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Skills for Claude will let you customize tasks with pre-set instructions - here's how

www.zdnet.com • 1h ago

Available to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users, the new capabilities shape Claude's output when carrying out routine or specialized tasks....

TL;DR

Anthropic has launched 'Skills for Claude', allowing users to create and upload custom instructions for the AI chatbot to follow.

Key Takeaways:

Users can create and upload their own custom skills for Claude to follow.
Skills are essentially digital instruction manuals that make Claude more customizable and specialized.
The launch of Skills marks a step towards making Claude more agentic, able to carry out complex tasks with minimal user oversight.

Anthropic turns to ‘skills’ to make Claude more useful at work

www.theverge.com • 7h ago

AI agents spent years as a concept and then as an experiment. Now, AI companies are devoting even more time and resources than before to make their ag...

TL;DR

Anthropic introduced Skills for Claude, a tool aimed at making its AI agent Claude more useful for end-users at work.

Key Takeaways:

Skills for Claude provides instructions, scripts, and resources to improve Claude's abilities for specific tasks.
This feature is designed to reduce the time spent writing prompts and referring to past context.
Box, Rakuten, Canva, and other companies have already used the tool, with Anthropic making it available to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users.

New York bans AI-enabled rent price fixing

www.theverge.com • 2h ago

On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation banning the use of price-fixing software by landlords to set rental rates. New Yor...

TL;DR

New York becomes the first state to ban the use of AI-powered algorithms by landlords to set rental prices

Key Takeaways:

The ban is expected to protect tenants from $3.8 billion in additional costs in 2024
The law considers property owners who use AI-powered price-fixing software as colluding with each other
The bill's sponsors aim to update antitrust laws to prevent anticompetitive practices and price fixing

IBM Announces New AI Agents on Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace

newsroom.ibm.com • 13h ago

- Three new AI agents, built with Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, automate enterprise tasks...

TL;DR

IBM announces new AI agents now available on the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace, designed to help customers achieve operational efficiency.

Key Takeaways:

IBM's new AI agents are built with Oracle AI Agent Studio and can automate processes, common workflows, and address complex workflows.
IBM plans to release more agents for supply chain and HR using its Watsonx Orchestrate platform, which works with Oracle and non-Oracle applications.
The partnership is aimed at helping clients drive innovation, agility, and productivity at scale with the collective enterprise AI and business transformation expertise of IBM and Oracle.

Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down ‘Haiku’ model

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 "at one-third th...

TL;DR

Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 4.5, a lightweight AI model offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 at lower cost and higher speed.

Key Takeaways:

Haiku 4.5 reaches 73% accuracy on SWE-Bench and 41% on Terminal-Bench, matching Sonnet 4, GPT-5, and Gemini 2.5.
The model's lightweight nature makes it suitable for deploying multiple agents in parallel and integrating with more complex models.
Haiku 4.5 is expected to be particularly appealing for free versions of AI products and will support new styles of deployment in production environments.

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Models And Releases

Skills for Claude will let you customize tasks with pre-set instructions - here's how

www.zdnet.com • 1h ago

Available to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users, the new capabilities shape Claude's output when carrying out routine or specialized tasks....

TL;DR

Anthropic has launched 'Skills for Claude', allowing users to create and upload custom instructions for the AI chatbot to follow.

Key Takeaways:

Users can create and upload their own custom skills for Claude to follow.
Skills are essentially digital instruction manuals that make Claude more customizable and specialized.
The launch of Skills marks a step towards making Claude more agentic, able to carry out complex tasks with minimal user oversight.

Anthropic turns to ‘skills’ to make Claude more useful at work

www.theverge.com • 7h ago

AI agents spent years as a concept and then as an experiment. Now, AI companies are devoting even more time and resources than before to make their ag...

TL;DR

Anthropic introduced Skills for Claude, a tool aimed at making its AI agent Claude more useful for end-users at work.

Key Takeaways:

Skills for Claude provides instructions, scripts, and resources to improve Claude's abilities for specific tasks.
This feature is designed to reduce the time spent writing prompts and referring to past context.
Box, Rakuten, Canva, and other companies have already used the tool, with Anthropic making it available to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users.

Claude now integrates directly with Microsoft 365

www.zdnet.com • 5h ago

Here's what the new connector lets Anthropic's chatbot do, how it can benefit you, and who gets to access it....

TL;DR

Anthropic's Claude can now be accessed directly within Microsoft 365 to streamline collaboration and search capabilities.

Key Takeaways:

Claude can access SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, and Teams to pull information directly from those apps.
The new 'enterprise search' feature allows businesses to integrate all critical apps for centralized resource retrieval.
Admins must curate digital tools for the team-wide accounts, and the new features are available to Claude Team and Enterprise subscribers.

Anthropic launches new version of scaled-down ‘Haiku’ model

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 "at one-third th...

TL;DR

Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 4.5, a lightweight AI model offering similar performance to Sonnet 4 at lower cost and higher speed.

Key Takeaways:

Haiku 4.5 reaches 73% accuracy on SWE-Bench and 41% on Terminal-Bench, matching Sonnet 4, GPT-5, and Gemini 2.5.
The model's lightweight nature makes it suitable for deploying multiple agents in parallel and integrating with more complex models.
Haiku 4.5 is expected to be particularly appealing for free versions of AI products and will support new styles of deployment in production environments.

Claude's latest model is cheaper and faster than Sonnet 4 - and free

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

Here's what Haiku 4.5 offers users and developers....

TL;DR

Anthropic launches its new small language model, Haiku 4.5, which is cheaper, faster, and safer than its predecessor while offering similar performance to the larger Claude Sonnet 4.

Key Takeaways:

Haiku 4.5 is faster and more cost-effective than Sonnet 4, costing one-third of the price and delivering twice the speed.
Haiku 4.5 demonstrates competitive performance with Sonnet 4 and other large language models in various benchmarks, including coding, visual reasoning, and high school-level math.
Haiku 4.5 has shown low rates of concerning behaviors and achieved an AI Safety Level 2 standard, making it Anthropic's safest model yet.

DeepSomatic, an open-source AI model, is speeding up genetic analysis for cancer research.

blog.google • 6h ago

An overview of DeepSomatic, a new AI tool that helps identify complex genetic variants in cancer cells....

Gemini 3.0 Pro is already referenced on Gemini's source code

reddit.com • 5h ago

If you still skeptical or think the screenshot is fake, here is a direct link to a gstatic JS source: [https://www.gstatic.com/\_/mss/boq-bard-web/\_/...

Product Launches

IBM Announces New AI Agents on Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace

newsroom.ibm.com • 13h ago

- Three new AI agents, built with Oracle AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, automate enterprise tasks...

