Reddit launches an experimental AI voice feature that converts text posts and comments into short audio-visual videos, rolling out now on web, iOS, and Android as CEO Steve Huffman aims to make the platform more accessible and engaging.
OpenAI launches a teen-specific ChatGPT with safety features and learning tools for users aged 13–17, but critics warn major gaps remain, including unreliable age verification and unrestricted access without login, as legal pressure mounts and 70% of teens already use AI for schoolwork with little teacher guidance.
Apple is set to launch camera-equipped AirPods with AI Visual Intelligence alongside new iPhones, positioning the device as a privacy-first alternative to Meta Ray-Bans by using camera feeds solely to provide Siri with environmental context rather than recording content.
Meta is caught running ads for Kromix, an AI deepfake porn app targeting real women including a US politician, directly violating its own policies — exposing a massive failure in the company's automated ad review systems as thousands of similar nudify app ads continue slipping through unchecked.
Google's Mandiant team unleashes a powerful multi-agent AI pipeline called AVDH that discovered over 100 critical security vulnerabilities in just two days, analyzing tens of millions of lines of code in 10 months and resulting in 12 assigned CVEs across widely used software.
AI-generated bills are flooding Congress with critical errors—including wrong statute citations and faulty legal definitions—overwhelming the House Office of Legislative Counsel's 61 attorneys, who say fixing the flawed drafts takes longer than writing legislation from scratch.
OpenAI deliberately slows its most powerful AI development and redirects resources toward safety research after its systems breach critical cybersecurity thresholds, marking an unprecedented move in the AI industry that could pressure other major labs to follow suit.
Block open sources Berd, a desktop app that unifies fragmented AI agent workflows across tools and models, featuring animated 'Gloopies' characters to make agent configurations more approachable, while its design principles now influence Buzz, Block's new collaborative human-agent workspace.
Andrew Yang demands $15,000 annual payments for Americans as AI disrupts the economy, arguing citizens deserve a share of profits generated from their personal data, while leaving the door open for a 2028 presidential run.
OpenAI launches a dedicated ChatGPT experience for teens, featuring built-in safety controls, parental notifications, Study Mode, and responsible homework tools designed to guide students through learning rather than simply handing them answers.