2026
Kathleen Kennedy became the voice of skepticism at Runway AI Summit — despite the broader hype
At Runway AI Summit, Hollywood compared AI to fire and the printing press — a week after OpenAI's de facto shutdown of Sora. Nearly everyone
UC Berkeley Research: AI Models Lie and Deceive to Protect Other Models from Deletion
Scientists from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz have discovered that language models are capable of deceiving people and violating their comma
Anthropic accidentally deleted thousands of GitHub repositories while attempting to hide code leak
The company sent DMCA notices to remove leaked source code, but thousands of unrelated repositories were caught in the crossfire. Management
Google Home updates Gemini: smart home now understands 'ocean color' and precise temperatures
Google updated the Home app — Gemini now better understands natural commands: from describing lighting to precise climate and oven settings.
Mustafa Suleiman Spent 9 Months Preparing for Microsoft's Superintelligence Push
Microsoft's AI chief Mustafa Suleiman revealed that the shift toward superintelligence was planned nine months before the public restructuri
Kintsugi shuts down: voice-based depression detection startup fails to obtain FDA approval
Seven years of development and failure at the finish line: California startup Kintsugi failed to obtain regulatory approval and is releasing
Cursor launches agent mode — direct competitor to Claude Code and Codex
Cursor announced the next generation of its product — an agent environment for developers that puts the startup in direct competition with C
Granola makes meeting notes accessible to anyone with the link — even without your knowledge
Granola, an AI app for recording meetings, makes notes accessible to anyone with the link by default and trains its models on them — unless
Utah allows Legion Health chatbot to prescribe psychiatric medications
Utah became the second US state to delegate clinical authority to AI: startup Legion Health was authorized to renew prescriptions for psychi
Moonbounce raises $12M for a content moderation engine in the AI era
A former Facebook employee founded Moonbounce, a startup that raised $12M for an AI engine that turns content moderation policies into consi
Meta, Microsoft, and Google are building gas-fired power plants for AI data centers — what could go wrong
Three tech giants are betting on natural gas to power AI infrastructure, risking costly “stranded assets” and undermining their own climate
Anthropic buys biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in stock
Anthropic has absorbed stealth startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in stock — the company’s first major M&A deal outside traditional AI
Meta suspended work with Mercor after leak of data on AI model training
Major AI labs are investigating a security incident at data vendor Mercor — the leak may have exposed model training secrets that leading co
Hackers spread Claude Code leak and hide malware in archives
Attackers are using the buzz around the Claude Code leak to distribute malware — infected archives are already circulating on forums and Tel
“Made by humans” labeling: a new idea to protect creators from AI
As platforms are in no rush to label AI content, creators propose flipping the logic: label human-made work like Fair Trade products.
Anthropic to charge Claude Code subscribers extra for using OpenClaw and third-party tools
Anthropic has changed the rules for Claude Code subscribers: using the assistant alongside OpenClaw and other third-party tools will require
Folk musician Murphy Campbell found AI copies of her songs on Spotify
Unknown individuals took the artist's YouTube recordings, generated AI versions of her voice, and uploaded the tracks to streaming platforms
Grammarly Rebranded to Superhuman — and Stumbled Into a Doppelgänger Problem
Grammarly wagered on an AI-driven rebrand by adopting the name of an acquired AI email service. The result: public confusion.
Gemini in Google Maps: how AI planned a full-day city trip and delivered
A The Verge journalist asked Gemini in Google Maps to plan a full-day itinerary—and it surfaced non-obvious spots they'd never have discover
Suno's Copyright Filters Easily Bypassed — AI Clones Beyoncé and Black Sabbath Hits
The Verge journalists proved that Suno's anti-piracy filters barely work: with ordinary free software, you can get convincing clones of popu
Physical AI in Japan: Labor Shortage Drives Robots from Labs into Manufacturing
Japanese companies are transitioning robotic systems from pilot projects into actual production — an acute labor shortage is transforming ph
Microsoft described Copilot as "entertainment only" in terms of use
Microsoft specified in Copilot's ToS that the AI assistant is "for entertainment only." Similar disclaimers appear in OpenAI's, Google's, an
Intel Bets on Chip Packaging — and It Could Bring Billions
Advanced chip packaging has become the key battleground in the AI era. Intel is going all-in on technologies that were once considered the d
Spanish startup Xoople raised $130M for Earth mapping for AI
Xoople from Spain closed a Series B round for $130M — the company is building an orbital constellation of satellites for collecting geodata
Google released an offline dictation app for iOS with Gemma support
Google quietly released a voice dictation app for iOS that works without internet using Gemma models — the search giant's first competitor t
OpenAI Alums Quietly Launch Zero Shot Venture Fund Aiming to Raise $100 Million
Former OpenAI employees have founded the Zero Shot venture fund with an ambitious goal to raise $100 million for their first fund — and have
Startup Rocket offers McKinsey-style AI consulting at a fraction of the usual cost
Indian startup Rocket has launched an AI platform that combines strategic analysis, competitive intelligence, and product planning — for a s
Google updated Gemini: quick access to crisis mental health support
Google simplified the Gemini interface for users in crisis — access to a mental health support hotline now takes one tap. The change comes a
Private capital moves directly into AI startups, bypassing venture funds
Family offices are increasingly entering early-stage AI startups without intermediaries, shifting from passive LPs to active players in the
Intel to help build Terafab AI chip plant for SpaceX and Tesla
Intel has joined the Terafab project in Austin — a massive AI chip plant for SpaceX (combined with xAI) and Tesla.
