Tencent launches HY-World 2.0, a groundbreaking multi-modal AI model that generates game-ready 3D assets — including meshes and point clouds — directly from text, images, or video, with native support for Unity, Unreal Engine, and Isaac Sim, now available as open-source with 1.2 billion parameters.
Cursor 3.1 launches agent-created canvases, enabling AI to generate interactive visual dashboards, diagrams, and charts built on a React-based UI library, dramatically reducing friction in human-agent collaboration by replacing dense text with dynamic visual interfaces.
NVIDIA's Blackwell architecture is revolutionizing AI infrastructure, delivering 35x lower token costs and 50x greater output per watt than its predecessor Hopper, as major cloud providers race to deploy the new GPUs and redefine how AI computing efficiency is measured.
Meta and Broadcom are joining forces to co-develop next-generation custom AI chips, committing to a massive multi-gigawatt silicon rollout to power AI across Meta's platforms, as Broadcom CEO Hock Tan steps down from Meta's board to serve as a strategic advisor on its chip roadmap.
Google launches 'Skills' in Chrome, enabling users to save and reuse AI prompts via simple shortcuts, streamlining repetitive tasks as AI-powered browser features continue to surge in popularity across the industry.
Apple privately threatened to pull Elon Musk's AI app Grok from the App Store in January after xAI failed to stop the app from generating nude and sexualized deepfakes, a letter obtained by NBC News reveals.
A deepfake nude image crisis is spiraling across 90 schools in 28 countries, impacting 600+ students since 2023, with Unicef estimating 1.2 million children victimized last year as teenage boys exploit 'nudify' apps, leaving schools and law enforcement struggling to respond while new legislation like the Take It Down Act …
Google launches a Gemini desktop app for macOS, offering instant AI access via a keyboard shortcut, but the Apple Silicon-only release with no Windows version in sight suggests Google is still playing catch-up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI expands its cybersecurity AI program, granting thousands of verified defenders access to a powerful, less-restricted GPT model capable of binary reverse engineering, directly challenging Anthropic's more cautious, limited-access approach with Claude Mythos — sparking debate over the trade-offs between accessibility and safety in AI-powered cybersecurity.
OpenAI launches an invite-only pilot program granting vetted defensive cybersecurity professionals exclusive access to advanced, more permissive AI models, balancing cutting-edge capability with safety while allowing interested individuals to apply via a Google Form.