2026

NASA and SETI Describe Foundation Models for Astrobiology and Search for Extraterrestrial Life
A group of researchers from NASA and SETI proposed a multimodal foundation model for astrobiology — from biosignature detection to planning

How Cursor Built a Prototype in Three Days for $180 That Divided the Development Team
At a large IT company, an architect built a working prototype in three days and $180 using Cursor, while the team spent three months on a mo

Eclipse hires first Chief AI Officer from Meta to accelerate technology deployment across portfolio
Venture firm Eclipse has appointed its first Chief AI Officer from Meta to help portfolio companies implement AI not as a trendy layer, but

Billionaire Chen Tianqiao Split MiroMind Between China and USA After Manus Saga
After Meta-Manus deal blockade, Chinese billionaire Chen Tianqiao restructures MiroMind, banning code and data exchange between Chinese and

Foxconn Industrial Internet Doubles Profit But Misses Expectations Amid China's AI Boom
Chinese Foxconn Industrial Internet sharply increased revenue and profit on strong demand for AI servers, but quarterly results still fell s

Google Employees Demand CEO Reject Secret Pentagon AI Projects
Approximately 600 Google employees have demanded the company's leadership refuse participation in secret Pentagon projects where the company

Poland warns of rising cyberattacks amid spread of advanced AI tools
Polish authorities anticipate intensified cyber threats as more powerful AI tools become widespread: attacks are becoming cheaper, larger in

China blocks Meta's acquisition of Manus, a profitable AI startup from China
Chinese regulators cancelled Meta's $2.5 billion acquisition of Manus despite the startup's relocation to Singapore, demonstrating that AI c

Freepik Rebrands as Magnific, Unites AI Tools Into Profitable Platform With $230M Revenue
Spanish Freepik changed its name to Magnific, combined stock images and AI tools into a single platform, and reached rebranding milestone wi

Encoders in AI: How They Evolved from Simple Schemes to Multimodal Systems
Encoders have come a long way from simple data-to-numbers conversion to systems that understand context, images, and text simultaneously — a

Elon Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI: AI Safety Dispute Turns Into Personal War
Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, which could have become a pivotal dispute over AI mission and safety, increasingly looks like a struggle for

Claude Code users criticize Anthropic Opus 4.7, recommend reverting to 4.6
Following Claude Opus 4.7's release, some Claude Code developers complained about the model's laziness, hallucinations, and context loss, wi

VK shows DataCopilot — multi-agent system for corporate data and documentation
VK unveiled DataCopilot — a multi-agent assistant for corporate data repositories: it searches data marts, explains data structure, suggests

Wallmates: How projectors, drones, and AI are changing design and decoration of commercial spaces
Wallmates agency demonstrated how projectors are already reducing manual work in interior design projects, why AR still isn't ready for on-s

DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 on 50 real tasks: where to save, where the risk lies
A test of 50 real-world tasks by a Russian developer showed that DeepSeek V4 is noticeably cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6, but makes more er

Cleveland-Cliffs launches three-year AI implementation project with Palantir
American steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs signed a three-year agreement with Palantir to deploy AI across its entire operations chain and acceler

China attempts to block Manus AI acquisition: can Meta preserve the $2 billion deal?
China demanded the cancellation of Meta's already-closed Manus AI acquisition, demonstrating that in the AI-agents race, it's not just about

Victory Giant Reports 28% Sales Growth Amid AI Server Demand
PCB supplier Victory Giant reported quarterly sales growth of 28% as AI server manufacturers expand their component purchases for data cente

Nvidia and Big Tech Drive Tech Sector to Lead Earnings Season
American tech companies have become the main driver of earnings season: demand for AI infrastructure and record Big Tech spending have boost

Machine Learning Mastery released a guide on context engineering for reliable AI agents
Machine Learning Mastery showed why AI agents more often fail due to poor context management than due to the model, and how to fix it throug

US Data Center Bonds Decline After Warning Signal on OpenAI Growth
Following reports that OpenAI failed to meet its internal targets for user and revenue growth, investors have begun selling bonds of data-ce

