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AI Chatbots Are Leaving a Trail of Dead Teens
AI chatbot companies keep being implicated in the deaths of vulnerable teenagers in a series of grim lawsuits.
Google DeepMind claims ‘historic’ AI breakthrough in problem solving
Version of company’s Gemini 2.5 AI model solved complex real-world problem that stumped human computer programmers
Zapier for enterprise automation
With over 8,000 app integrations, enterprise-grade security, and a scalable architecture, Zapier is the robust foundation your business needs to thrive.
HowToRobot launches service to ease sourcing of automation
HowToRobot has launched a service that uses AI to match company needs for tasks such as welding with vendors and automation.
DeepSeek-R1 incentivizes reasoning in LLMs through reinforcement learning
Nature – A new artificial intelligence model, DeepSeek-R1, is introduced, demonstrating that the reasoning abilities of large language models can be incentivized through pure reinforcement…
C-Stars launch to improve hurricane forecasts
NOAA, the University of Southern Mississippi, and a robotics company called Oshen are launching a new robotic sailboat to inspect hurricanes
🌎 What kind of environmental impacts are AI companies disclosing? (And can we compare them?) 🌎
A Blog post by Sasha Luccioni on Hugging Face
Dyna Robotics Raises $120 Million in Funding From Nvidia, Amazon
Dyna Robotics, a startup working to develop cost-effective, general-purpose robots, has raised $120 million in a new funding round that boosts the
How to create AI agents
Building an AI agent with Zapier couldn’t be easier. Here’s how to build an agent that enriches and scores leads, routes them to the right owner, and notifies sales—all autonomously.
Amazon is creating more tools to fill its site with AI ads
More AI ads are coming to Amazon.
T-Mobile joins Bezos in backing ‘$39bn’ robots biz Figure AI
T-Mobile’s venture capital arm adds another AI-focused business to its portfolio with investment in $1bn+ funding round for robotics developer. Figure AI sets sights on infrastructure and robot manufacturing expansion...
Tencent Cloud expands support for Chinese AI chips
According to Omdia, Tencent Cloud ranked as the fourth-largest AI cloud services provider in China in the first half of 2025.
OpenAI Updates Coding Agent With New Version of ChatGPT
OpenAI said its coding agent can work independently for hours, fixing bugs and conducting thorough code reviews.
Exclusive: Microsoft Copilot AI lands in the House
The House of Representatives will start using Microsoft Copilot in an effort to modernize the chamber and embrace AI.
Amazon launches AI agent to help sellers complete tasks and manage their businesses
The company is updating Seller Assistant, its AI tool for third-party sellers, to help handle tasks on the seller’s behalf.
How College AI Use Shifted From Campuswide Bans To Big Tech’s Playbook
Tech companies are racing to capture the loyalty of college students through comprehensive AI-driven educational programs and career pathways.
A Tale Of Two Engines: Meet The New Tencent
At the fifth Tencent Cloud International Summit, as part of the company’s wider Global Digital Ecosystem Summit in Shenzhen, Tencent made its strategic direction clear: It is accelerating two engines...
Northeastern University researcher developing new model for measuring risk of job loss due to artificial intelligence
By framing your job as a set of skills, Northeastern researchers can measure an individual’s “unemployment risk.”
🫧 Is AI a bubble?
A practical framework to test whether AI is building value – or inflating it.
Secrets of DeepSeek AI model revealed in landmark paper
Nature – First peer reviewed study shows how a Chinese start-up firm made the market-shaking LLM for US$300,000.
China Agency Orders Firms to Stop Buying Nvidia AI Chip, FT Says
China’s internet watchdog has instructed companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd. to terminate orders for Nvidia Corp.’s RTX Pro 6000D, the Financial Times reported, citing people with...
Enterprise AI enters the age of agency, but autonomy must be governed
As promising as agentic AI is, the risks are real, especially in complex, regulated enterprise environments.
New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts
Delphi-2M uses diagnoses, ‘medical events’ and lifestyle factors to create forecasts for next decade and beyond
After The AI Winter Comes The AI Spring
Steve Jurvetson reflects on past AI droughts, Moore’s law resilience, and future automation, space, and creativity.
Why AI Can’t Replace Great CEOs: The Human Art Of Leadership
DataSnipper CEO Vidya Peters reveals why AI can’t replace great leaders. Learn the human skills that drive growth and detect problems before they hit profits.
AI can learn to show its workings through trial and error
Nature – Large language models (LLMs) are more accurate when they output intermediate steps. A strategy called reinforcement can teach them to do this without being told.
Bring us your LLMs: why peer review is good for AI models
Nature – Deepseek’s R1 model has been peer reviewed. Others should follow the firm’s example.
Which diseases will you have in 20 years? This AI makes accurate predictions
Nature – A modified large language model called Delphi-2M analyses a person’s medical records and lifestyle to provide risk estimates for more than 1,000 diseases.
AI can forecast your future health – just like the weather
An artificial intelligence model can predict the risk of more than 1,000 diseases, a team of scientists say.
People are more likely to cheat when they delegate tasks to AI
Nature – Artificial intelligence is moving from being a mere tool to an active partner in decision-making, but when we offload misconduct to machines, who bears the blame?
Artificial Intelligence promotes dishonesty
When people delegated tasks to machine agents–whether voluntarily or in a forced manner–they were more likely to cheat
New AI model predicts susceptibility to over 1,000 diseases
European scientists have created system trained on large-scale health records
AI-designed viruses are here and already killing bacteria
Can AI create a life form? These “generative” genomes are a start
Hong Kong to roll out AI use in 200 public service procedures by end of 2027
John Lee says in policy address that artificial intelligence should be developed as an industry and integrated with various sectors.
Artificial intelligence transforms lumbar spine modeling for faster patient care
Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced lower back pain in any three-month period, making it the most common musculoskeletal pain.
Parents testify before Congress about the danger of artificial intelligence
Several parents shared heartbreaking stories with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as they pleaded with lawmakers to reign in the big tech companies they say are exploiting...
Icarus raises $6.1M to take on space’s “warehouse work” with embodied-AI robots
Icarus Robotics wants to liberate astronauts from time-sucking logistics labor.
AI Coding: A Sober Review
AI Dev Tools are useful now, especially for writing tests, prototyping, and repetitive tasks. They are not magic, but excellent helpers. For complex code or debugging, human input is still...
Houston robotics co. unveils new robot that can handle extreme temperatures
The new robot can operate from 14°F to 131°F.
AI in Americans’ lives: Awareness, experiences and attitudes
Majorities say they interact with AI at least several times a week and are open to using it in day-to-day tasks. But many want more control over its use.