Snowflake Reportedly Plans $1 Billion Acquisition of Startup Observe
Snowflake is reportedly acquiring Observe, a cloud observability startup, in a $1 billion deal—the largest in its history. Observe’s platform..
Read moreMultiple Authors Sue Six Major AI Companies Alleging Copyright Infringement of Books
Pulitzer winner John Carreyrou leads a new lawsuit against OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity, accusing them of using pirated..
Read moreQwen Upgrades Image Editing Model for Better Character Consistency
Qwen released Qwen-Image-Edit-2511, enhancing facial consistency and portrait editing. It improves group photo edits, lighting, camera angles, and..
Read moreOpenAI Explores Conversational Ads to Monetize ChatGPT
OpenAI is exploring ad integration in ChatGPT responses to monetize its free user base, considering sponsored content, affiliate commissions, and..
Read moreNvidia Licenses AI Chip Technology to Challenger Groq and Hires Its CEO
AMD secures non-exclusive Groq tech license, hires key leaders including founder Jonathan Ross; acquires assets for reportedly $20B—its largest..
Read moreWaymo Tests Gemini as In-Car AI Assistant for Self-Driving Taxis
Waymo is testing Google's Gemini AI as an in-vehicle companion to assist passengers, manage cabin settings, and enhance ride experience, according..
Read moreAlibaba's New Qwen Model Clones Voice from Three-Second Audio Clip
Alibaba Cloud's Tongyi Qianwen launched two AI voice models: Qwen 3-TTS-VD-Flash for text-to-speech with precise control over tone and emotion,..
Read moreZhipu AI Challenges Western Rivals with Low-Cost GLM-4.7
Zhipu AI launches GLM-4.7, an autonomous programming model with "thought retention" for extended reasoning, achieving 73.8% on SWE-bench Verified...
Read moreAmazon's AI Assistant Alexa+ Now Integrates with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
Amazon expands Alexa+ with new integrations including Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp, enabling users to book hotels, schedule appointments, and..
Read moreBaidu's Self-Driving Taxis to Hit London Streets by 2026 via Partnerships with Uber and Lyft
Baidu's Apollo Go to launch driverless taxis in London by 2026 via partnerships with Uber and Lyft, marking a major step in global autonomous..
Read moreAndroid Users in India Gain "Emergency Location Service"
Google launches Emergency Location Service (ELS) on Android in Uttar Pradesh, automatically sharing precise user locations with emergency responders..
Read moreMiniMax Releases M2.1 AI Model to Enhance Multilingual Programming Diversity
MiniMax launches M2.1, enhancing coding, multilingual, and agent capabilities; excels in VIBE benchmark with 88.6 avg score, supports web, Android,..
Read moreInstacart Ends Dynamic AI Pricing Experiment After Facing Criticism
Instacart ends AI-driven dynamic pricing tests after scrutiny over price disparities and fairness concerns; stops use of Eversight tech, commits to..
Read moreOpenAI Says AI Browsers May Always Face Prompt Injection Attack Risks
OpenAI acknowledges prompt injection as an enduring threat to AI agents like Atlas, employing LLM-driven red-team agents and rapid testing to..
Read moreGPT-5 Allegedly Solves Unsolved Math Problems Without Human Assistance
GPT-5 reportedly solved an unsolved math problem autonomously, using novel algebraic geometry techniques. The final paper, co-authored with AI..
Read moreSigma Launches Privacy-Focused AI-Native Browser with Built-in Local LLM
Sigma Browser launched Eclipse, a privacy-focused browser with an on-device LLM for offline AI. Unlike cloud-dependent rivals, it keeps all data..
Read moreAnthropic Launches Bloom: Open-Source Tool for Researchers to Evaluate AI Behavior
Anthropic launched Bloom, an open-source framework to evaluate AI alignment by testing behaviors like deception and bias across 16 leading models,..
Read moreChatGPT Launches Year-End Recap Similar to Spotify Wrapped
ChatGPT launches "Your Year With ChatGPT," a personalized annual recap for free, Plus, and Pro users in select English-speaking markets. Featuring..
Read moreKling 2.6 Adds Voice Control and Dynamic Upgrades as AI Video Tools Get More Realistic
Kling 2.6, Kuaishou's latest AI model, enables synchronized audio-video generation with advanced voice and motion control. It supports custom voice..
Read moreAlibaba's Qwen Releases AI Model to Split Images into Editable Layers, Similar to Photoshop
Alibaba's Qwen unveils Qwen-Image-Layered, an AI model that splits images into editable RGBA layers for precise element manipulation. Supports..
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