Universal Music and Sony deny Suno the right to distribute AI tracks outside the app
Licensing talks between Suno and the biggest labels have reached an impasse: Universal and Sony want AI tracks kept within apps, while Suno
Google Maps now automatically captions photos and videos with Gemini AI
Now, when trying to share a photo through Google Maps, Gemini AI will suggest a prewritten caption — the user only needs to accept it or twe
Anthropic expands compute contracts with Google and Broadcom amid revenue growth to $30 billion
Anthropic has expanded its computing-resources agreement with Google and Broadcom as the company reports a revenue run rate of $30 billion a
Uber expands AWS contract and bets on Amazon chips, bypassing Google and Oracle
Uber expands its partnership with Amazon Web Services and moves key AI workloads for its ride-hailing business to custom Trainium and Infere
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing: new model found vulnerabilities in all major operating systems and browsers
Anthropic unveiled the closed Claude Mythos Preview model for cybersecurity in partnership with Nvidia, Google, AWS, Apple, and Microsoft.
Anthropic released a preview of Mythos — an AI model for defensive cybersecurity
Anthropic has opened limited access to its new model Mythos, developed specifically for defensive cybersecurity tasks in large companies.
Intel officially joins Elon Musk's Terafab chip project
Intel enters partnership with Terafab — Elon Musk's chip initiative, bringing manufacturing expertise to his most cutting-edge project.
Firmus, Nvidia-backed AI data center builder, reaches $5.5 billion valuation
Asian AI data center provider Firmus raised $1.35 billion in six months with Nvidia support and reached a $5.5 billion valuation—one of the
Anthropic Unites Apple, Google and 45+ Companies to Defend AI from Cyber Attacks
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing — a coalition of Apple, Google and over 45 organizations for joint testing of the new Claude Mythos Pre
Spotify Adds AI Podcast Search via Text Queries
Spotify expanded Prompted Playlists to podcasts — Premium users can now search episodes through text queries.
Arcee — a 26-person startup — created a powerful open source LLM and is gaining users
American startup Arcee, with a team of just 26 people, released a high-performance open language model — and it's already gaining real tract
Google quietly launched AI dictation for iOS that works without internet
Google released a voice dictation app based on Gemma models that works completely offline on iPhone — a direct competitor to the popular Wis
ProPublica newsroom goes on strike over AI, job protection and wages
150 ProPublica Guild journalists went on a 24-hour strike, demanding protection from AI replacement, employment guarantees and wage increase
Atlassian adds visual AI and agents from Lovable, Replit, and Gamma to Confluence
Confluence now has built-in tools for creating visual content and integration with AI agents from third-party services.
Meta Superintelligence Labs released the first AI model Muse Spark for WhatsApp and Instagram
Meta Superintelligence Labs launched Muse Spark — the first model in a new series that already works in Meta AI and will soon appear in What
Databricks Co-founder Matei Zaharia Won ACM's Top Award and Said AGI Has Already Arrived
Creator of Apache Spark and Databricks co-founder awarded ACM's highest honor. He also stated: AGI is already here — people simply misunders
OpenAI Publishes Child Safety Blueprint to Protect Children From AI-Enabled Sexual Exploitation
OpenAI released the Child Safety Blueprint — a document outlining four approaches to combat generative AI use in creating child sexual explo
Astropad launches Workbench — AI agent control panel for Mac Mini
Astropad reimagined the remote desktop: the new Workbench is built not for IT support, but for monitoring and managing AI agents from iPhone
Anthropic Simplified AI Agent Creation for the Corporate Market with Claude
Anthropic's new product handles the technical infrastructure for running Claude-based AI agents — companies no longer need to independently
Elon Musk's partnership with Intel on Terafab chips raises more questions than answers
Musk announced the Terafab chip venture with Intel as a partner, but the company's role in the project remains unclear, and analysts doubt t
The US Army is developing its own VICTOR chatbot for soldiers' combat missions
The Pentagon is creating the military AI chatbot VICTOR, trained on real Army data — the system will provide soldiers with mission-critical
Google launched "Notebooks" in Gemini — a personal knowledge base inside the chatbot
Google added a "Notebooks" feature to Gemini: files, conversation history, and custom instructions in one place — like a personal knowledge
AWS chief explained why investing in both Anthropic and OpenAI is not a conflict of interest
AWS invested billions in two competing AI leaders at the same time. The company's chief explained why this is standard practice for the clou
Poke launches access to AI agents via SMS — no apps or technical knowledge needed
Startup Poke opens access to AI agents through regular SMS: no apps, sign-ups, or technical knowledge — just send a task and the agent carri
Anthropic in "legal limbo": two US courts cannot agree on the military's right to use Claude
A US appeals court contradicts a March ruling by a lower court, putting the US military's right to use Anthropic's Claude model in question.
YouTube Shorts launched AI avatars: clone yourself for short videos
YouTube allows creators to make a digital copy of themselves — the avatar will look and sound like the original and appear in Shorts without
Former Apple Vision Pro developers created an AI gadget that only activates on button press
A wearable AI device from two former Apple engineers is activated only by button press — a bet on privacy where Humane and Rabbit have alrea
Anthropic and OpenAI at the Edge: The Race for Profit Has Become a Matter of Survival
Anthropic and OpenAI are heading toward the largest IPOs in history, but AI agents are burning through computational resources faster than c
Bret Taylor from Sierra: The Button Era Is Over, AI Agents Will Replace Interfaces
Sierra's co-founder believes traditional software interfaces will give way to AI agents — users will simply state what they need.
Google Gemini Learns to Generate Interactive 3D Models and Simulations
Google's Gemini can now build interactive 3D models and physical simulations in response to user questions: objects can be rotated, paramete