Artificial Intelligence (AI) Category

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 7, 2025

Nvidia slams U.S. plan for AI chip tracking: “No kill switches, no spyware”

The US government wants to put location trackers in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to stop smuggling to China, but Nvidia says the plan creates dangerous security holes. Michael Kratsios, the White House tech policy

SECURITY

Aug 6, 2025

Grok spicy mode creates nude Taylor Swift videos from concert prompts

Grok's new "spicy mode" automatically generated explicit videos of Taylor Swift when a reporter asked for basic concert images, exposing major safety gaps in Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) tool. The incident occurred

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 6, 2025

OpenAI returns to open-source with first free models in six years

OpenAI released its first open-weight models since 2019 on Tuesday, directly challenging Chinese companies that now dominate the accessible artificial intelligence (AI) space with powerful, free-to-use technology. The two new large language

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 5, 2025

Musk’s Grok Imagine challenges Sora and Veo with rapid AI video output and “spicy mode”

Elon Musk's xAI launched Grok Imagine on August 4, an artificial intelligence (AI) image and video generator that allows sexually explicit content for paying subscribers. The new feature works through a "spicy mode" that

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 5, 2025

Xiaomi open-sources powerful voice AI as China ramps up AI race

Xiaomi Corp. released an open-source voice model Monday to power its cars and smart home devices, adding to China's efforts to compete with American artificial intelligence (AI) companies through free technology. The MiDashengLM-

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 4, 2025

Apple developing answer engine to compete with ChatGPT

Apple has quietly assembled a specialized team to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) search engine that could compete directly with ChatGPT. The tech giant formed the "Answers, Knowledge and Information" team earlier this year

HEALTH

Aug 4, 2025

Researchers crack code on training medical AI with minimal examples

A breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) system can train medical diagnostic software using just 40 expert-labeled images instead of the thousands typically required. This development could make advanced healthcare technology available in underserved regions worldwide.

ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 2, 2025

Showrunner opens its AI TV platform to all, with Amazon quietly backing it

Amazon has invested an undisclosed amount in Fable Studio, the San Francisco startup behind Showrunner, a new streaming platform that lets users create their own animated TV episodes using artificial intelligence (AI). The investment from

BUSINESS

Aug 1, 2025

TalentLMS brings AI-powered coaching to small businesses

TalentLMS launched its artificial intelligence (AI) Coach on July 31, offering small and medium-sized businesses round-the-clock personalized training support that was previously available only to companies with extensive instructor resources. The virtual

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 31, 2025

New ChatGPT Study Mode walks students through problems instead of solving them

OpenAI launched a new "Study Mode" for ChatGPT on July 29, designed to guide students through learning processes rather than providing direct answers, as educators grapple with rising AI misuse in academic settings. The feature

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 31, 2025

Google launches cheaper Veo 3 Fast for quick business video creation

Google dropped prices and boosted speed for business video creation with its new Veo 3 Fast model launched Wednesday via the Vertex AI platform. The new Veo Fast costs $0.40 per second with audio

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 30, 2025

OpenAI readies GPT-5 for August, promising one model for everything

OpenAI prepares to release GPT-5 in early August, combining advanced reasoning with multimodal functions in a single model that represents the company's most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) system to date. Multiple sources from

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 30, 2025

Google’s AI Mode hits UK as publishers warn of ‘open web collapse’

Google's conversational artificial intelligence (AI) search tool, "AI Mode", arrived in the UK this week, sparking warnings from publishers that it could 'destroy the open web' by keeping users away from websites. The new

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 29, 2025

Chinese startup Z.ai launches low-cost AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic

Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai claims its newly released GLM-4.5 model delivers results matching leading American systems while charging far less money. The Beijing-based company, formerly known as Zhipu, charges 11

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 29, 2025

75% of creatives use AI in less than a quarter of their work, study finds

Creative professionals across entertainment, marketing, and media are establishing new working relationships with artificial intelligence (AI), using technology to enhance rather than replace human creativity. The Bread and Circuses survey found 75% of creators use

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Jul 29, 2025

New AI spots fake videos even when there’s no face to analyze

University of California, Riverside researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that detects manipulated videos by analyzing backgrounds and motion patterns, rather than just faces, thereby addressing the rapid proliferation of sophisticated fake content creation

BUSINESS

Jul 28, 2025

Saudi Arabia launches HUMAIN with sights set on global AI leadership

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched HUMAIN in May 2025, betting that artificial intelligence (AI) will become as strategically vital as oil once was for the desert kingdom. The state-owned AI company, backed by

ENTERTAINMENT

Jul 25, 2025

YouTube turns still images into motion with new Shorts AI tool

YouTube launched artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Wednesday that turn photos into animated videos, giving Shorts creators new weapons in the platform's escalating battle against TikTok and Instagram Reels. The new feature allows creators