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Google DeepMind CEO is 'surprised' OpenAI is rushing forward with ads in ChatGPT

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the tech giant isn't pressuring him to insert ads into the AI chatbot experience.

Humans& thinks coordination is the next frontier for AI, and they're building a model to prove it

Humans&, a new startup founded by alumni of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, is building the next generation of foundation models for collaboration, not chat.

Google now offers free SAT practice exams, powered by Gemini

Students can prompt Gemini by typing "I want to take a practice SAT test,” and the AI will provide them with a free practice exam. Gemini then analyzes the results, highlighting strengths and identifying areas that need further review. It also offers detailed explanations for any incorrect answers.

Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation

With data speeds of up to 6Tbps, one could stream a lot of HD movies.

eBay bans illicit automated shopping amid rapid rise of AI agents

New policy requires “buy for me” AI tools and chatbots to obtain permission before accessing the platform.

D4RT: Unified, Fast 4D Scene Reconstruction & Tracking

Meet D4RT, a unified AI model for 4D scene reconstruction and tracking.

Anthropic has to keep revising its technical interview test so you can't cheat on it with Claude

Since 2024, Anthropic's performance optimization team has given job seekers a take-home test to make sure they know their stuff — but as AI coding tools have gotten better, the test has had to change a lot to stay ahead of AI-assisted cheating.

Google reportedly snags up team behind AI voice startup Hume AI

Google has hired the CEO and top top behind voice AI startup Hume AI, signaling that voice is increasingly becoming the preferred interface over screens.

Google's AI Mode can now tap into your Gmail and Photos to provide tailored responses

The company notes that AI Mode doesn’t train directly on your Gmail inbox or Google Photos library. Instead, it trains on specific prompts and the model’s responses.

From invisibility cloaks to AI chips: Neurophos raises $110M to build tiny optical processors for inferencing

Neurophos is taking a crack at solving the AI industry's power efficiency problem with an optical chip that uses a composite material to do the math required in AI inferencing tasks.

Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.S. and Canada

Now available in the US and Canada, Spotify's AI-powered Prompted Playlists let users describe what they want to hear using natural language commands.

Quadric rides the shift from cloud AI to on-device inference — and it's paying off

Quadric aims to help companies and governments build programmable on-device AI chips that can run fast-changing models locally.