OpenAI's Sora AI video app skyrockets to No. 3 on the US App Store within just 48 hours of launch, garnering 164,000 downloads despite being invite-only and outperforming major AI competitors like Claude and Copilot in early adoption metrics.
Meta launches Business AI assistant that delivers personalized shopping recommendations and faster checkout through chat on Facebook and Instagram, expanding to WhatsApp and Messenger while partnering with major CRM platforms to diversify beyond advertising revenue.
Alphabet stock drops 0.6% as AI startup Perplexity makes its premium $200-per-month AI browser Comet completely free, directly challenging Google Chrome's dominance with features that summarize webpages and extract key information while promising to combat low-quality online content.
Federal judge delivers landmark antitrust ruling against Google, banning exclusive search deals that made Google the default on phones and devices while allowing the tech giant to keep its Chrome browser, marking the most significant monopoly case since Microsoft in the 1990s.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts OpenAI will become the world's first multitrillion-dollar company while announcing a massive $100 billion investment to fund data center expansion, dismissing AI bubble warnings by claiming artificial intelligence represents a fundamental computing revolution with exponential demand growth.
Microsoft researchers discover AI can redesign deadly toxins to bypass DNA screening software and create undetectable biological weapons, prompting emergency patches to security systems as experts warn of an escalating arms race between AI-enabled bioterrorism and defense capabilities.
OpenAI completes a $6.6 billion secondary share sale that catapults the AI giant to a staggering $500 billion valuation, making it the world's most valuable private company while allowing long-tenured employees to cash out amid intense competition for top AI talent.
Scientists develop revolutionary molecular qubits using erbium that seamlessly connect light and magnetism at quantum frequencies, potentially enabling ultra-secure quantum internet through existing fiber-optic networks while serving as biological quantum sensors.
GoFundMe launches Giving Funds, a revolutionary zero-fee donor-advised fund service that lets users invest charitable money tax-free through Goldman Sachs partnerships while sending 100% of donations directly to nonprofits with no minimum balance requirements.
Amazon unveils four new Echo devices powered by Alexa+ generative AI starting at $99.99, featuring advanced AZ3 chips and enhanced contextual awareness to compete against OpenAI and Google in the escalating AI assistant battle.