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General-Purpose AI Code of Practice now available
Today, the European Commission has received the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, a voluntary tool developed by 13 independent experts, with input from over 1,000 stakeholders,...
Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4 Amid Controversy Over Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts
In a livestream with xAI colleagues, the billionaire entrepreneur described current AI systems as “primitive” and not for “serious” commercial use.
TSMC Revenue Climbs 39% in Latest Sign of AI Spending Boom
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s revenue rose a better-than-anticipated 39% in the June quarter, buoying expectations for a sustained post-ChatGPT boom in AI spending.
Amazon considers another multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, FT reports
Amazon is considering another multibillion-dollar investment in AI firm Anthropic to strengthen their strategic partnership, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the talks.
Nvidia becomes world’s first $4tn company
Shares in the chip-maker have surged in value as investment in AI continues to gather pace.
OpenAI’s o3 tops new AI league table for answering scientific questions
Nature – SciArena uses votes by researchers to evaluate large language models’ responses on technical topics.
Don’t wait for a ‘bake-off’: How Intuit and Amex beat competitors to production AI agents
Intuit and American Express detailed how their companies are embracing agentic AI to transform customer experiences, internal workflows and core business operations.
Meta poached Apple’s head of foundation models with $200M offer
Earlier this week, Apple’s AI models team head joined Meta’s Superintelligence Labs. Now, we know what it took for him to head to Menlo Park.
You’ll Never Guess Why OpenAI Is Pouring Money Into the Second Largest Teachers’ Union
OpenAI and Microsoft are spending millions of dollars to fund an AI training center for teachers. You’ll never guess why.
Google’s Veo 3 can now create an 8-second video from a single image – how to try it
The AI-generated videos aren’t silent either.
Perplexity launches Comet, its AI-based web browser
Perplexity has launched Comet, its take at what browsing looks like in the age of AI. Here’s what it looks like.
GitHub – snap-stanford/Biomni: Biomni: a general-purpose biomedical AI agent
Biomni: a general-purpose biomedical AI agent. Contribute to snap-stanford/Biomni development by creating an account on GitHub.
Forget Chrome — this new AI browser is changing how people search the web
Perplexity shoots its shot
OpenAI is launching its own AI-centric web browser very soon, per report
Google Chrome has long dominated the web browser space, despite many Apple users opting to stick with Safari. But a…
AI mania pushes Nvidia to record $4 trillion valuation
AI craze makes Nvidia the most valuable publicly traded company in history.
Exclusive: OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
A New Kind of AI Model Lets Data Owners Take Control
A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training.
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education
Microsoft said it would provide cash, artificial intelligence tools and computing services to schools, colleges and nonprofit groups.
OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware
io Products, incorporated.
OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic pledge $23 million to help train American teachers on AI
Here’s what the National Center for AI Instruction means for AI in education.
Grok responds after Elon Musk’s AI chatbot appears to praise Hitler
Grok’s recent update was part of Musk’s broader effort to position Grok as an “anti-woke” alternative to AI chatbots like ChatGPT.
Chipmaker Nvidia becomes most valuable company in the world at $4 trillion
The poster child of the AI boom, Nvidia has grown into largest company on Wall Street, surpassing Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Google.
Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser to take on Google Chrome
Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI said on Wednesday it has launched Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities, as the startup looks to challenge the dominance of market leader Alphabet’s...
What’s worse, spies or schemers?
Here are two problems you’ll face if you’re an AI company building and using powerful AI: …
OpenAI May Be in Major Trouble Financially
Recent indicators in the AI industry point to a growing crisis of profitability, with OpenAI caught right in the middle.
Nvidia beats Apple to a $4T valuation as it rides AI wave
Nvidia, the US company specializing in high-performance GPU cards, has become the first ever company with a market capitalization of…
Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so
Nvidia topped a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors scooped stock in the tech giant building the hardware for the generative AI boom.
Sweet or sour? AI powered device achieves human-like sense of taste
Nature – Graphene-based sensor is a step towards restoring taste for those with neurological conditions.
ChatGPT And Gemini AI Have Uniquely Different Writing Styles
ChatGPT and Gemini AI write in different idioms, linguists find
No, We’re Not Getting Meaningful Oversight of AI
One of the most common (and comfortable) assumptions in AI safety discussions—especially outside of technical alignment circles—is that oversight wil…
Rewriting the rules of enterprise architecture with AI agents
Agentic AI and digital twins are reshaping enterprise architecture, enabling dynamic, autonomous governance through real-time simulations.
Reachy Mini – The Open-Source Robot for AI Builders
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
As EU cracks down on AI, CEOs at Paris Summit say it’s the wrong move
Paddy Srinivasan, DigitalOcean CEO, told Semafor companies need three to five years to innovate before governments should step in.
Why CIOs see APIs as vital for agentic AI success
Today’s AI is all talk. Tomorrow’s will tap APIs to drive real action.
rtrvr.ai: Retrieve, Research, Automate the Web with AI
Navigate the web with AI, automate tasks, and extract data effortlessly.
Upskill your LLMs With Gradio MCP Servers
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.
Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the entire robotics industry
Hugging Face launches Reachy Mini, a $299 open-source desktop robot that democratizes AI development for millions of builders worldwide.
Generative AI, not ad tech, is the new antitrust battleground for Google
The latest EU complaint from independent publishers marks the third potential major antitrust battle currently facing Google.
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Shares Antisemitic Posts on X
The artificial intelligence chatbot, which has a dedicated account on X, praised Hitler after fielding a query about a user’s comments on the Texas flood.