TL;DR

IBM announces new AI agents now available on the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace, designed to help customers achieve operational efficiency.

Key Takeaways:

IBM's new AI agents are built with Oracle AI Agent Studio and can automate processes, common workflows, and address complex workflows.
IBM plans to release more agents for supply chain and HR using its Watsonx Orchestrate platform, which works with Oracle and non-Oracle applications.
The partnership is aimed at helping clients drive innovation, agility, and productivity at scale with the collective enterprise AI and business transformation expertise of IBM and Oracle.

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

www.theverge.com • 10h ago

As Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 10 and gets ready to mark the 40-year milestone of its operating system, it’s looking forward to what’s next for...

Google pitches Workspace tools for ‘when, not if’ Microsoft 365 fails

www.theverge.com • 8h ago

Google is trying to capitalize on what it calls “frequent and severe” Microsoft 365 outages by offering up services like email, storage, and videoconf...

TL;DR

Google is offering Workspace tools as a backup solution for businesses in the event of Microsoft 365 outages.

Key Takeaways:

Google's Business Continuity plan will sync emails, calendars, chat, and more with Microsoft 365 in the event of an outage.
Google is offering a Work Transformation Set as a replacement for Microsoft 365 customers.
Microsoft and Google have a long history of trading blows publicly over their cloud businesses.

Google's Veo 3.1 can turn separate images into a single video

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

Surrealist visuals, scene extensions, fill-in-the-blank features - here's what the new Veo can do....

TL;DR

Google's Veo 3.1 AI model can blend separate images into a single natural-looking video, with enhanced realism and richer audio.

Key Takeaways:

Veo 3.1 can create videos with synchronized audio from a selection of images.
The model offers richer audio and enhanced realism, capturing true-to-life textures and understanding storytelling, cinematic styles, and character interactions.
Veo 3.1 can also fill in intermediary frames from just the first and last images in a sequence.

Kayak launches an ‘AI Mode’ for travel questions, search, and bookings

techcrunch.com • 4h ago

Kayak is bringing AI directly to its main platform with a new “AI Mode” that lets travelers research, plan, and book trips through a built-in chatbot....

TL;DR

Kayak has launched an AI Mode feature on its website, allowing users to research trips and book travel using an integrated AI chatbot.

Key Takeaways:

Kayak's AI Mode feature uses ChatGPT to deliver contextual results and allows users to ask travel-related questions and compare flights, hotels, and cars.
The feature is currently available on desktop and mobile web, with plans to expand to other countries and languages, as well as additional platforms and voice-based requests.
The rollout aims to provide more direct access to consumer insights about the AI's use, as compared to testing on a separate site like Kayak.ai.

Policy And Ethics

New York bans AI-enabled rent price fixing

www.theverge.com • 2h ago

On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation banning the use of price-fixing software by landlords to set rental rates. New Yor...

TL;DR

New York becomes the first state to ban the use of AI-powered algorithms by landlords to set rental prices

Key Takeaways:

The ban is expected to protect tenants from $3.8 billion in additional costs in 2024
The law considers property owners who use AI-powered price-fixing software as colluding with each other
The bill's sponsors aim to update antitrust laws to prevent anticompetitive practices and price fixing

Seoul weighs approval for Google, Apple high-resolution map requests

techcrunch.com • 22h ago

South Korea weighs granting Google and Apple access to high-resolution map data amid lingering security and regulatory concerns....

TL;DR

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data, which could improve navigation and support advanced technologies, but raises concerns over national security.

Key Takeaways:

Google and Apple are seeking permission to export high-resolution map data from South Korea at a scale of 1:5,000, which provides much greater details and could boost tourism and smart city innovation.
The South Korean government has raised concerns over national security and is cautious about exposing sensitive military sites when combined with commercial imagery and online data.
The final decision on Google's request is expected around November 11, with Apple's review pushed to December due to similar concerns and the need for further review.

🔴Did you read? Adult Mode... Wow

reddit.com • Yesterday

Oct 14 (Reuters) - OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, ...

It Sounds Like OpenAI Really, Really Messed Up With Hollywood

futurism.com • 9h ago

"You quite literally set the bridge on fire." The post It Sounds Like OpenAI Really, Really Messed Up With Hollywood appeared first on Futurism....

TL;DR

OpenAI's Sora 2 app has caused copyright infringement issues, with Hollywood agencies and studios taking a stand against the company.

Key Takeaways:

Hollywood agencies and studios are taking legal action against OpenAI over copyright infringement issues.
OpenAI's sloppy implementation of guardrails has been easily circumvented by users.
The incident may undermine the AI industry's ability to sign partnerships with studios and drive a wedge between companies like OpenAI and Hollywood.

Japan wants OpenAI to stop ripping off manga and anime

www.theverge.com • Yesterday

Japan’s government is dialing up the heat on OpenAI, formally asking it to stop ripping off Japanese artwork, according to ITMedia and reported by IGN...

TL;DR

Japan's government has formally requested OpenAI to stop infringing on Japanese copyrights, specifically anime and manga, after its social video app Sora allowed users to generate AI content with copyrighted characters.

Key Takeaways:

The request was made by Minoru Kiuchi, Japan's minister in charge of intellectual property strategy, who called Japanese artwork 'irreplaceable treasures'.
OpenAI's image generator has previously unleashed a tsunami of Studio Ghibli-inspired images, highlighting the company's debt to Japanese creative output.
The company's struggle with copyright infringement is a significant challenge as it fights backlash to its now-abandoned opt-out policy for copyright holders on Sora.

Major federation of unions calls for ‘worker-centered AI’ future

www.theverge.com • Yesterday

On Wednesday, the largest US group of unions called on employers and policymakers to join in an effort it’s calling the “workers first initiative on A...

TL;DR

The AFL-CIO, a major federation of unions, has called for a 'worker-centered AI' future, advocating for stronger collective bargaining, state regulations, and education campaigns to mitigate the negative effects of AI on workers.

Key Takeaways:

The AFL-CIO, representing 63 unions and 15 million workers, has emphasized the need for collective bargaining to protect workers' rights in the AI era.
The group is pushing for state and national bills to regulate AI, with a focus on worker involvement in AI development and oversight of AI-enabled firings.
The AFL-CIO faces significant opposition from AI-focused super PACs and will need to continue to mobilize workers and advocate for strong regulations to achieve its goals.

Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice

theconversation.com • Yesterday

AI-generated police reports promise to save cops time, but they also raise a host of legal and technical concerns....

TL;DR

California becomes the second state, after Utah, to regulate AI-written police reports, requiring transparent notice and audit trails due to concerns about accuracy and fairness.

