OpenAI's Sora video generation app rockets to #1 on Apple's App Store, beating ChatGPT and Google Gemini, while early AI-generated videos including one depicting CEO Sam Altman shoplifting ignite fierce debates over safety risks and potential misuse of the powerful technology.
OpenAI and former Apple designer Jony Ive's ambitious palm-sized, screenless AI device hits major roadblocks as engineers struggle with 'always on' functionality, privacy concerns, and computing infrastructure issues, potentially derailing the planned 2026 launch.
Meta's V-JEPA AI learns physics from videos like a human baby, achieving 98% accuracy on reality tests by discovering object permanence and showing measurable surprise at impossible events, though its memory currently lasts only seconds.
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.
Google launches revolutionary AI-powered visual search that lets users ask conversational questions about products and receive rich visual results, backed by a massive database of over 50 billion product listings from retailers worldwide.
Google launches new Nest cameras with 2K HDR video and Gemini AI integration for smarter alerts, while unveiling a dedicated Gemini-powered Home Speaker and partnering with Walmart for affordable smart home devices.
Google unveils AI-powered conversational image search that lets shoppers describe products in natural language like 'barrel jeans that aren't too baggy' and upload reference photos to find similar items, rolling out to US users this week with Gemini 2.5's advanced visual recognition technology.
Fashion giant Zalando revolutionizes content creation by using AI digital twins to generate 70% of campaign assets in just 24 hours, creating high-fidelity 3D model replicas that enable rapid trend-to-delivery production while offering models global opportunities without geographical limitations.
Apple secretly develops internal ChatGPT rival called 'Veritas' to test revolutionary AI features for Siri's massive overhaul, scheduled to launch March 2026 with capabilities including AI-powered personal data search and in-app photo editing through new 'Linwood' system combining Apple's language models with third-party AI technology.
German AI image generation startup Black Forest Labs pursues $300 million funding round targeting a $4 billion valuation, quadrupling from its previous $1 billion worth as explosive demand for AI image-editing systems attracts massive investor interest.