Garry Tan. The funding will fuel growth and product enhancements for Oboe’s platform, which lets…
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Unconventional AI Secures $475 Million Seed Round at $4.5 B Valuation
Naveen Rao, former head of AI at Databricks, has closed a $475 million seed financing for his new venture Unconventional AI, valuing the company at $4.5 billion. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with Lux Capital and DCVC also participating. Rao’s aim is to build an energy‑efficient computer for artificial intelligence, a goal…
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EngineAI’s T800 Robot Kicks CEO in Viral Demonstration
EngineAI released a video showing its humanoid T800 robot delivering a hard kick to the midsection of CEO Zhao Tongyang. The footage was presented as a response to earlier accusations that a prior showcase of the robot’s punching and running abilities had been CGI. The new clip emphasizes the robot’s combat capabilities, including running, kicking…
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Bipartisan Alliance Fuels State-Federal Clash Over AI Regulation
A bipartisan nonprofit, the Alliance for Secure AI, is urging states to protect their AI laws from federal preemption. The group, co‑led by former Republican strategist Brendan Steinhauser, highlights growing public awareness of AI risks after high‑profile media coverage and the DeepSeek event. Texas recently passed a comprehensive AI law, prompting both Republican and Democratic…
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Cashee Research Leverages AI to Transform Market Research
Calgary‑based Cashee Research uses artificial intelligence to design and execute custom market‑research surveys, delivering fresh human data faster and at lower cost. The startup, founded by Addy Graves and Rose Wong, was selected for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield in 2025 and won the Enterprise Stage pitch at TechCrunch Disrupt. By combining AI‑generated survey plans with real‑world…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Promotes AI as an Equalizing Force on The Tonight Show
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to discuss the rapid adoption of ChatGPT and the broader impact of artificial intelligence. He described AI as a tool that levels the playing field, noting that hundreds of millions of users rely on ChatGPT for everyday tasks. While emphasizing the benefits,…
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Cursor CEO Michael Truell Says Company Will Skip IPO to Focus on Feature Development and Cost Management
At Fortune’s AI Brainstorm conference, Cursor co‑founder and CEO Michael Truell said the company has no near‑term IPO plans and is instead concentrating on expanding its product suite. He highlighted the rollout of home‑grown large language models, a shift to a usage‑based pricing model that passes API fees directly to customers, and new cost‑management tools…
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Big Tech Partners with Linux Foundation to Standardize AI Agents
Major AI players including Anthropic, OpenAI and Block have joined forces with the Linux Foundation to launch the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF). The new nonprofit aims to establish common standards for AI agents, centering on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) – dubbed a “USB‑C port for AI.” By creating a shared framework, the coalition hopes…
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Trump Announces Approval for Nvidia’s H200 AI Chips to Reach Approved Chinese Customers
President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia has received White House approval to export its H200 AI GPU chips to “approved customers” in China and other nations. The deal includes a 25 percent U.S. cut of sales, higher than the 15 percent cut previously demanded. The H200 chips are an upgrade to the scaled‑down H20 models…
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Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation to Standardize Open‑Source AI Agents
The Linux Foundation has created the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), a neutral hub for open‑source AI‑agent projects. Anthropic, Block and OpenAI are anchoring the effort with donations of key technologies: Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), Block’s Goose agent framework, and OpenAI’s AGENTS.md instruction file. The group aims to prevent a fragmented landscape of proprietary AI…
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Google denies Gemini ads as OpenAI tests ad-like suggestions
OpenAI briefly introduced app‑suggestion pop‑ups for its paid ChatGPT users, prompting backlash and a swift removal after Chief Research Officer Mark Chen acknowledged the misstep. Meanwhile, rumors that Google’s Gemini AI chatbot will feature advertisements were met with a firm denial from Google, which said there are no ads in Gemini and no current plans…
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OpenAI Appoints Slack CEO Denise Dresser as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI announced that Denise Dresser, the outgoing chief executive of Slack, will join the AI firm as its chief revenue officer. In her new role, Dresser will lead OpenAI’s rapidly expanding enterprise unit and will report to chief operating officer Brad Lightcap. The move follows Dresser’s 14‑year tenure at Salesforce, where she advanced through several…
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India Proposes Mandatory Royalty System for AI Training on Copyrighted Works
India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has released a draft framework that would require AI developers, including OpenAI and Google, to pay royalties for using copyrighted material in model training. The proposal creates a single collecting body to distribute payments to creators, aiming to lower compliance costs while ensuring compensation. Industry groups…