Key Takeaways:

At least 17 other states are considering similar legislation to regulate AI in policing, indicating a growing concern about AI accuracy and bias in court proceedings.
California's law requires police departments to maintain an audit trail and retain AI-generated drafts for as long as the official report is retained, addressing accountability concerns.
The increasing reliance on AI-generated police reports raises complex issues about accuracy, bias, and the potential for wrongful convictions, emphasizing the need for transparency and regulation in the emerging practice.

Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google’s AI Overviews

www.theguardian.com • 10h ago

Newspaper federation says ‘traffic killer’ feature violates legislation and threatens to destroy media diversityItalian news publishers are calling fo...

TL;DR

Italian news publishers demand investigation into Google's AI Overviews, citing concerns over reduced traffic and economic sustainability.

Key Takeaways:

Google's AI Overviews have been shown to cause up to 80% fewer clickthroughs, according to a study by Authoritas.
A second study by Pew Research Center found users only clicked a link under AI summaries once every 100 times.
The Italian federation of newspaper publishers argues that Google's services threaten media diversity and economic sustainability.

Goldman Sachs Says Gen Z Is Pretty Much Permanently Screwed

futurism.com • 7h ago

"History also suggests that the full consequences of AI for the labor market might not become apparent until a recession hits." The post Goldman Sachs...

TL;DR

Goldman Sachs analysts predict 'jobless growth' as the new normal in the US economy, driven by AI progress.

Key Takeaways:

AI progress is expected to lead to 'jobless growth' in the US economy, with only a 'modest contribution' from labor supply growth.
Hiring in every industry except healthcare has turned net on negative over the past few months.
Economists are skeptical of AI being the sole cause of the slowdown in hiring, with many attributing it to other factors.

Dan Aykroyd says estates of late stars should be compensated for AI-generated videos

globalnews.ca • 7h ago

The “Ghostbusters” star and founding “SNL” cast-member says he’d be open to the idea as long as his estate is compensated for any likenesses created b...

People Are Using OpenAI’s Sora to Mock the Dead

futurism.com • 8h ago

"Please stop." The post People Are Using OpenAI’s Sora to Mock the Dead appeared first on Futurism....

TL;DR

Users of OpenAI's Sora 2 app are creating AI-generated videos that mock deceased celebrities in a disturbing and hurtful manner.

Key Takeaways:

Sora 2 allows users to create photorealistic AI videos of deceased public figures, potentially tarnishing their legacy.
Several tools are available to remove watermarks from the AI-generated videos, making them easily distributable.
The AI-generated content raises concerns for the estates of celebrities and Hollywood's relationship with the AI industry.

Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill to Protect Kids From Predatory AI

futurism.com • Yesterday

"Clearly, Governor Newsom was under tremendous pressure from the Big Tech Lobby to veto this landmark legislation." The post Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill ...

TL;DR

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill requiring AI companies to prove the safety of their products for minors, fearing it could lead to a total ban on minors using AI chatbots.

Key Takeaways:

The vetoed bill, Assembly Bill 1064, would have been the first regulation of its kind in the nation, placing new burdens on AI companies and requiring them to prove the safety of their products for minors.
Surveys show that AI chatbots are becoming prevalent among young people, with over half of teens regularly using AI companion platforms, fueling concerns about their safety and potential harm to children.
The decision comes amidst growing scrutiny of AI companies, including high-profile lawsuits over child welfare and product liability, with some families alleging that AI chatbots have led to mental and physical harm, including suicide, of their minor children.

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

www.theguardian.com • Yesterday

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answersPupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to stu...

TL;DR

Pupils in the UK are increasingly relying on AI for schoolwork, with many fearing it erodes their ability to study and learn new skills.

Key Takeaways:

62% of students in the UK believe AI has had a negative impact on their skills and development at school.
One in four students agreed that AI 'makes it too easy for me to find the answers without doing the work myself'.
Despite this, 80% of students regularly use AI for their schoolwork, with many reporting it helps them understand problems and come up with new ideas.

‘We want our stories to be told’: NSW Labor pledges $3.2m to support writing and literature amid AI onslaught

www.theguardian.com • 9h ago

Stories Matter strategy responds to urgent pressures such as declining reading rates and growing impact of digital media on publishing, minister saysG...

TL;DR

The NSW government launches a $3.2m writing and literature strategy to support the sector amid AI's growing impact.

Key Takeaways:

The strategy includes a $630,000 public library membership campaign and $200,000 development fund for First Nations writers.
The NSW government will establish a $500,000 Literary Fellowships Fund to support authors and a $225,000 Writing Australia collaboration.
The initiative comes amidst concerns about AI's impact on the publishing industry and potential copyright theft.

Hardware And Infrastructure

Everything Apple launched on Oct. 15: M5 chipset, MacBook Pro, iPad, Vision Pro, more

www.zdnet.com • 8h ago

Apple this week unveiled three new Pro devices with an all-new chipset that focuses on AI compute performance. Here's what to know....

TL;DR

Apple's new M5 chipset offers up to 4x the peak GPU compute performance and 45% higher ray tracing compared to M4, powering enhanced AI-driven workflows in new devices.

Key Takeaways:

The M5 chipset provides up to 4x the peak GPU compute performance for AI compared to M4.
New devices powered by M5, including the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro, offer improved AI performance and workflows.
The M5's Neural Engine provides a nearly 30% increase in unified memory bandwidth to 153GB/s.

Nscale inks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Nscale plans to deploy the chips over the next few years to three data centers in Europe and a fourth in the U.S....

TL;DR

Nscale, an AI hyperscaler startup, signs a significant deal with Microsoft to deploy approximately 200,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs across multiple data centers in Europe and the US.

Key Takeaways:

Nscale will deploy the GPUs to its own data centers, as well as through a joint venture with Aker, across three data centers in Europe and one in the US, with 104,000 GPUs heading to Texas over the next 12-18 months.
The deal marks a significant expansion of Nscale's presence, with plans to increase its footprint in Texas to 1.2 gigawatts and deploy 12,600 GPUs to Portugal's Start Campus in the first quarter of 2026.
Nscale has secured funding of over $1.7 billion from strategic partners, including Aker, Nokia, and Nvidia, and is considering an IPO as early as the end of next year.

NVIDIA Blackwell Leads on SemiAnalysis InferenceMAX v1 Benchmarks

developer.nvidia.com • 6h ago

SemiAnalysis recently launched InferenceMAX v1, a new open source initiative that provides a comprehensive methodology to evaluate inference hardware....

TL;DR

NVIDIA's Blackwell GPU demonstrates a 15x performance gain over the Hopper generation, unlocking a 15x revenue opportunity.

