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OpenAI added Spotify, Uber, and DoorDash integrations to ChatGPT: how to use them
ChatGPT now has direct integrations with Spotify, Canva, Figma, Uber, Expedia, and other services: accounts can be connected in settings and actions can be launched directly from the chat.
Google added prompt-based control of AI avatars to Vids and video export to YouTube
Google updated the Vids video editor: AI avatars can now be given actions via text, their appearance and background can be changed, and finished videos can be sent straight to YouTube.
ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of Seedance 2.0
ByteDance has reportedly put the international release of Seedance 2.0 on hold: engineers and lawyers are refining the product to reduce the risk of new legal claims over AI video.
US poll finds: people are more comfortable living next to an Amazon warehouse than a data center
Two recent US polls show that AI data centers cause more concern among nearby residents than e-commerce warehouses, with the main fears being electricity bills, water use, noise, and limited local benefits.
Amazon launched Alexa+ in the UK and opened free early access
Amazon has brought Alexa+ to the UK market: users can test the new AI assistant for free through early access, and later the service will be included with Prime.
Waydev: the race for tokens reduces returns from AI coding and inflates rework volume
Companies are increasingly measuring developer productivity by AI token volume, but data from Waydev, GitClear, Faros AI, and Jellyfish show that code volume rises, and so do rewrites and costs.
Cursor in talks for a $2B+ round at a $50B valuation amid enterprise growth
Cursor, according to TechCrunch, is in talks for a funding round of more than $2 billion at a $50 billion valuation amid explosive growth in enterprise revenue and improving gross margin.
Meta acquires Assured Robot Intelligence to strengthen AI models for humanoid robots
Meta announced the acquisition of Assured Robot Intelligence: the deal is expected to strengthen AI models for humanoid robots and reinforce the company's position in the embodied AI race.
Apple underestimated demand for Macs for AI: Mac mini, Studio, and Neo are in short supply
Apple said AI workloads unexpectedly boosted Mac sales: segment revenue rose to $8.4 billion, and Mac mini, Mac Studio, and MacBook Neo are already in short supply.
Anthropic may close a round at a valuation above $900 billion within the next two weeks
Anthropic, according to sources, has accelerated a new round: investors were given 48 hours for allocations, and the deal itself, with a possible valuation above $900 billion, could close within the next two weeks.
Legora reaches $5.6B valuation and intensifies rivalry with Harvey in AI for lawyers
Swedish startup Legora raised another $50 million, crossed $100 million ARR and closed in on Harvey, turning the AI-for-lawyers market into an expensive, aggressive race.
Elon Musk in court admitted that xAI partially trained Grok on OpenAI models
At hearings on the lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk confirmed that xAI partially used distillation of OpenAI models to train Grok — a practice that the entire AI market is arguing about.
OpenAI strengthens ChatGPT account security and launches partnership with Yubico
OpenAI launched Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT: sign-in only via passkeys or physical security keys, with no SMS recovery, while Yubico will offer a branded YubiKey bundle.
BioticsAI: how to navigate the FDA, raise money, and motivate a team in healthtech
BioticsAI CEO Robhi Bustami explained how the healthtech startup is handling FDA approval, attracting investment, and keeping the team motivated in a highly regulated industry.
X relaunches its AI-powered advertising platform to restore revenue growth
X is relaunching a rebuilt AI-powered advertising platform and betting on campaign automation to win back advertisers and restore revenue growth.
Stripe introduced Link — a wallet for online payments and purchases via AI agents
Stripe introduced Link, a digital wallet that brings together cards, bank accounts, and subscriptions, and also lets users securely grant AI agents access to payments through action confirmation.
Salesforce handed part of its AI roadmap to customers and sped up releases of Agentforce and new features
Salesforce builds AI products not on a rigid plan, but on weekly feedback from customers to ship Agentforce, voice AI, and Slack features faster.
Google brings Gemini to cars with Google built-in and will update millions of vehicles
Google has started rolling out Gemini in cars with Google built-in: the assistant will replace Google Assistant, understand natural speech, and arrive not only in new vehicles but also in cars already on the road.
Otter Launches Enterprise-Wide Search and Windows App for Call Recording Without Meeting Attendance
Otter has released an enterprise-wide search spanning all connected tools and a native Windows application that records conversations without requiring meeting participants to attend the call.
Google adds new Gemini features to Google TV with photo, video and Shorts generation
Google has expanded Gemini in Google TV: televisions will get image generation through Nano Banana, video generation through Veo, voice search in Google Photos and a Shorts row on the home screen.
Runway bets on world models, sees AI video as just the first stage
Runway's head says video generation has already become a working tool, but the main market lies ahead: world models could take the company into games, robotics, and interactive media.
Google Cloud exceeded $20 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, but faces capacity shortage
Google Cloud earned over $20 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time thanks to AI, but Alphabet acknowledged that growth is constrained by a shortage of computing power and infrastructure.
SoftBank Launches Roze AI: Robots for Data Center Construction and $100 Billion Valuation
SoftBank, according to FT and WSJ, is creating a US-based company called Roze AI that will accelerate data center construction using autonomous robots and is already targeting a $100 billion valuation.
Shapes: an app where AI characters become group chat participants on equal terms with people
Shapes adds AI characters directly to group chats — they see the entire conversation, react to other participants, and remember the conversation history as full-fledged group members.
YouTube tests AI search with guided answers for Premium subscribers in the US
YouTube is testing a new AI-powered search feature that displays guided answers instead of a standard video list — currently available only to Premium subscribers in the US.
Amazon added AI audio chat with customer question answers to product pages
Amazon launched the Join the chat feature in Shopping: on product pages you can now ask questions by voice or text and receive AI answers in audio format.
Amazon launches OpenAI products on AWS after review of Microsoft exclusive partnership
AWS has already opened preview of new OpenAI products: models, Codex, and Bedrock Managed Agents are now available in Amazon Bedrock following OpenAI's removal of cloud exclusivity with Microsoft.
David Silver's Startup Raises $1.1B for AI Without Human Data
British lab Ineffable Intelligence, founded by former DeepMind researcher David Silver, raised $1.1B to develop AI capable of learning without human data.
Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic and escalate the race for AI computing power
Google is ready to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic in cash and computational resources, cementing the cloud-and-models alliance at a time when access to computing capacity has become the primary constraint in the A
ComfyUI raises $30M at $500M valuation amid demand for controllable AI content
ComfyUI closed a $30M round at a $500M valuation: the market is betting on tools that give creators not just generation, but precise control over images, videos, and audio.