Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Here’s What’s Working—and What’s Not
AI chatbot makers are racing to win advertisers without upsetting users, while Anthropic vows to keep ads out of Claude.
· wired.com
Google is ditching Firebase Studio soon, and it wants you to use its newer AI tools instead
Google is shutting down Firebase Studio and steering developers to its newer AI tools, Antigravity and Google AI Studio, instead.
· engadget.com
Meta says US users can now video chat with their Muse AI avatar
Meta's AI agent can now take video calls as a customizable animated avatar for US users, ahead of a planned Tamagotchi-like wearable.
· techcrunch.com
New NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Open Models for Interactive World Simulation
· huggingface.co
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: Fast and cost-effective with longer clips
· blog.google
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments as communities push back on large projects.
· techcrunch.com
OpenAI released a new cybersecurity model. Is that enough?
OpenAI has released a new cybersecurity model as AI labs face scrutiny over how they protect digital infrastructure.
· techcrunch.com
Muse has a voice mode now
Meta's Muse AI agent now supports real-time voice conversations, Mark Zuckerberg announced, rolling out on iOS.
· theverge.com
Claude AI can plug directly into your bank account
Anthropic's Claude gets a Personal Finance feature that links to your bank and card accounts via Plaid, so it can track spending.
· theverge.com
Now Claude can help with your finances too
Anthropic's Claude can now help users with personal finance tasks, raising questions about trusting AI with money decisions.
· engadget.com
Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics
Startup Axiom Math's AI agents formally verified the Stacks Project, a major math library, as unchecked AI-generated proofs spread.
· techcrunch.com
OpenAI president Greg Brockman says company could be IPO ready in 2027
OpenAI president Greg Brockman says the company could be ready to go public in 2027, citing enterprise revenue growth.
· techcrunch.com
Claude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool
Anthropic's Claude now lets users connect bank and card accounts via Plaid to ask questions about their finances.
· techcrunch.com
Aina’s smart ring has a screen, a joystick, and a mic so you can talk to AI agents
Aina's smart ring adds a screen, joystick and mic for talking to AI agents, and can take calls and dictate notes.
· techcrunch.com
A YC startup is putting $1M behind 5 unsolved materials science problems for AI
A Y Combinator startup is offering $1M in prizes for five unsolved materials science problems that AI models could help crack.
· techcrunch.com
ElevenLabs now lets users publish AI-generated music directly on SoundCloud
ElevenLabs users can now publish AI-generated music straight to SoundCloud; over 25 million tracks have been generated with its models.
· techcrunch.com
Exclusive: Aina’s Smart Ring Wants to Be a Remote Control for Your AI Agent
Startup Aina is making a smart ring that lets users control their autonomous AI agents with one tap, without a phone.
· wired.com
Box taps Nvidia’s Nemotron for new agent-first content retrieval system
Box uses Nvidia's Nemotron in a new agent-first content retrieval system that answers queries faster with fewer errors.
· techcrunch.com
The Download: Texas’s fragile AI boom and energy policy shifts
· technologyreview.com
Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work
Potential Sciences, a UK government-backed startup, is training AI on computer-generated biochemical data to speed up new drug development.
· wired.com
OpenAI says it will protect local resources and report on the impact of its data centers
OpenAI pledges to protect local resources and report on its data centers' impact, which it says was planned before the vote.
· engadget.com
AI’s Next Trick? Speaking Dolphin
Wild Dolphin Project founder Denise Herzing is using AI to analyze audio and video footage of dolphins, aiming to understand them.
· wired.com
He Trolls AI Labs for a Living. Now They All Want to Work With Him
OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceXSI have reached out to Husk, an influencer known for viral posts exposing chatbot flaws.
· wired.com
A new bill could change how the US builds energy infrastructure
· technologyreview.com
A Closer Look at Phonon TTS. Launching High-Quality On-Device Speech That Tops the Benchmarks.
· huggingface.co
The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
After Democrats won big in Texas and other AI hot spots, tech firms are turning to orbital data centers in low Earth orbit.
· wired.com
Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
Nothing's CEO says its mysterious AI-first device launches next month, designed to boost productivity with AI.
· techcrunch.com
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Big Tech says voter AI backlash targets Trump, not tech; critics say the industry is in denial over public opposition.
· arstechnica.com
The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
Leading the Future, a $100 million pro-AI super PAC network, had little measurable impact on the midterm elections.
· wired.com
Google Is Forcing AI Overviews in Classrooms. Schools Are Searching for a Way Out
Google is bundling AI Overviews into search, and parents and educators worry it leaves kids less capable.
· wired.com