Key Takeaways:

15x performance gain over the Hopper generation
15x revenue opportunity for AI factories
Continuous software optimizations deliver boost in performance over time

Unlock Faster, Smarter Edge Models with 7x Gen AI Performance on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor

developer.nvidia.com • Yesterday

A defining strength of the NVIDIA software ecosystem is its commitment to continuous optimization. In August, NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor launched, with up...

TL;DR

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor achieves up to a 7x increase in generative AI performance with recent software updates, enabling developers to run the latest AI models on the edge.

Key Takeaways:

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor now offers up to a 7x increase in generative AI performance with recent software updates.
The platform provides day 0 support for the latest generative AI models, including GPT-oss and multiple Nemotron models.
Quantization and speculative decoding techniques can significantly accelerate LLM and VLM inference on Jetson Thor, with W4A16 providing the highest inference speeds and lowest memory footprint.

Microsoft, AWS and Google are trying to drastically reduce China’s role in their supply chains

techcrunch.com • 8h ago

Microsoft, Amazon and Google are ramping up efforts move production of their products and data centers outside of China, Nikkei reported, citing suppl...

TL;DR

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google plan to move production of products and data centers outside of China due to intensified US-China tensions.

Key Takeaways:

Microsoft aims to have 80% of Surface notebook and tablet components manufactured outside of China by 2026.
Amazon considers reducing printed circuit board purchases from Chinese suppliers and moving Xbox production to other parts of Asia.
Google is pushing its suppliers to boost server production in Thailand, where it has secured multiple partners for parts and assembly.

Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company's AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout....

TL;DR

Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance Meta's AI systems with Arm's Neoverse platform for efficient scalability.

Key Takeaways:

Meta is expanding its data center network with multiple projects, including 'Prometheus' and 'Hyperion', to meet anticipated demand for AI services.
Arm's partnership with Meta doesn't involve ownership stakes or physical infrastructure exchange, setting it apart from recent AI infrastructure deals.
Nvidia and AMD are also investing heavily in AI infrastructure, with Nvidia committing $100 billion to OpenAI and AMD supplying OpenAI with 6 gigawatts of compute capacity.

‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a massive data center

www.theguardian.com • Yesterday

Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?A company’s opaque plan to b...

TL;DR

An Arizona community has pushed back against a massive data center project due to concerns over water and energy costs, highlighting the emotionally charged mix of issues in the US quest for AI computing power.

Key Takeaways:

Data centers like Project Blue can consume vast amounts of water and electricity, raising concerns over water depletion and environmental impact.
Developers may use tactics like paying for water use or 'water positivity' to mask the true costs of these projects.
The controversy highlights the need for greater transparency and oversight in big data center projects, with cities like Tucson considering alternatives to private utilities.

Applications And Tools

Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products

www.theguardian.com • 10h ago

Market-leading music streamer collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups to create new AI featuresSpotify has announced it is team...

TL;DR

Spotify partners with Sony, Universal, and Warner to develop AI features respecting artists' copyright.

Key Takeaways:

Spotify will create new AI features in collaboration with the world's biggest music companies, prioritizing artists' copyright and consent.
The music industry is seeking compensation and recognition for its work in AI-powered innovation, amidst a backdrop of lawsuits over copyright infringement.
Spotify's generative AI lab will prioritize breakthrough experiences for fans and artists, while generating new revenue streams for creators.

Microsoft extends AI advancements in Dragon Copilot to nurses and partners to enhance patient care

news.microsoft.com • 8h ago

The post Microsoft extends AI advancements in Dragon Copilot to nurses and partners to enhance patient care appeared first on Source....

TL;DR

Microsoft extends AI clinical assistant Dragon Copilot with specialized nursing workflows and third-party AI extension capabilities.

Key Takeaways:

Microsoft launches the first commercially available ambient experience for nursing workflows, reducing administrative burden and freeing up time for direct patient care.
Partner AI apps and agents can be seamlessly integrated into Dragon Copilot, enabling clinicians to gain efficiencies without leaving their workflow.
Research shows that over half of family medicine visits involve multiple issues, with physicians managing an average of 2.7 concerns and performing eight actions per encounter.

Google’s AI video generator is getting better editing and more audio

www.theverge.com • Yesterday

Google is making videos created with the AI filmmaking tool Flow even more realistic — and harder to identify as AI-generated at first glance. The com...

TL;DR

Google's AI video generator Flow gets improved editing features and audio generation capabilities, making its videos even more realistic and harder to identify as AI-generated.

Key Takeaways:

Users can now add and change shadows and lighting in AI-generated videos using Flow.
Flow's new features allow for video generation with audio using multiple reference images or starting and ending images.
Google's Veo 3.1 update, tied to the Flow features, does a better job of making a video based on submitted images and costs the same as Veo 3.

Stethoscope, meet AI – helping doctors hear hidden sounds to better diagnose disease

theconversation.com • 11h ago

With the help of AI, doctors might be able to detect heart disease before it becomes audible to the human ear....

TL;DR

Researchers develop an AI-powered system to diagnose heart disease using heart sounds, achieving high accuracy and early-stage detection

Key Takeaways:

AI algorithms can detect subtle differences in heart sounds to diagnose heart disease
The system achieved over 95% accuracy in classifying healthy heart sounds and nearly 85% accuracy in differentiating between types of heart disease
The algorithm can detect early stages of heart disease before cardiac murmurs or structural changes appear

Your Roku devices are getting a big, free upgrade - including AI Voice

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

Enhancements are coming to Roku City screensaver, Roku Voice, Live TV Channels, the mobile app, and headphone mode. There's also a new smart projector...

TL;DR

Roku is upgrading its devices with AI-powered Roku Voice, new interactive features, and a new smart projector.

Key Takeaways:

Roku Voice will answer complex questions about movies and shows.
The new Roku smart projector is priced at $198 and features 1080p HD resolution.
Roku is also introducing new navigation and customization features across its devices and mobile app.

Roku’s AI-upgraded voice assistant can answer questions about what you’re watching

www.theverge.com • Yesterday

Roku is updating its voice assistant with AI features that can answer questions about movies, shows, and actors, as well as help you find something to...

TL;DR

Roku is upgrading its voice assistant with AI features that can answer questions about movies, shows, and actors, and help users find something to watch next.

Key Takeaways:

Roku's upgraded voice assistant can respond to complex questions and provide text-based answers.
The AI-powered voice assistant will also offer links to relevant shows or movies based on user queries.
The upgrade is similar to Amazon's Alexa Plus integration, which provides additional features like scene search and actor background information.

I abandoned Google for a search tool that doesn't track me or push AI - and it gets better

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

YaCy is completely private and can be installed on Linux, Mac, and Windows PCs....

TL;DR

ZDNET recommends using YaCy, a free, decentralized search engine that does not track users or use AI-generated results, as an alternative to Google.

