IBM reports Q2 earnings exceeding estimates and raises full-year free cash flow outlook, but software revenue misses expectations and gross margin narrows, causing shares to dip as much as 6% in extended trading despite outperforming the S&P 500 significantly this year.
Teenagers embrace AI companions for guidance and emotional support, with over 70% using them and half regularly, sparking concerns about AI redefining human connections and youth mental health.
In a bid to boost US dominance in artificial intelligence, President Trump unveils an 'AI Action Plan' that seeks to cut environmental regulations for faster construction of AI supercomputers and data centers while promoting 'American values' to counter perceived liberal bias in AI systems.
Google's AI summaries discourage users from clicking source links, as they prefer browsing over visiting cited websites like Wikipedia, YouTube, and Reddit, with government sites appearing more frequently than in regular searches.
GitHub revolutionizes app development with Spark, a groundbreaking natural language platform enabling developers to build and deploy intelligent full-stack apps effortlessly, leveraging large language models from multiple providers and offering seamless one-click deployments for Copilot Pro+ subscribers.
Google Photos unveils innovative features including Photo to video for animating stills, Remix for transforming photos into anime or sketches, and a Creative Hub consolidating all creative tools like collages and highlight videos, enhancing the photo editing experience.
Agentforce revolutionizes team collaboration by unleashing AI-powered agents within Slack, enabling seamless workflow automation, data insights, and customizable templates for rapid deployment of digital teammates tailored to specific needs.
Aeneas, a groundbreaking AI model, revolutionizes the interpretation of ancient Latin inscriptions by reasoning across thousands of texts, retrieving contextual parallels to restore fragments, predict dates and locations, and attribute inscriptions to Roman provinces, transforming historians' ability to connect the past.
YouTube rolls out AI-powered tools for Shorts, including Photo to video, generative effects, an AI playground with pre-filled prompts, and SynthID watermarks for AI-generated content, empowering creators with cutting-edge AI capabilities while ensuring transparency.
The Pentagon invests $800 million in AI contracts with tech giants Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI, aiming to accelerate military adoption of agentic AI systems for battlefield planning and decision-making, sparking concerns over escalation risks and calls for safeguards.