OpenAI acquires Jony Ive's io Products for $6.5 billion, merging AI with hardware design as Ive and his firm LoveFrom take on creative roles to integrate ChatGPT tech into new devices.
Elon Musk's xAI unveils Grok-4, a groundbreaking AI model shattering benchmarks across disciplines with near-perfect scores on graduate-level tests and unseen problem-solving, doubling the accuracy of its closest competitor.
Anthropic's Veo 3 update introduces speech for video clips created from images, while Flow expands globally to over 140 countries, although its audio generation capabilities remain experimental with inconsistent quality.
Recruit Holdings, parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, cuts 1,300 jobs or 6% of its HR tech workforce, mainly in the U.S., pivoting towards AI integration as the CEO cites AI's transformative impact requiring adaptation.
Nvidia announces a new AI chip tailored for the Chinese market, the Blackwell RTX Pro 6000 processor, set for release as early as September, modified to comply with U.S. export restrictions by omitting advanced features like high-bandwidth memory and NVLink interface.
AWS unveils an AI agent marketplace launching next week with Anthropic as a partner, enabling startups to offer AI agents to AWS customers and expanding Anthropic's reach to more customers and developers through its API.
Elon Musk's AI company xAI launches Grok 4, its latest flagship AI model boasting frontier performance, alongside a $300 monthly SuperGrok Heavy subscription for early premium access.
As AI's electricity demands skyrocket with data centers requiring immense power akin to five Hoover Dams, nuclear energy gains traction as a reliable 24/7 source for powering AI's voracious computational needs.
A former Meta AI researcher reveals a toxic culture of fear, dysfunction, and confusion plaguing the tech giant, likening it to metastatic cancer spreading unchecked, with unclear goals, frequent layoffs, and plummeting employee morale.
Luma AI unveils Dream Lab LA, a groundbreaking facility designed to empower Hollywood filmmakers with AI video generation tools, fostering collaboration and innovation to enhance the quality and quantity of film productions.