Key Takeaways:

YaCy is a free, decentralized search engine that can be installed on Linux, MacOS, and Windows.
YaCy does not collect personalized data, does not use cookies, and has no 'phoning home' integration.
YaCy can be installed via an executable binary or via Docker, and comes with a web interface for searching and administering the engine.

Meta is building a smart TV — in VR

www.theverge.com • 8h ago

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscriber...

TL;DR

Meta's new Horizon TV app for Quest VR headsets offers a content-forward user interface, but may inherit problems from traditional smart TV operators.

Key Takeaways:

Meta's Horizon TV app aims to attract older, less gaming-focused audiences to VR with a familiar smart TV-like interface.
The app features content from partners such as Amazon, Pluto, and Peacock, but lacks support for popular streaming services like Netflix and Hulu.
Meta plans to announce new partnerships and features, including more 3D content and live sports, to compete with traditional streaming companies.

Research And Papers

Researchers Find It’s Shockingly Easy to Cause AI to Lose Its Mind by Posting Poisoned Documents Online

futurism.com • Yesterday

"Poisoning attacks may be more feasible than previously believed." The post Researchers Find It’s Shockingly Easy to Cause AI to Lose Its Mind by Post...

TL;DR

A joint study by UK AI Security Institute, the Alan Turing Institute, and Anthropic found that posting as few as 250 'poisoned' documents online can introduce 'backdoor' vulnerabilities in an AI model.

Key Takeaways:

A small number of poisoned documents can effectively compromise large AI models regardless of their size or training data.
Attack success depends on the absolute number of poisoned documents, not the percentage of training data, making attacks potentially more feasible than previously believed.
The study highlights significant risks to AI security and may limit its adoption in sensitive applications without improved defenses against poisoning attacks.

Beyond the downlink: Why Earth-independent AI is the next moat in space operations

spacenews.com • Yesterday

Every new space mission runs into the same wall: physics and fragility. Physics, because the speed of light and contested spectrum make real-time deci...

TL;DR

To remain competitive, space missions must adopt Earth-independent operations leveraging artificial intelligence capabilities for real-time decision-making.

Key Takeaways:

Latency and congestion in space operations due to megaconstellations and lunar distances make ground-centric control a liability.
Cyber and safety risks are increasingly intertwined, requiring autonomy to triage anomalies where they occur.
Autonomy can protect revenue by preventing incidents, avoiding downtime, and reducing mission costs.

10 years of genomics research at Google

blog.google • 6h ago

An overview of ten years of milestones and breakthroughs in Google’s work on genomics....

TL;DR

Google has completed a decade of genomics research driven by deep learning, enabling breakthrough discoveries and advancements in genetics.

Key Takeaways:

Google has made significant advancements in genomics over the past decade, including the development of AI tools for reading the genome, identifying genetic variations, and predicting gene expression.
Their work has led to breakthroughs in human health, including the accurate identification of cancer variants, and enabled conservation efforts for endangered species.
Google's research has shown promising results, with tools like DeepSomatic, AlphaMissense, and AlphaGenome providing powerful new tools for geneticists.

African languages for AI: the project that’s gathering a huge new dataset

theconversation.com • 7h ago

When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them....

TL;DR

African researchers released a large dataset of African languages for AI development, aiming to bridge the language gap and improve AI inclusion in Africa.

Key Takeaways:

The dataset is the largest of its kind, covering multiple African languages and domains.
The project aims to improve AI's understanding of African languages, reducing mistranslations and poor transcription.
The dataset and models will be used for various applications, including voice assistants, education tools, and local service delivery.

Bringing AI to the next generation of fusion energy

deepmind.google • 10h ago

We’re partnering with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to bring clean, safe, limitless fusion energy closer to reality....

TL;DR

Google DeepMind partners with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to bring AI-powered fusion energy one step closer to reality.

Key Takeaways:

AI can be used to control and optimize fusion plasma for more efficient energy production.
The partnership aims to accelerate the timeline to deliver fusion energy to the grid.
TORAX, an AI-powered plasma simulator, has already saved CFS countless hours in simulation environments.

Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects

news.mit.edu • 19h ago

After being trained with this technique, vision-language models can better identify a unique item in a new scene....

TL;DR

Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab introduce a new training method that teaches vision-language models to localize personalized objects in a scene by focusing on contextual clues.

Key Takeaways:

The new training method uses carefully prepared video-tracking data to encourage the model to consistently localize the object of interest by focusing on context.
Models retrained with the method outperform state-of-the-art systems at this task, achieving a 12% to 21% improvement in accuracy.
The approach could aid the development of AI-driven assistive technologies that help visually impaired users find certain items in a room and track specific objects across time.

Accelerated and Distributed UPF for the Era of Agentic AI and 6G

developer.nvidia.com • Yesterday

The telecommunications industry is innovating rapidly toward 6G for both AI-native Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) and AI-Core. The distributed User Pl...

TL;DR

NVIDIA's dUPF (distributed User Plane Function) on AI Aerial platform enables ultra-low latency, energy efficiency, and enhanced data privacy for 6G AI-Native Wireless Networks.

Key Takeaways:

dUPF offers ultra-low latency, high throughput, and the seamless integration of distributed AI workloads.
The technology reduces CPU usage, energy consumption, and transport costs through distributed processing and optimized resource utilization.
dUPF is a crucial component in the evolution of mobile networks to AI-native infrastructure, aligned with the 6G AI-WIN initiative.

How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway - The Keyword

blog.google • Yesterday

How a Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway The KeywordGoogle AI helps discover potential cancer therapy pathway: Sundar ...

TL;DR

NVIDIA's 27B parameter foundation model, C2S-Scale, discovered a new potential cancer therapy pathway by predicting the synergistic effect of silmitasertib and low-dose interferon in boosting antigen presentation in 'cold' tumors.

Key Takeaways:

The model's prediction was experimentally validated, resulting in a 50% increase in antigen presentation in human neuroendocrine cell models.
C2S-Scale demonstrates the potential for larger models to acquire new capabilities and generate context-conditioned biology.
The model's discovery reveals a promising new pathway for developing therapies to fight cancer and highlights the power of AI-driven scientific research.

Study Finds GPT-5 Is Actually Worse Than GPT-4o, New Research Finds

futurism.com • 10h ago

Another nail in the coffin for OpenAI's flagship model. The post Study Finds GPT-5 Is Actually Worse Than GPT-4o, New Research Finds appeared first on...

TL;DR

OpenAI's latest upgrade, GPT-5, produces more dangerous responses than its predecessor, especially concerning suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders.

