SCRAnthropic has transferred ownership of its Model Context Protocol to the newly established Agentic AI Foundation, a directed fund under the Linux Foundation. The foundation was co-founded by Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI, with additional support from Google, Microsoft, AWS, Cloudflare, and Bloomberg. The Model Context Protocol serves as a universal standard for connecting AI applications …
Essential AI has launched Rnj-1, an open-source large language model designed to excel at coding, mathematical reasoning, and scientific tasks. The model, named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and pronounced “range-1,” marks the company’s first major contribution to the open-source AI ecosystem. The team reports on the Essential AI blog that the 8 billion parameter …
A suspected AI-generated image showing false damage to a railway bridge halted 32 trains following an earthquake in Lancashire and the southern Lake District. The BBC reports that Network Rail stopped services across Carlisle Bridge in Lancaster at 00:30 GMT on Thursday after the manipulated picture appeared on social media. A BBC journalist analysed the …
An expert is warning that dismissing artificial intelligence progress as a “bubble” or its output as “slop” is a dangerous form of denial. This growing public sentiment obscures real capability gains and leaves society unprepared for the risks of a major technological shift. Louis Rosenberg, a longtime AI researcher, writes for VentureBeat that this negative …
A comprehensive new study by AI infrastructure provider OpenRouter and venture capital firm a16z offers a rare glimpse into how people actually use large language models (LLMs). By analyzing over 100 trillion tokens of anonymous user interactions, the report, titled “State of AI,” reveals that real-world AI usage is more diverse and complex than many …
ChatGPT is becoming a more significant source of traffic for online retailers. According to a new analysis, referrals from ChatGPT to retailer mobile apps increased by 28 percent year-over-year during the Black Friday shopping weekend. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch, citing data from the mobile insights firm Apptopia. The report shows that this growth disproportionately …
The banking giant HSBC has signed a deal with the French artificial intelligence company Mistral. The partnership will give HSBC access to Mistral’s generative AI models. Ortenca Aliaj reports for the Financial Times that the collaboration reflects a broader trend of traditional lenders adopting new technologies to boost productivity and lower costs. HSBC and Mistral …
At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas Amazon announced a new family of artificial intelligence models and a service called Nova Forge, designed to let customers build their own specialized AI. The announcement signals a new approach to making advanced AI more useful for specific business needs. The offering allows companies to add their own …
Google’s latest and most capable AI model, Gemini 3 Pro, has advanced capabilities when it comes to tasks that require visual understanding. In a post on the Google Blog, the company outlined how the model processes and reasons about visual information from various sources. According to Google, the model demonstrates strong performance in several key …
OpenAI is facing significant competitive pressure, primarily from Google’s new AI model, Gemini 3. In an internal memo, OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman declared a “code red” to improve ChatGPT, telling staff the company is at a “critical time.” He warned that the launch of Gemini 3, which has outperformed rivals on several benchmarks, could …