Google and OpenAI are expanding their tools to help users identify AI-generated media. The companies are combining their technologies to make digital content verification more reliable across the internet. Google is integrating its digital watermarking technology, SynthID, with the industry-standard C2PA Content Credentials. The company is rolling out these verification features across Google Search, Chrome, …
Google has overhauled its search box for the first time since 2001, announcing the changes at its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California. The redesigned interface accepts longer, conversational questions alongside images, videos, PDFs, and content dragged in from Chrome tabs. Previously, users had to navigate to a separate section of the site …
Amazon has added an AI-generated podcast feature to its Alexa+ voice assistant, allowing users to create audio content on any topic using two synthetic co-hosts. Todd Spangler reports for Variety that the feature, called Alexa Podcasts, produces episodes through artificial intelligence without any human editorial involvement. Users request a topic by voice. Alexa+ then outlines …
Malta has become the first country to offer all its citizens and residents free access to ChatGPT Plus through a partnership with OpenAI. The deal, announced by OpenAI and the Maltese government, gives residents one year of free ChatGPT Plus after completing an AI literacy course. The course was developed by the University of Malta. …
A new study from Microsoft Research reveals that large language models (LLMs) silently corrupt documents during extended, multi-step workflows, often in ways that are nearly impossible for humans to detect. Ben Dickson reports for VentureBeat that even the best-performing AI models degrade an average of 25% of document content across these workflows. The research team …
Anthropic has agreed terms on a new $30bn funding round that values the artificial intelligence company at $900bn, surpassing rival OpenAI’s current valuation of $852bn. The Financial Times reports that investment firms Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital and Altimeter Capital will co-lead the round, with each likely contributing $2bn or more. The deal is expected to …
Apple is preparing a major overhaul of its Siri assistant in iOS 27, centering on a standalone Siri app with built-in privacy controls. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that the new app will let users set conversations to auto-delete after 30 days, one year, or never. Apple positions this as a systemic privacy protection rather …
Thinking Machines, the AI startup co-founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has announced a research preview of what it calls “interaction models” — AI systems designed to perceive and respond in real time rather than waiting for a user to finish speaking or typing. Current AI models work in turns: the user sends an …
A California jury has rejected all of Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Microsoft, and other defendants after a three-week trial in Oakland. The jury reached its unanimous verdict in under two hours. The case centered on Musk’s claim that Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman had “stolen a charity” by transforming OpenAI …
A new licensing standard aims to give people control over how AI systems use their likenesses, creative works, characters, and designs. The Human Consent Standard allows individuals to grant full permission, set conditions, or block access entirely. The Verge reports, that this initiative is backed by Hollywood figures including George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, …