SCRApple is preparing to pay Google approximately $1 billion per year to use an advanced AI model for a major Siri redesign. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that the two tech giants are finalizing an agreement giving Apple access to Google’s Gemini technology. The deal centers on a custom 1.2 trillion parameter AI model, significantly …
The data company Snowflake has launched Snowflake Intelligence, an enterprise AI platform designed to overcome the limitations of current systems. Sean Michael Kerner reports for VentureBeat that a key feature, Agentic Document Analytics, allows businesses to query and aggregate information from thousands of documents simultaneously. This capability moves beyond the simple retrieval and summarization offered …
OpenAI has released GPT-5.1, an update to its language model series, aimed at making interactions with its ChatGPT service more intelligent and conversational. According to the company’s announcement the update introduces two refined models, GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, which are rolling out to all users, starting with paid subscribers. This release follows what the …
OpenAI has released its AI video generation app, Sora, for Android devices. The app is now available on the Google Play Store in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This expansion follows the app’s iOS launch in September, where it reportedly accumulated over one million downloads in its first five days. Alongside …
Google is enhancing its Photos app with three new artificial intelligence features for easier and more realistic image editing. The tools are powered by Nano Banana, an image-editing model from Google DeepMind that specializes in preserving the likeness of people and pets during alterations. As Elyse Betters Picaro reports for ZDNet, the “Help me edit” …
AI-powered browsers designed to automate web tasks can be hijacked through hidden instructions embedded in websites, creating a significant security risk. Harshith Vaddiparthy reports for VentureBeat that these tools can be tricked into executing harmful commands without the user’s knowledge. The AI browser Comet from Perplexity serves as an example of this vulnerability. The core …
A new survey reveals that 59% of employees in the United States use AI tools at work without their employer’s approval, with three-quarters of them sharing potentially sensitive information with these platforms. Cybernews reports on the findings, which highlight a growing shadow AI problem in corporate environments. The study shows that executives and senior managers …
Coca-Cola has released new holiday commercials created with AI, a year after its first AI-generated ads drew criticism from creative professionals. Katie Deighton reports for The Wall Street Journal. The new “Holidays Are Coming” campaign includes two commercials produced by AI studios Silverside and Secret Level. Chief Marketing Officer Manolo Arroyo says the production was …
Getty Images has largely lost its London lawsuit against AI company Stability AI, though it secured a partial victory on trademark infringement. Sam Tobin reports for Reuters. The stock image company originally sued Stability AI for copyright breach, claiming the company used Getty’s images to train its Stable Diffusion image generator. However, Getty dropped this …
The vast majority of global content creators have integrated creative generative AI into their work, according to a new study from Adobe. The company’s inaugural “Creators’ Toolkit Report” found that 86 percent of creators now use these tools, with 76 percent stating it has helped grow their business and personal brand. The global report, which …