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OpenAI Prepares GPT-5.5-Cyber, but Will Grant Access Only to Trusted Security Defenders
OpenAI is launching GPT-5.5-Cyber for cybersecurity, but will initially open access not to everyone, but only to verified defenders and spec

Gen Z increasingly uses ChatGPT, but increasingly rejects OpenAI's AI tools
A new observation about Gen Z: young users massively adopt ChatGPT and other AI services, but the more frequently they encounter them in edu

Google agrees with Pentagon to use its AI models for any lawful purposes
Google, according to media reports, has signed a classified deal with the Pentagon allowing the U.S. military department to use its AI model

Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI for concealing shooter's ChatGPT exchanges
OpenAI 'considered' notifying police about the dangerous conversations of the Tumbler Ridge shooter but stayed silent for its IPO—the compan

ChatGPT Growth Slows: OpenAI Faces Rising App Deletions and IPO Risks
Sensor Tower records growing ChatGPT deletions and notable cooling of user growth—particularly problematic for OpenAI as the market discusse

Canonical has no plans for a global AI kill switch in Ubuntu, and Linux users debate the move
Canonical's plans to embed AI features in Ubuntu have sparked controversy: users demand an AI-free mode and a 'kill switch,' but the company

Google announces record number of Search queries and 19% revenue growth
Alphabet reported Q1 2026 results: Google Search set a record for queries, and AI features drove search business growth of 19%

Musk v. Altman Lawsuit Reveals OpenAI Letters, Documents, and Early Architecture
In Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, court filings have begun disclosing early details about OpenAI's roles, Nvidia support, and dispu

Oracle bets on AI and data centers for OpenAI — market tests whether the boom is deflating
Oracle is increasingly diving deeper into AI infrastructure and building a business around OpenAI's demand, becoming a public indicator of h

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

Anthropic and Claude Mythos escalate threat: AI makes cyberattacks accessible to novices
After Claude Mythos announcement, cybersecurity market braces for wave of AI-discovered vulnerabilities: finding bugs and writing exploits n

Musk's Lawsuit Against OpenAI Begins: AI Industry Secrets Set to Go Public
Musk and Altman meet in court: the trial promises to expose behind-the-scenes secrets of OpenAI's founding, early investments, and the confl

Elon Musk began testifying in high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI
Elon Musk began testifying in a lawsuit against OpenAI, where the dispute centers on the company's mission, its structure, and a long-standi

Google Employees Demand Sundar Pichai Ban Secret Military AI Use
More than 600 Google employees, including DeepMind specialists and executives, demanded that Sundar Pichai prevent the use of the company's

Canonical to Add AI Capabilities to Ubuntu for Accessibility and New Workflow Scenarios
Canonical plans to embed AI in Ubuntu: from improved speech recognition and synthesis to new agentic scenarios that should enhance the opera

Anthropic Gives Claude Access to Spotify, Uber, and TurboTax via Personal Connectors
Anthropic has expanded Claude's ecosystem: the assistant now connects to Spotify, Uber, Instacart, and TurboTax, proactively suggests releva

DeepSeek Unveiled V4: Chinese Open-Source Model Challenges OpenAI and Google
DeepSeek released a preview of V4 — an open-source model focused on coding, agent tasks and Huawei support, claiming it can compete with sys

World Press Photo announces photo of the year and sets boundary for generative AI
The World Press Photo competition not only selected the photo of the year but also established a rule for the AI era: photography must captu

Elon Musk sues OpenAI: litigation with Sam Altman begins in the US
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI begins April 27, 2026: the dispute over the company's mission and commercial pivot risks becoming the mos

AI is Changing Car Design: GM and Nissan Neural Concept Show the Future of Development
GM and Nissan were the first in the industry to demonstrate how neural networks are changing the five-year car development cycle — from the

Canva apologizes for AI that replaced 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in designs
Canva's Magic Layers feature automatically replaced 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in user designs. The company acknowledged the bug and fixed i

Musk vs Altman: US lawsuit begins over $150 billion and control of OpenAI
On April 27, a high-profile US lawsuit began: Musk demands Altman's removal, $150 billion in compensation, and cessation of OpenAI's transfo

OpenAI released GPT-5.5 — the company's smartest model for code and multi-step tasks
OpenAI presented GPT-5.5 — a model capable of independently planning and performing complex multi-step tasks: debugging code, researching da

Claude Mythos Leak: Model 'Too Dangerous for Public' Falls Into Unauthorized Hands
Anthropic hadn't yet started private testing of Mythos when unauthorized users already gained access — on the very day of the announcement.

Grammarly disabled an AI review feature that cloned editors' style without their knowledge
Superhuman disabled Expert Review in Grammarly, a feature that passed off AI edits as advice from real writers without asking their permissi

Journalist files class action against Grammarly for using her name in AI feature without consent
Journalist Julia Angwin accuses Grammarly of unlawfully using her identity in its "Expert Review" feature — without permission and for comme

Perplexity Personal Computer turns an old Mac into a local AI agent 24/7
Perplexity has launched Personal Computer, a tool that turns a spare Mac into a personal AI assistant with full access to files and control

Google Maps gets Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered feature for complex questions about places
Google has added Ask Maps to Maps, powered by Gemini: users can now ask unconventional questions about places and get detailed personalized

Microsoft launched Copilot Health — AI assistant connects to medical records and wearable devices
Microsoft has opened a dedicated section in Copilot for analyzing lab results, data from wearable devices, and finding doctors.

Ben Affleck, Netflix, and a New Generation of AI for Film: Why Sora Falls Short
Sora, Veo, and Runway proved unsuitable for professional film production. Now AI companies are building specialized models geared toward the