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EU Opens Antitrust Investigation into Google’s AI Search Features
The European Commission has launched an antitrust probe into Google’s AI‑driven search tools, focusing on its AI Overviews and AI Mode. Regulators will examine whether Google uses website and YouTube content to generate AI answers without compensating publishers, and whether it imposes unfair terms that limit competitors’ access to that data. The investigation aims to…
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AI Surge Could Spike GPU Prices, Experts Advise Buying Now
The rapid growth of artificial‑intelligence workloads is forcing memory makers to shift production toward server‑grade components, tightening supplies of DDR5, LPDDR5X and VRAM. This squeeze has already pushed consumer RAM and SSD prices higher and is expected to raise graphics‑card costs as manufacturers grapple with limited memory. Industry analysts suggest that the window for affordable…
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Mistral AI Launches Devstral 2 and Vibe CLI for Advanced Coding
French AI startup Mistral AI announced the release of Devstral 2, a new generation coding model, alongside Vibe CLI, a command‑line interface designed to automate code tasks through natural language. The company highlighted the model’s size, hardware requirements, and open‑source licensing options, and noted that Vibe CLI can maintain persistent history and scan file structures…
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Anthropic and Accenture Sign Multi-Year AI Strategic Partnership
Anthropic announced a multi-year partnership with Accenture, forming the Accenture Anthropic Business Group. The deal includes formal Claude training for Accenture’s 30,000 employees and access to Claude Code for the company’s developers. Both firms will also launch an initiative to help chief investment officers track AI return on investment. Anthropic’s enterprise market share continues to…
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Vibe Coding: AI‑Powered Software Development Redefined
Vibe coding lets developers and non‑programmers create apps by describing functionality in plain language, with AI models generating the underlying code. Coined by Andrej Karpathy, the approach builds on recent advances in large language models and blurs the line between low‑code, no‑code, and traditional programming. While it speeds prototyping and opens software creation to a…
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AI Researchers Warn Scaling Limits Amid Gemini 3 Success
At the NeurIPS 2025 conference, AI experts highlighted that the current strategy of scaling larger transformer models is hitting a performance ceiling, even as Google celebrated the strong results of its Gemini 3 model. Researchers argued that simply adding more data, compute, and training time no longer yields meaningful gains, pointing to a “scaling wall”…
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EU Antitrust Probe Targets Google’s Use of Publisher and YouTube Content for AI
The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Google’s AI services, focusing on whether the company used web publishers’ content for its AI Overview and AI Mode tools without proper compensation or an opt‑out option. The probe also examines Google’s use of YouTube‑uploaded material to train generative AI models, raising concerns about fairness to…
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SoftBank and Nvidia in Talks to Lead $1 Billion Investment in Skild AI at $14 B Valuation
SoftBank Group and Nvidia are reportedly negotiating a joint investment exceeding $1 billion in Skild AI, a robotics‑software startup valued at $14 billion. The company, which last raised $500 million at a $4.7 billion valuation, focuses on a robot‑agnostic foundation model rather than proprietary hardware. Skild AI recently unveiled its general‑purpose robot model, Skild Brain, and has secured partnerships…
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OpenAI Fast‑Tracks GPT‑5.2 Release Amid ‘Code Red’ to Counter Google’s Gemini 3
OpenAI has accelerated the launch of GPT‑5.2, labeling the effort a “code red” to regain performance ground after Google’s Gemini 3 outperformed its models in recent tests. The update focuses on core improvements—speed, reasoning, and reliability—rather than new flashy features. CEO Sam Altman and other insiders say the rollout, originally slated for later in the month,…
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U.S. Commerce Department Grants Nvidia Approval to Export H200 AI Chips to China
The U.S. Department of Commerce has authorized Nvidia to ship its H200 artificial‑intelligence chips to approved Chinese customers. The approval allows the company to sell chips that are roughly 18 months old, with the United States taking a 25% share of the sales. The decision comes amid bipartisan legislative efforts to block advanced AI chip…
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OpenAI Report Finds Enterprise AI Saves Workers Under an Hour Daily
OpenAI’s 2025 ‘The State of Enterprise AI’ report, based on anonymized usage data from over a million business customers and a survey of thousands of workers, shows that AI tools are increasingly adopted across companies but the average time saved is modest—less than an hour per active workday. Heavy‑use “frontier” users report larger gains, while most…
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OpenAI Renames Sora Feature After Trademark Lawsuit with Cameo
OpenAI faced a trademark lawsuit from the video‑personalization platform Cameo over the use of the name “cameo” for a self‑deepfaking feature in its Sora app. A U.S. district judge issued a temporary restraining order, forcing OpenAI to remove the name and rebrand the feature as “characters.” The dispute highlights the growing tension between generative‑AI companies…