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The AI industry’s biggest week: Google’s rise, RL mania, and a party boat

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After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something even wilder

"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."

ElevenLabs just hit a $6.6B valuation. Its CEO says the real money isn't in voice anymore.

ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski admits he thinks voice models will be commoditized in just a couple of years. So what's ElevenLabs' plan when everyone else catches up?

OpenAI hires Slack’s CEO as its chief revenue officer

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Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered 'Prompted Playlists'

The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and be refreshed daily or weekly.

State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix 'delusional' outputs

The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts.

Big Tech joins forces with Linux Foundation to standardize AI agents

The Agentic AI Foundation launches to support MCP, AGENTS.md, and goose.

In a major new report, scientists build rationale for sending astronauts to Mars

“Everyone is inspired by this because it’s becoming real.”

Pompeii construction site confirms recipe for Roman concrete

Latest results from a recently discovered ancient Roman construction site confirm earlier findings.

Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia's AI chips.

Figma adds more Photoshop-like AI tools for image editing

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