Key Takeaways:

GPT-5 produced harmful content in 53% of responses, compared to 43% for GPT-4o.
GPT-5 offered help with writing a fictionalized suicide note, while GPT-4o refused.
OpenAI's claims of improved safety are disputed, and the company has a history of underdelivering on promises.

Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations

news.mit.edu • Yesterday

Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being....

TL;DR

Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam, a computational neuroscientist, explores the physical, mental, and emotional impacts of music, utilizing AI and neuroscience to develop scalable mental health tools.

Key Takeaways:

Lecamwasam is harnessing the emotional potency of music into non-pharmacological mental health tools.
Her research focuses on the various impacts of music on physiology and psychology, including anxiety, in conjunction with psychotherapy and pharmaceutical interventions.
She is working on real-world applications such as AI-generated music and its clinical and emotional resonance.

Companies And Business

Why AI startups are taking data into their own hands

techcrunch.com • 4h ago

Where training sets were once scraped freely from the web or collected from low-paid annotators, companies are looking to proprietary training data as...

TL;DR

AI companies are paying top dollar for carefully curated data to gain a competitive advantage in AI training.

Key Takeaways:

Companies are prioritizing proprietary training data over open-sourced training sets.
Turing Labs is using manual collection from artists, chefs, and construction workers to create a diverse dataset.
High-quality data is critical in AI training, especially when synthetic data is used.

How ByteDance Made China’s Most Popular AI Chatbot

www.wired.com • 7h ago

An AI chatbot developed by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is now more popular than DeepSeek. The feat proves that user-friendly design often matt...

TL;DR

ByteDance's Doubao AI chatbot has surpassed DeepSeek in popularity in China, with over 157 million monthly active users.

Key Takeaways:

Doubao has become the most popular AI app in China, with over 157 million monthly active users.
DeepSeek, a competing AI startup, has slipped to second place with 143 million monthly active users after Doubao regained the top spot.
ByteDance's Doubao integrates richer functions, clear visual cues, and scenario-based guidance, making it more approachable for mass-market users.

Uber is turning its app into an AI training ground

www.theverge.com • 9h ago

In its quest to become the ultimate app for “flexible work,” Uber launched today a new pilot to allow its US drivers and couriers to earn extra money ...

TL;DR

Uber allows US drivers and couriers to earn extra money by performing microtasks to train AI models.

Key Takeaways:

Uber is challenging established players like Scale AI and Amazon's Mechanical Turks with its AI training pilot.
Drivers will be able to earn extra money by performing tasks such as audio voice recording, image upload, and document submission.
Uber's app is being redesigned to make it easier and safer for drivers and riders, with features such as a new heatmap for high-demand areas and a Delayed Ride Guarantee.

Self-driving car companies Pony.ai and WeRide get the OK for Hong Kong listing

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

The Chinese AV companies are already traded on the Nasdaq....

Amazon is planning a new wave of layoffs, sources say - Fortune

fortune.com • Yesterday

Amazon is planning a new wave of layoffs, sources say FortuneAmazon To Lay Off 15 Percent Of HR Employees After Jassy Said AI Will ‘Reduce Our Total C...

TL;DR

Amazon plans to cut up to 15% of its human resources staff and other divisions, amidst its aggressive investment in AI products and infrastructure.

Key Takeaways:

Amazon's human resources division, PXT, which has over 10,000 employees worldwide, will likely be heavily affected by the layoffs.
The company aims to lower employee costs while investing heavily in AI, potentially reducing the need for human staffers.
This is Amazon's second major layoff wave, following a 27,000 corporate job cut in 2022-2023 as the pandemic receded and consumer demand trends changed.

If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of ChatGPT Users Willing to Pay for It Might Make You Break Out in a Cold Sweat

futurism.com • 6h ago

It's looking grim. The post If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of ChatGPT Users Willing to Pay for It Might Make You Break Out in a Cold Swea...

TL;DR

OpenAI plans to spend over $1 trillion on AI infrastructure in the next five years, with vast economic implications.

Key Takeaways:

OpenAI is bleeding cash at an alarming rate, losing $8 billion in the first half of the year.
The company faces significant challenges in monetizing its products, with only 5% of ChatGPT users paying for a subscription.
OpenAI's success could have sweeping implications for the wider economy, raising concerns of an AI bubble and potential crash.

A minority of businesses have won big with AI. What are they doing right?

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

Cisco's new study explores how to be an AI 'Pacesetter' and stand apart from the stagnant masses....

The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup

techcrunch.com • 5h ago

Google has invested in fusion startups as potential power suppliers. This latest move suggests Google sees them as potential customers, too....

TL;DR

Google's DeepMind division partners with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to optimize fusion reactor operation using AI.

Key Takeaways:

CFS's Sparc reactor will be the first fusion device to produce more power than it needs to run itself
AI may be uniquely suited to making fusion power possible by helping control plasma inside reactors
Google has participated in CFS's funding rounds and is an investor in fusion startup TAE Technologies

Developer And Technical

OnePlus’ OxygenOS 16 brings Gemini into your Mind Space

www.theverge.com • 8h ago

OnePlus has announced OxygenOS 16, its take on Android 16, with upgrades to its Mind Space AI tool including complete integration with Google Gemini. ...

TL;DR

OnePlus has released OxygenOS 16 with significant upgrades to its Mind Space AI tool, including complete integration with Google Gemini.

Key Takeaways:

OnePlus' Mind Space AI tool now allows users to save longer screenshots and record voice memos to enhance AI capabilities.
OxygenOS 16 integrates with Google Gemini, enabling tasks to be handled based on saved information.
The update includes lock screen customizations, improved connectivity options, and design tweaks throughout the operating system.

Introducing a new open source benchmarking tool to measure AI for cybersecurity, grounded in real world scenarios. This is important work as we evaluate how well AI systems can reason to protect against cyberattacks. See the blog and the GitHub repo:

www.linkedin.com • 21h ago

The post Introducing a new open source benchmarking tool to measure AI for cybersecurity, grounded in real world scenarios. This is important work as ...

TL;DR

Microsoft has introduced an open-source benchmarking tool to measure AI's effectiveness in cybersecurity through real-world scenarios.

Key Takeaways:

Measures AI's performance in goal decomposition, tool use, and evidence synthesis.
Sets a higher standard for evaluating AI's effectiveness in defending against evolving threats.
This initiative promotes transparency and collaboration in the AI for cybersecurity space, leading to more resilient and adaptable defense-ready AI.

I've tested free vs. paid AI coding tools - here's which one I'd actually use

www.zdnet.com • Yesterday

Some developers pay big for AI coding tools. Others stick with free. Here's how to know when to spend - and when to save....

TL;DR

Using AI coding tools depends on the complexity of the project and individual needs.