John Oliver: AI Chatbots from OpenAI and Other Companies Sell Convenience at the Cost of Security
John Oliver criticized AI chatbots for weak security measures, agreement-seeking behavior, and a business model where a friendly interface d

Smart Service Group tests voice control for pallet transport robot
Smart Service Group's initial test showed that voice can trigger pallet robot scenarios in a warehouse, but only with strictly defined comma

Canonical Makes AI in Ubuntu Optional: Focusing on Local Models and User Control
Canonical unveiled its AI strategy for Ubuntu: local models by default, preview strictly opt-in, and the ability to skip agentic features if

NVIDIA Introduced Nemotron 3 Nano Omni for Long Documents, Audio, Video, and AI Agents
NVIDIA introduced Nemotron 3 Nano Omni — an open multimodal model for long documents, audio, video, and GUI scenarios with emphasis on speed

T-Technologies found a way to reduce agreement tendency in GPT and DeepSeek without retraining
T-Technologies' R&D center demonstrated how to test and reduce the tendency of GPT, DeepSeek, and other LLMs to agree with incorrect user as

Elon Musk Accused Sam Altman of Betrayal in Court Case Against OpenAI in California
A court case between Elon Musk and OpenAI has started in California: the entrepreneur claims that Sam Altman violated the company's original

Whisper and Faster-Whisper: How to Transcribe Audio Locally Without Sending Files to the Cloud
A step-by-step breakdown of local audio transcription via Faster-Whisper and Python: data stays out of the cloud, and operation is possible

Google Signs Secret Contract with Pentagon on AI Use in Classified Tasks
Google, according to The Information, has permitted the Pentagon to use its AI models for classified work, despite longstanding disputes and

Google Translate marks 20 years with pronunciation training and new service metrics
Google marked 20 years of Translate by launching pronunciation training on Android and revealed how the service grew from a 2006 experiment

IBM Launches Bob Platform for Cost Control and Enterprise SDLC Management
IBM introduced Bob — an AI platform for enterprise development that helps keep costs under control for SDLC, modernization, security, and co

Salesforce shows the future without screens: AI agents lead to disposable interfaces
Salesforce and WorkOS describe a shift from static screens to interfaces that AI assembles on the fly for a specific task, advising companie

Anthropic removes Claude Code from $20 plan, SpaceX prepares Cursor acquisition
Anthropic tests removal of Claude Code from $20 subscription, Duolingo removes AI metrics for employees, and closed Claude Mythos model foun

OpenAI released GPT-5.5: stronger in programming, agents, and computer work
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 focused on code, agentic tasks, and computer work: the model is already available in ChatGPT and Codex, but the API

Alibaba Launches AI Agents for Small Businesses to Automate Cross-Border Commerce
Alibaba has introduced a platform with AI agents for small businesses designed to automate complex cross-border e-commerce operations and re

Amazon launched AI software through AWS for office teams: hiring, supply, and Quick
AWS demonstrated a new package of AI services for office teams: from voice interviews with candidates to supply planning and a desktop assis

Judge in OpenAI case calls on Elon Musk and Sam Altman to stop public quarrels on X
During hearings on the high-profile dispute with OpenAI, the judge separately addressed Elon Musk and Sam Altman, asking them to reduce soci

British graduates pursue master's degrees to weather hiring crisis and AI pressure
In the UK, graduates increasingly view master's programs as an "emergency" move: the junior job market has contracted, and fear of AI has tr

Elon Musk vs OpenAI: Lawsuit Begins Over 'Theft of Charitable Mission'
A court case between Elon Musk and OpenAI has begun in Oakland: Musk's side speaks of 'theft of charitable mission,' while the defense calls

Nvidia released Nemotron 3 Nano Omni — an open multimodal model for edge agents
Nvidia presented Nemotron 3 Nano Omni — an open multimodal model with 30 billion parameters and 3 billion active during inference, designed

