Jony Ive and Sam Altman discuss their collaboration on new AI hardware

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive are collaborating to develop a new generation of hardware for artificial intelligence. In a recent conversation, the two leaders discussed their shared goal of creating devices that foster a more natural and positive relationship between humans and technology. Ive, who led the design of iconic …

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MrBeast calls AI a potential threat to creators’ livelihoods

Top YouTube creator MrBeast has publicly expressed concern that artificial intelligence could endanger the careers of professional content creators. In a social media post, he questioned how AI-generated videos might affect the millions of people who make content for a living, calling the current developments “scary times.” Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch. As Forbes’ highest-earning …

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ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly active users

OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT has reached 800 million weekly active users. CEO Sam Altman announced the new milestone during the company’s developer conference, Dev Day. Rebecca Bellan reports for TechCrunch that this marks a significant increase in adoption. The user base has grown from 500 million weekly users at the end of March and 700 million …

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OpenAI signs deals worth $1 trillion for AI computing power

OpenAI has entered into agreements valued at approximately $1 trillion to secure the computing power required for its artificial intelligence models. These commitments far exceed the company’s current revenue, as Tabby Kinder and George Hammond report for the Financial Times. The deals involve major technology companies such as Nvidia, AMD, Oracle, and CoreWeave. Over the …

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OpenAI releases AgentKit to streamline AI agent development

OpenAI has launched AgentKit, a new set of tools for developers and businesses to build, deploy, and optimize AI agents. According to the company, the toolkit aims to consolidate a process that previously involved fragmented tools, complex orchestration, and manual work. The launch signals a competitive move to make agent building faster and easier for …

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You can use apps directly in ChatGPT now

OpenAI has launched a new feature that allows third-party applications to run directly within the ChatGPT interface. This development enables users to interact with services like Zillow, Canva, and Spotify using natural language prompts, combining the chatbot’s conversational abilities with the specific functions of external tools. The company also released a new Software Development Kit …

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IBM releases Granite 4.0 language models with new hybrid architecture for efficiency

IBM has announced the launch of Granite 4.0, the next generation of its open-source large language models. The new models feature a hybrid architecture that combines two different AI technologies, Transformer and Mamba, to balance high performance with significantly lower memory requirements and costs. The models are designed for enterprise use, with a strong focus …

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Startup uses virtual worlds to generate new data for AI

​The artificial intelligence industry faces a critical shortage of high-quality data needed to train more powerful models. A new startup, Moonlake AI, aims to solve this problem by creating data from interactive 3D worlds. Rashi Shrivastava reports for Forbes. The company was cofounded by former Stanford PhD students Sharon Lee and Fan-Yun Sun. They are …

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Google shares tips for its image model Nano Banana, now generally available

Google has made its image model, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, also known as Nano Banana, generally available for production use. According to the company, new features include support for ten different aspect ratios for various formats, from cinematic to vertical, and the option to specify image-only output. In a post, Google provided several tips for …

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OpenAI’s video app Sora tops Apple’s App Store

OpenAI’s new video generation app, Sora, has become the number one free application in Apple’s App Store shortly after its release. Ashley Capoot reports for CNBC. The app achieved the top spot despite being available by invitation only. With Sora and its popular chatbot ChatGPT, OpenAI now holds two of the top three positions in …

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