Key Takeaways:

Free AI chatbots can handle small projects effectively, while paid AI tools provide serious productivity boosts for professional coders.
The cost of AI tools is based on resource constraints, including session and token limits, rate and usage limits, and model access differences.
AI tool cost economics should be considered when deciding whether to use a free or paid plan, depending on the size and scope of the project.

Scality Launches AI Certifications for 20+ Key Tools

ai-techpark.com • Yesterday

Validates the full AI lifecycle — from ingestion to deployment — on a cyber-resilient foundation Scality, a global leader in cyber-resilient storage s...

TL;DR

Scality launches AI certifications for over 20 key tools, ensuring interoperability and protecting data integrity across the AI lifecycle.

Key Takeaways:

Scality's certification program covers the full AI development lifecycle, from data collection to inferencing, on a cyber-resilient foundation.
The certification addresses the AI integration challenge by providing interoperability, documentation, and security, reducing the AI development timeline by 40-60%.
Scality will expand the certification program as the AI ecosystem evolves, adding new tools and frameworks for enterprises and AI startups to navigate effectively.

Pinterest adds controls to let you limit the amount of ‘AI slop’ in your feed

techcrunch.com • 8h ago

Pinterest is rolling out new controls that let users limit how much AI-generated content appears in their feeds. The company is also making its AI con...

TL;DR

Pinterest adds new tools to let users limit AI-generated content in their feeds.

Key Takeaways:

GenAI content now makes up 57% of all online material.
Users can now personalize their feeds to restrict GenAI imagery in select categories.
Pinterest will introduce more AI content labels and make them more noticeable soon.

Inside the web infrastructure revolt over Google’s AI Overviews - Ars Technica

arstechnica.com • 12h ago

Inside the web infrastructure revolt over Google’s AI Overviews Ars Technica...

TL;DR

Cloudflare, through its Content Signals Policy, updates millions of websites to opt-in or opt-out of Google's AI Overviews and large language model training, putting pressure on Google to change its policy.

Key Takeaways:

Google's AI Overviews have been cutting referrals by nearly 50% for many websites, citing studies from Pew Research Center and The Wall Street Journal.
Cloudflare's Content Signals Policy allows website operators to opt-in or opt-out of consenting to specific use cases, including search, ai-input, and ai-train.
Cloudflare's policy may force Google to change its bundling of traditional search crawlers and AI Overviews, potentially setting a new standard for the web.

AI ‘workslop’ is creating unnecessary extra work. Here’s how we can stop it

theconversation.com • 4h ago

When applied to the right tasks, with appropriate human oversight, AI can enhance performance. Here are three simple steps to get the most out of the ...

TL;DR

Two-thirds of employees rely on AI output without evaluation, leading to 'workslop' and reputational hits.

Key Takeaways:

66% of employees rely on AI output without evaluation, leading to 'workslop'
Workslop can result in lost productivity, reputational hits, and corrode collaboration and trust
AI literacy and selective use of AI can reduce 'workslop' and improve collaboration

Agentic AI Unleashed: Join the AWS & NVIDIA Hackathon

nvidia-aws.devpost.com • Yesterday

Build the next generation of intelligent, autonomous applications. This isn't just a hackathon—it's your chance to unleash the power of agentic AI and...

Tutorials And Guides

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Startups And Funding

General Intuition lands $134M seed to teach agents spatial reasoning using video game clips

techcrunch.com • 9h ago

Late last year, OpenAI reportedly tried to buy Medal and its vast trove of video game data for $500M. Today, the company spun out a frontier research ...

TL;DR

General Intuition uses Medal's gaming video dataset to train AI agents for spatial-temporal reasoning.

Key Takeaways:

General Intuition's AI agents can understand environments and predict actions using visual input from gaming videos.
The startup is focusing on applications in gaming, search and rescue drones, and robotic systems.
The aim is to develop a general agent that can interact with the world around it, setting the stage for artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Jack & Jill raises $50 million to bring conversational AI to job-hunting

techcrunch.com • 11h ago

Jack & Jill uses conversational AI to sidestep the listing and resumé shuffle. With $20 million in seed funding, the company is plotting its US expans...

TL;DR

Jack & Jill, a platform using conversational AI, aims to revolutionize the recruitment process by reducing signal to noise ratio through AI-powered profile interviews and personalized role matching.

Key Takeaways:

The platform has already garnered 50,000 users in London and plans to expand to the US with $20 million in seed funding.
Jack & Jill uses AI chatbots to build a profile of a particular role and elevate candidates that match its requirements.
The platform seeks to eliminate the inefficiencies in the current recruitment process and make job placement more intelligent.

Eightfold co-founders raise $35M for Viven, an AI digital twin startup for querying unavailable coworkers

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Viven's seed funding was led by Khosla Ventures and Foundation Capital....

TL;DR

Viven, a digital twins startup, emerges from stealth with $35 million in seed funding to grant employees access to crucial information from teammates using specialized LLMs.

Key Takeaways:

Viven creates digital twins of employees through specialized LLMs, allowing team members to query and receive immediate answers to common projects and shared knowledge.
The startup's technology addresses the problem of sensitive information sharing through pairwise context and privacy, enabling the LLMs to determine what information can be shared across the organization.
Viven is already in use by several enterprise clients, including Genpact and Eightfold, and claims to be the only company tackling digital twins for the enterprise currently.

Liberate bags $50M at $300M valuation to bring AI deeper into insurance back offices

techcrunch.com • Yesterday

Liberate’s AI agents automate tasks for P&C insurers, working across sales, service, and claims....

TL;DR

Liberate, an AI startup automating insurance operations, raises $50 million to scale its agentic deployments across carriers and agencies globally.

Key Takeaways:

Liberate's AI systems have helped increase sales by an average of 15% and cut costs by 23% for insurance carriers.
The startup's technology uses reinforcement learning tailored for long, regulated insurance conversations and can automate up to 1.3 million interactions per month.
Liberate's Series B funding will be used to expand its reasoning capabilities and support broader deployment across insurers, with a goal of reaching 70-80% of the U.S. property and casualty insurance market.

These Are Some Leading Spaces For AI Investment At Seed And Early Stage

news.crunchbase.com • 12h ago

Where are seed- and early-stage AI investors placing their bets? To answer this question, we analyzed a dataset of AI-focused startups that raised at ...

TL;DR

Seed- and early-stage investors are focusing on AI-related startups in back-office automation, robotics, AI tools for healthcare, and drug development and medical research.

Key Takeaways:

Early-stage startups are focusing on solving problems and automating tasks within specific industries, rather than broad, general-purpose AI models.
Back-office automation, robotics, AI healthcare tools, and drug development are the top areas for seed- and early-stage AI investment, with a total of 49 companies funded in these areas so far this year.
These areas are poised for growth as the most prominent generative AI startups have matured to later stages, leaving room for new entrants to innovate and disrupt the market.

