ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has banned the Seed AI team from using model distillation to train its upcoming giant model, a choice that may slow it against rivals Moonshot AI and DeepSeek but hedges…
OpenAI is building a dedicated SMB ads unit, according to six live job postings reviewed by Digiday, with roles spanning growth, data science, demand strategy, and sales operations. The highest-paying…
PodcastorAI, an AI podcast studio that converts documents, PDFs, URLs, notes, or audio into studio-quality audio and video podcasts hosted by customizable AI avatars, launched on Product Hunt on July …
JA Westenberg argues that the trend of speed-reading and using AI summarization tools to accumulate book counts is worthless, citing John Locke's 1706 quote that thinking makes what we read ours. West…
Artificial intelligence has become a mainstream wellness tool in 2026, with users relying on chatbots for personalized nutrition and fitness advice, according to a Guardian report on wellness trends. …
Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull joined the jury of Higgsfield's $1 million generative AI film competition, while Disney reported strong Q3 profits boosted by a $100 million tariff refund and over 1,000 jo…
AI is amplifying social comparison and creating new mental health risks for teenagers, according to a new guide for parents. The post highlights that AI-enhanced images on social media are now ubiquit…
Sekai, a platform founded in 2024 by former ByteDance executive Lucky Zhang, has seen users create over 20 million AI-generated mini-apps since its late 2025 launch, with about 250,000 new apps added …
Disney reported Q3 revenue of $25.3 billion, up 7% year-over-year, and increased its share repurchase program to roughly $9 billion from about $7 billion, partly using cash previously set aside for a …
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro outlined plans to evolve Disney+ into a 'super app' with games, merchandise, and increased personalization, and reiterated the company's AI strategy, in a staff memo following …
ByteDance's AI research division Seed has operated without using knowledge distillation since its inception, a divergence from other Chinese AI labs that learn from US-built models. The company aims f…
OnlyFans creators are warning that AI-generated deepfake accounts using cloned voices and synthetic videos are tricking fans into paying for nonexistent content, causing financial losses and safety ri…
A new form of organizational debt, termed 'deployment debt,' arises when companies deploy AI without redesigning accountability and workflows, according to Lucio Ribeiro, writing for Forbes Australia.…
AI influencer creator Clarissa Mansbridge, who earns around $6,000 a month from brand collaborations and bespoke AI influencer design, faces uncertainty as the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's new lab…
The White House released an AI-generated parody of Nicole Kidman's AMC theater monologue, featuring a voiceover that promotes President Donald Trump's 'Golden Age' agenda and includes the phrase 'figh…
OpenAI's first-ever influencer brand trip, marketed as 'Summer Club' at Wildflower Farms outside New York City, backfired as social media users criticized the event amid concerns about AI's environmen…
Mohamed Mohamoud, 22, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of preparing for acts of terrorism between October 1 2024 and March 5 2025 after allegedly asking an AI chatbot on Telegram how to j…
A developer building an AI social media tool called bleam has outlined its freemium model, offering free scheduling and paid content generation. The tool generates a month of social content from busin…
OnlyFans creators are warning that AI-generated deepfakes are impersonating them to scam fans and create safety risks, with some fans sending money to scammers and others showing up at creators' homes…
A TikTok creator who posted daily videos for 60 days reports that average views on the last 10 videos rose to 2,071 from 563 on the first 10, with a highest-viewed video reaching 78.6K views, and advi…