AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, the artificial intelligence research company founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.2 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions. World Labs develops AI models that can generate, reconstruct, and simulate …
Instagram is rolling out a conversational AI assistant in Edits, its video creation app and competitor to CapCut. Amanda Silberling reports for TechCrunch that the tool is designed to give creators personalized guidance based on their own account performance rather than broad recommendations. The assistant can draw on Instagram metrics including follows, views, video retention, …
Google has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, a new frontier AI model designed for long, complex tasks in software development, professional research, and cybersecurity. The company is initially making the model available to a small group of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program, rather than releasing it broadly at launch. Google says Argon can handle …
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, a new AI model positioned between its high-end GPT-6 Astra and lower-cost GPT-6 Luna models. OpenAI announces in an official blog post that Sol is designed for coding, computer use, document analysis, and multi-step business workflows. The company prices GPT-6.1 Sol at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per …
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Space, a shared workspace for documents, files, and AI-assisted content. The feature gives users a way to organize work beyond individual chats, while allowing colleagues to collaborate on the same material and use ChatGPT separately to revise it. Space is available to ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise customers, although OpenAI …
OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pro 500, a $500 monthly subscription that offers the company’s highest usage allowance and exclusive access to its new Ultrafast speed tier. The launch also changes the value proposition for the existing $200 Pro plan, whose included usage allowance is being reduced for new subscribers. Pro 500 is the only personal …
OpenAI has introduced Dots, an AI agent designed to work on tasks over time rather than respond only within a single chat. The agents run on OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model, have access to their own cloud-based computer, and can use connected apps to research, draft material, build software, and follow projects as requirements change. Each …
Meta has introduced Muse for Small Business, a version of its AI agent designed to work with business software and the company’s own advertising tools. Isabel O’Brien reports for CNBC that the service connects Muse with Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva and Slack, which is owned by Salesforce. The agent can also access Meta ad …
Anthropic expects to commit at least $518 billion over the next decade to cloud services, computing capacity, and AI infrastructure, according to details from its confidential IPO prospectus reported by Reuters and the Financial Times. About 80% of that amount cannot be canceled or must be paid even if Anthropic does not use the contracted …
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5.5, a new version of its midrange AI model that the company says is faster, more efficient, and substantially stronger at coding and everyday knowledge work than Claude Sonnet 5. Anthropic announces in an official blog post that Sonnet 5.5 is available across its own platform and through Amazon Web …