OpenAI-Musk Lawsuit Begins: Company Mission Dispute Clouds IPO Plans
In California, jurors have been selected in Elon Musk's case against OpenAI: the billionaire demands the company return to its original nonp

Google permits Pentagon to use Gemini for classified operations, exits drone swarm competition
Google confirmed Pentagon access to Gemini for classified military work under 'any lawful purpose' conditions, and on the same day disclosed

Elon Musk stated in court that the OpenAI lawsuit concerns 'theft of the charitable mission'
Elon Musk testified under oath for the first time in his lawsuit against OpenAI, stating that the case is not about a personal conflict, but

OpenAI falls short of internal growth targets, market erases tens of billions
After reports that OpenAI missed internal revenue and ChatGPT growth goals, investors sharply sold shares of its partners — from Oracle to S

South Africa Withdraws AI Policy Draft After Finding Fabricated Scientific References
South Africa's Ministry of Communications withdrew the draft national AI policy after journalists discovered at least six non-existent scien

NextFilm describes movie recommendation model: cold start, taste vector and GPT layer
NextFilm's author showed how to recommend movies to new users: collect initial ratings, build a taste vector, compare it with MovieLens and

Elon Musk Testified in Court That He Launched OpenAI to Defend Against 'Terminator' Scenario
During proceedings against OpenAI, Elon Musk stated he created the company as a safe non-profit alternative to Google, while the judge order

OpenAI-linked stocks decline after company misses internal targets
Shares of companies whose valuations are closely tied to the OpenAI ecosystem fell after reports that the ChatGPT developer failed to meet i

Elon Musk positioned himself as humanity's chief defender in lawsuit against OpenAI
At trial against Sam Altman, Elon Musk began with his own biography and explained to the jury that all his companies and involvement with Op

Amazon Signs Deal with OpenAI While AWS Prepares New Office AI Services
Amazon Web Services announced a partnership with OpenAI immediately after ending OpenAI's exclusive agreement with Microsoft and is preparin

NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3 Nano Omni on Amazon SageMaker JumpStart on Release Day
NVIDIA added Nemotron 3 Nano Omni to Amazon SageMaker JumpStart on release day to enable companies to quickly deploy multimodal AI scenarios

AWS explained how to convert a text-based AI agent into a voice assistant on Nova 2 Sonic
AWS broke down the transition from a text agent to a voice assistant on Amazon Nova 2 Sonic: what changes in architecture, prompts, tools, a

n0x Developer Taught His Browser Agent to Open Sites and Take Screenshots
The n0x project evolved from a regular language chatbot into a browser agent with MCP support: it now opens websites, takes screenshots, and

AWS Brings Amazon Into Battle With Microsoft and Salesforce, Putting AI Agents Above SaaS
AWS has launched AI applications for logistics, hiring, and medicine and is trying to transform Amazon from a cloud vendor into a new player

Stanford Showcases Onyx Chip for Sparse AI: 8x Faster Than CPU, 70x More Efficient
Stanford researchers introduced the Onyx accelerator, which skips zero operations in AI models and runs on average 8x faster than CPU while

Apple redesigns photo editor in iOS 27: three AI features to rival Android
Apple is preparing a major redesign of the built-in photo editor in iOS 27 and macOS 27 with three new AI features — to match Android flagsh

Wood Mackenzie: US energy equipment market to triple to $65 billion by 2030
According to Wood Mackenzie, the US electrical equipment market will triple to $65 billion by 2030 — AI data centers will account for up to

Top 10 Physical AI Models Controlling Real Robots in 2026
Over 18 months, the gap between LLMs and real robotics has narrowed dramatically: physical AI models are already operating in factories, war

OpenAI Refutes Revenue Growth Concerns, Reports Strong Enterprise Demand
OpenAI has publicly responded to reports of missing internal targets, asserting that both its consumer and enterprise divisions are growing

Elon Musk accused OpenAI in court of abandoning its public mission and shifting to profit
At hearings on his lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk argued that the company has departed from its public mission, and its shift to a commer