Anthropic has launched a new “Max” subscription tier for its Claude AI assistant, offering up to 20 times higher usage limits than its Pro plan. According to the announcement from Anthropic today, the new plan is designed for users who collaborate extensively with Claude and need expanded access for demanding projects. The Max plan comes …
Website owners are experiencing dramatic traffic losses following Google’s introduction of AI Overviews, according to an investigation by Davey Alba and Julia Love of Bloomberg. The report, based on interviews with 25 publishers, reveals that many independent websites have seen traffic plummet by up to 70% since March 2024, disrupting the long-standing relationship between content …
Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index reveals that AI training costs have reached unprecedented levels, with Google’s Gemini 1.0 Ultra costing approximately $192 million to train. The comprehensive report, analyzed by Eliza Strickland for IEEE Spectrum, highlights both challenges and progress in the AI field through 12 significant graphs. Despite rising training expenses, the cost of …
Krea’s platform aims at visual creatives and integrates multiple generative AI models in one interface, helping designers navigate the overwhelming landscape of AI tools. As reported by Ingrid Lunden in TechCrunch, the San Francisco-based startup has raised $83 million across several funding rounds, including a recent $47 million Series B led by Bain Capital Ventures. …
Google has expanded its “AI Mode” search feature to support image understanding. The update enables users to upload or take photos that AI Mode can analyze to provide relevant search results. According to Ryan Whitwam at Ars Technica, the feature uses a custom version of the Gemini large language model working alongside Google Lens to …
Google has announced that its Gemini 2.5 Pro model is now available in public preview through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, with Vertex AI rollout expected shortly. According to Google, this model is their “most intelligent” to date and has been priced competitively at $1.24 per million input tokens and $10 per million …
Meta has released its newest generation of artificial intelligence models, Llama 4, introducing three variants with improved capabilities. The weekend release included two immediate offerings – Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick – with a third model, Llama 4 Behemoth, still in development. According to Meta, Llama 4 models mark “the beginning of a …
A new Pew Research Center report reveals significant gaps between how the American public and AI experts perceive artificial intelligence. According to researcher Colleen McClain’s findings, while experts are largely optimistic about AI’s impact (56% positive), only 17% of the general public shares this enthusiasm. The surveys, conducted in 2024, show that AI specialists are …
Midjourney, primarily known for AI image generation, has released new research in collaboration with New York University on training large language models to produce more creative text. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the research introduces two new techniques: Diversified Direct Preference Optimization (DDPO) and Diversified Odds Ratio Preference Optimization (DORPO). These methods encourage LLMs …
Google has accelerated its AI model releases without publishing corresponding safety reports. According to TechCrunch reporter Maxwell Zeff, the company has not provided safety documentation for its latest models, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.0 Flash, despite previous commitments to transparency. Google’s director of Gemini, Tulsee Doshi, explained that Gemini 2.5 Pro is considered “experimental,” …