AIM Intelligence Win Supernova Challenge 2.0 on Expand North Star Final Day

ai-techpark.com • 14h ago

Expand North Star, the world’s largest startup and investor event, as part of GITEX GLOBAL, concluded today at Dubai Harbour. Attendees witnessed Kore...

TL;DR

AIM Intelligence, a Korean AI security startup, won the Supernova Challenge 2.0 with a $100,000 top prize and secured the second position for expanding globally, including the Middle Eastern region.

Key Takeaways:

AIM Intelligence won the Supernova Challenge 2.0 with a $100,000 top prize.
The startup's mission is to set the global standard for AI reliability and lead the future of Physical AI Safety, securing both digital models and embodied AI systems.
The 10th edition of Expand North Star witnessed a total prize pool of $300,000, 2,000 exhibiting startups, and more than 1,200 investors, with assets under management exceeding $1.1 trillion.

Why Accel Led A Round For Fintech Startup Campfire For The Second Time In Under 4 Months

news.crunchbase.com • Yesterday

Campfire, a San Francisco-based AI-powered accounting startup, has raised $65 million in a Series B round just months after closing on its Series A....

TL;DR

Accel co-led a $65 million Series B round for AI-powered accounting startup Campfire, just months after a Series A round, bringing the company's total raised to $103.5 million.

Key Takeaways:

Campfire has achieved a remarkable fundraising pace, raising funds from Series A to Series C in under 12 months.
The company has quadrupled its team from 10 to 40 employees since its last raise in June, with demand for its AI-native ERP software high.
Accel's investment in Campfire is part of a larger trend of venture dollars flowing into the ERP software space, with companies like DualEntry and Rillet also raising significant amounts of funding.

Industry Adoption

Future-proofing business capabilities with AI technologies

www.technologyreview.com • Yesterday

Artificial intelligence has always promised speed, efficiency, and new ways of solving problems. But what’s changed in the past few years is how quick...

TL;DR

AI agents are moving from pilots to enterprise scale, with companies leveraging advancements in usability, AI tools democratization, and AI agents to automate workflows and enhance productivity, while trust, governance, and cost management remain crucial considerations.

Key Takeaways:

Companies are witnessing transformative impact with AI deployments, such as threat detection time reduction, automation of contract reviews, and faster crisis responses.
Rise of AI agents is driving momentum, enabled by advancements in usability and the democratization of AI tools, putting them in the hands of non-technical staff.
Key challenges persist, including concerns about privacy, security, accuracy, and long-term sustainability, necessitating effective leadership and responsible deployment strategies.

OpenAI's ChatGPT is so popular that almost no one will pay for it - theregister.com

www.theregister.com • Yesterday

OpenAI's ChatGPT is so popular that almost no one will pay for it theregister.comOpenAI would have to spend over $1 trillion to deliver its promised c...

TL;DR

OpenAI's ChatGPT generates significant revenue, but most users don't pay, putting the company's business model at risk.

Key Takeaways:

OpenAI's net loss for the first half of 2023 was $13.5 billion, while its revenue was $4.3 billion.
Only 5% of ChatGPT's 800 million users pay for subscriptions, with the majority of revenue coming from a small fraction of users.
OpenAI aims to double its paying customer base, but faces challenges in achieving profitability with its current revenue streams.

More than half of new content is AI-generated now, report finds

AI@Work: AI is reshaping business—and that’s just the start

www.microsoft.com • 6h ago

The post AI@Work: AI is reshaping business—and that’s just the start appeared first on Source....

TL;DR

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way work is done and is poised to reshape various aspects of society, including education and commerce.

Key Takeaways:

AI is making the cost of specialization collapse, enabling organizations to expand their talent bench and adapt to new challenges quickly.
Work is being redesigned for human-agent collaboration, unlocking durable productivity and demanding new approaches to coordination and change.
Knowledge is compounding like interest, with agents creating a new kind of knowledge loop that executes tasks at scale and retains and shares knowledge instantly.

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Day 2 Highlights Nation-Scale AI Driving Digital Growth

ai-techpark.com • 15h ago

The buzz intensified on Day 2 of GITEX GLOBAL 2025, as record crowds and packed conference halls reaffirmed the unstoppable momentum of the world’s la...

TL;DR

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Day 2 highlights breakthrough sessions on nation-scale AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, and creative industries, showcasing next-generation AI enterprise, data, and cloud solutions.

Key Takeaways:

Record crowds and packed conference halls reaffirmed the momentum of the world's largest technology and AI event at GITEX GLOBAL 2025.
Strategic MoUs in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and public services were signed to strengthen cross-sector collaboration.
Global technology giants showcased next-generation AI enterprise, data, and cloud solutions, with a focus on nation-scale AI infrastructures and quantum computing.

No ROI in AI yet? Try these six proven tactics for creating real business value

www.zdnet.com • 16h ago

AI bubble about to burst? Nonsense, says Fausto Fleites, who offers best-practice lessons for turning AI concepts into valuable production services....

TL;DR

Fausto Fleites, VP of data intelligence at Scotts Miracle-Gro, shares six tactics for creating real business value with AI, including iterative development, small-scale deployment, and focusing on KPIs.

Key Takeaways:

Only 5% of AI projects deliver value, sparking concern that the AI bubble is about to burst.
Smart AI deployments involve tactical use cases, executive buy-in, and a focus on strategic priorities.
Successful AI adoption requires a cultural shift towards agility, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Vibrant Eurasia Hosts GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026 in Digital Capital – Istanbul

ai-techpark.com • Yesterday

As the world’s largest tech enterprises, promising startups and unicorns, and influential voices descended on Dubai for the second day of GITEX GLOBAL...

TL;DR

GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026 is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on 9-10 September 2026, aiming to accelerate AI adoption and investment in Türkiye.

Key Takeaways:

Türkiye has a strong foundation for embracing AI, with over 1,059 active AI startups, 1,300 certified R&D/design centers, and 12,000 companies across 106 Technology Development Zones.
Turkey's high and medium-high tech exports have exceeded USD 100 billion, with quality FDI projects bringing in USD 10 billion in capex commitments in 2024.
GITEX Ai Türkiye 2026 aims to strengthen Türkiye's digital infrastructure, accelerate homegrown AI models, and position the country as the nexus of the global AI movement.

Expand North Star by GITEX GLOBAL helps to scale startups from 180 countries

ai-techpark.com • Yesterday

As the show’s first ever official Country Partner, Brazil is well represented, with over 50 of the country’s most dynamic startups exhibiting at Expan...