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The new agentic capabilities allow users to track specific topics 24/7 and receive proactive notifications rather than waiting for manual prompts.

The new 'Gmail Live' feature allows users to query their inboxes using natural language voice commands to surface specific details buried in messages.

The new Workspace tool allows users to generate and edit complex graphics using the Nano Banana 2 model and Gemini-driven feedback layers.

The Alphabet spinout is making its physics-grounded drug discovery tools accessible through a natural language interface, removing the need for specialized

A unanimous verdict found Musk's claims were filed past legal deadlines, removing a significant hurdle for OpenAI ahead of its reported IPO.
A prominent venture capitalist warns of a frenetic atmosphere in San Francisco as a small group of AI insiders achieves massive wealth while the broader

The preprint repository will implement a one-year ban for papers containing incontrovertible evidence of unvetted large language model usage.

Legal proceedings between Elon Musk and Sam Altman conclude while a new generation of startups led by Musk alumni reshapes the venture capital landscape.

The $5.3 billion startup is betting that observational video data, rather than text, is the key to the next frontier of artificial intelligence.

Over 50 employees, including key researchers in pre-training and voice modeling, have departed the company for rivals like Meta and Thinking Machines Lab.

Nine jurors must decide if OpenAI co-founders violated a charitable agreement with Elon Musk by pivoting to a for-profit model with Microsoft.

The Canadian software firm's rapid growth underscores the massive demand for AI-driven legal tools, even as model providers like Anthropic launch direct

The former Meta news chief is building a system of expert-led AI judges to solve the accuracy problem in high-stakes information funnels.

The NAACP has requested a court injunction against the AI startup, alleging that mobile turbines are being used to circumvent environmental regulations.

The company introduced a suite of tools including cloud-based Workers and database sync to allow teams to build and connect external AI agents.

At the second annual Code with Claude conference, Wu detailed a strategy focused on the technological frontier over competitive benchmarking.

The London-based startup uses conversational AI agents to capture granular professional skills that traditional job titles and LinkedIn profiles often

The Chinese AI lab is reportedly in talks to raise capital from state-backed funds and tech giants Tencent and Alibaba to retain talent and scale its

The tech giant reached an agreement to resolve claims that it misled consumers regarding the availability and capabilities of Apple Intelligence features

A surprise deal sees Anthropic leasing the entire capacity of xAI’s Colossus 1 data center, marking a significant shift in the AI hardware landscape.
A new filing reveals plans for a vertically integrated semiconductor plant designed to produce chips for xAI, Tesla, and SpaceX.

New testimony and journal entries from OpenAI President Greg Brockman describe a tense 2017 confrontation over the organization's move toward

The two companies terminated their agreement in the first quarter of 2026 after failing to align on a broader rollout strategy.

Speaking at the WSJ Future of Everything conference, the billionaire media executive called for urgent guardrails as artificial general intelligence
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