openai OpenAI Sora Co-Lead Departs for Google DeepMind Tim Brooks, a key developer behind OpenAI's Sora video generator, leaves for Google DeepMind to build advanced world simulators.
agi AI Pioneer Fei-Fei Li Admits She Does Not Understand What AGI Means Despite being known as the "godmother of AI," renowned researcher Fei-Fei Li states she does not know what artificial general intelligence actually means. She urges the tech industry to focus on more important, evidence-based work rather than chasing vague buzzwords.
google Google Inserts Ads Into AI Overviews to Compete With ChatGPT Google is placing sponsored ads inside its AI-generated search summaries and launching AI-organized results pages in the U.S. as it works to fend off AI-powered search competitors.
google lens Google Lens Gains AI-Powered Video Question Answering Google Lens now allows users to ask questions about moving video recordings, powered by a customized Gemini model. The feature beats similar upcoming tools from Meta and OpenAI to market.
elevenlabs AI Audio Startup ElevenLabs Nears $3 Billion Valuation Amid Investor Frenzy ElevenLabs is in talks for a new funding round that could value the AI voice generation startup at $3 billion, driven by rapid revenue growth.
openai OpenAI Secures $4 Billion Credit Line Alongside Record Funding Round OpenAI obtains a $4 billion revolving credit line from major banks, giving the company over $10 billion in total liquidity. The debt arrives alongside a massive $6.6 billion funding round as the AI giant faces steep financial losses.
openai OpenAI Unveils Canvas Interface to Rival Anthropic and Cursor OpenAI launches "canvas," a new ChatGPT workspace designed for writing and coding projects that allows users to edit specific sections of AI-generated content. The feature directly competes with similar tools from Anthropic and Cursor as OpenAI seeks to expand its paid user base.
google Google Expands Gemini Live to Five New Languages With More Coming Gemini Live now supports French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Spanish on Android devices. Users can converse in up to two languages simultaneously within a single conversation.
poolside AI Coding Startup Poolside Reaches $3 Billion Valuation After $500M Raise Poolside secures $500 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures to expand its AI-powered software development platform. The massive investment highlights the surging venture capital interest in generative coding tools.
cancer Cancer AI Alliance Raises $40M to Unite Top Medical Institutions Four leading cancer centers form the Cancer AI Alliance with $40 million in backing to break down data silos using federated learning.
elon musk Elon Musk's xAI Takes Over OpenAI's Former San Francisco Headquarters Elon Musk's AI startup xAI moves into the same Mission District building that previously housed OpenAI. Musk claims he originally leased the space and continues to pay the bills.
robotics ETH Zurich Teaches Four-Legged Robot to Climb Ladders Using AI Researchers at ETH Zurich successfully train a quadruped robot to climb standard ladders using reinforcement learning and specialized grippers. The new system achieves a 90% success rate and climbs 232 times faster than previous state-of-the-art methods.
google Google Upgrades Gmail Summary Cards to Rival Apple Mail Features Google introduces dynamic Gmail summary cards that allow users to track packages, check in for flights, and pay bills directly from their inbox. The update responds to evolving email habits and heated competition from Apple's new iOS 18 Mail app.
google Google Tests Gemini Video Search Feature for Mobile Users in India Google is testing a new generative AI feature in India that lets users record videos and ask Gemini questions about the visual content. The company is expanding multimodal search options to cater to the country's strong preference for voice and video interactions.
meta Meta Uses Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Images to Train AI Models Meta confirms that any photo or video shared with Meta AI through Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses is used to train its artificial intelligence models. Users have no way to opt out other than avoiding the multimodal AI features entirely.