Microsoft is ditching OpenAI's image-generating models in favor of its own proprietary AI technology across PowerPoint and Bing, with model chief Mustafa Suleyman claiming the switch delivers faster, cheaper, higher-quality results and better user retention.
Claude's voice mode receives a major upgrade, now powered by smarter Opus and Sonnet models, integrated with apps like Gmail, Slack, and Google Calendar for real-time actions, and expanded to support multiple languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean, with seamless mid-conversation language switching.
Google launches Gemini Spark, a revolutionary 24/7 AI agent that autonomously manages Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and more across complex multi-step tasks — even when your devices are completely off.
A new AI fluency chart by Rowan Cheung is redefining workplace performance standards, outlining clear expectations for six professional roles — from developers to CEOs — on how effectively they must integrate AI tools to rank from unacceptable to exceptional.
OpenAI is developing a screenless AI smart speaker designed to act as a humanlike home companion, capable of controlling smart-home devices, playing media, answering questions, and integrating with ChatGPT's full capabilities — marking the company's bold first move into consumer hardware.
Substack partners with AI-detection tool Pangram to help users identify AI-generated content, giving creators tools to scan drafts, dispute incorrect results, and add transparency disclosures, as the platform's CEO warns that AI-written content disguised as human work erodes trust and threatens writers' livelihoods.
A critical flaw dubbed 'AgentForger' in ChatGPT's Workspace Agents builder allows attackers to hijack AI agents via a single phishing link, silently connecting to victims' Outlook, Gmail, Slack, and Teams accounts while installing persistent attacker-controlled schedules — OpenAI patches the vulnerability within four days, but researchers warn the full damage …
The U.S. Treasury threatens sanctions against Chinese AI firm Moonshot, accusing it of secretly stealing Anthropic's AI model and illegally acquiring banned Nvidia servers to train its AI systems abroad, igniting a fierce Washington debate over Chinese open-weight AI models and national security.
Rumors swirl that Anthropic is acquiring robotics startup Physical Intelligence, even as its CEO denies the reports, while past acquisition talks and OpenAI's existing investment stake in the company add fuel to speculation and could complicate any potential deal.
A new study testing 1,008 AI-generated SVGs across 48 animal-vehicle combinations finds no evidence that AI labs are secretly 'pelicanmaxxing' — gaming Simon Willison's famous pelican-on-a-bicycle SVG benchmark — with pelicans ranking 6th out of 8 animals in drawing quality, suggesting broad SVG optimization rather than targeted benchmark manipulation.