OpenAI's Sora AI video app rockets to 1 million downloads and tops Apple's App Store in just five days despite facing fierce copyright lawsuits from the Motion Picture Association over unauthorized character generation from popular shows like SpongeBob SquarePants and Rick and Morty.
OpenAI reports GPT-5 shows 30% less political bias than previous models after testing 500 questions across 100 topics with conservative and liberal prompts, promising more transparency results soon.
Google expands its AI-powered app-building tool Opal to 15 new countries including Canada, India, Japan, and Brazil, following success in the US where users created sophisticated mini web apps through simple text prompts, while announcing faster creation speeds and improved debugging capabilities.
Qualcomm acquires Arduino's open-source electronics platform while preserving its independence, immediately launching the $44 Uno Q board featuring AI capabilities and Linux compatibility for Arduino's massive 33 million maker community.
AMD shares skyrocket 43% after offering OpenAI a 10% company stake in a multibillion-dollar chip deal that directly challenges Nvidia's AI market dominance, prompting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to call the move 'clever' while his company separately commits $100 billion to OpenAI.
SoftBank acquires ABB's robotics business for $5.375 billion to accelerate artificial super intelligence goals, combining the 7,000-employee division with existing robotics investments to advance Physical AI innovation, with deal closure expected in mid-to-late 2026 pending regulatory approvals.
European Commission launches €3 billion AI strategy featuring two major initiatives: Apply AI Strategy to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across industries and public sectors, and AI in Science Strategy creating RAISE virtual institute with €600 million funding to coordinate research resources and computational power continent-wide.
Zendesk unveils revolutionary AI agent that autonomously resolves 80% of customer support issues without human intervention, launching five specialized AI agents that boost customer satisfaction by 5-10 points and could transform how 20,000 companies handle 4.6 billion annual support tickets.
OpenAI's Sora video generation app reaches 627,000 downloads in its first week, exceeding ChatGPT's initial performance despite invite-only access and growing controversies over deepfakes and copyright violations created by users.
Google Shopping expands its AI try-on tool to include shoes, letting users upload full-length photos to virtually test heels and sneakers, while rolling out to Australia, Canada, and Japan after proving wildly popular with U.S. shoppers who share try-on images significantly more than standard product listings.