The U.S. Army unveils a groundbreaking $10 billion enterprise deal with Palantir, revolutionizing its software procurement model to increase agility, transparency, and cost savings through flexible, enterprise-wide licensing agreements.
Google DeepMind unveils AlphaEarth, an AI model that processes satellite data to generate detailed digital maps of the entire planet, enabling tracking of environmental changes and aiding conservation efforts by organizations like the UN.
Apple surges on a 13% increase in iPhone sales, reporting 10% revenue growth, its biggest since December 2021; CEO Tim Cook vows to 'significantly grow' AI investments, open to acquisitions accelerating its AI roadmap, while seeing a 4% sales boost in China aided by device subsidies.
AI deepfakes manipulate media with startling realism, blurring lines between real and fake through generative adversarial networks, posing risks like misinformation but also offering creative potential.
OpenAI researchers Mark Chen and Jakub Pachocki drive the company's pursuit of artificial general intelligence, developing powerful reasoning models that can autonomously tackle complex coding, math, and scientific tasks over extended time periods.
A groundbreaking AI model, Command A Vision, seamlessly integrates text and image understanding, enabling enterprises to automate visual tasks with remarkable accuracy and efficiency while requiring minimal computational resources, paving the way for transformative enterprise automation.
AI image generators produce flawed images with floating objects and unnatural details, prompting calls for media literacy skills like source verification and reverse image searches to identify synthetic visuals, as no reliable free tool currently exists for automatic detection.
Fashion brands including Guess ignite viral controversy by featuring AI-generated models in Vogue campaigns, with critics demanding boycotts over concerns about job displacement and unrealistic beauty standards while companies defend the cost-effective practice that industry experts predict will rapidly expand throughout fashion.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces massive AI spending will continue through 2026 with expenses exceeding 2025 levels, raising total expense forecast to $114-118 billion and investing $14.3 billion in AI startup Scale AI, sending shares soaring 12% after strong quarterly earnings beat expectations.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy envisions delivering ads during conversations with AI assistant Alexa+, considering subscription tiers including an ad-free option as Amazon invests heavily in AI chips and data centers to power its AI models.