Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, released Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open-weights AI model that tops the U.S. Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index but trails top Chinese models on some…
Companies that laid off workers to replace them with AI are now paying more to rehire staff, as technology falls short in roles requiring judgment and empathy. Klarna, which cut 700 customer service jobs, is recruiting h…
AI is transforming cybersecurity, but only 23% of cybersecurity professionals feel their organizations are prepared for AI-powered threats, according to a recent survey. Cybercriminals are using AI to automate sophistica…
A MonkeyCode user proposes an OpenTelemetry-inspired acceptance protocol for the MonkeyCode SaaS platform, requiring session-level failure evidence to distinguish between model stalls, disconnections, environment failure…
An accessibility audit of MonkeyCode's parallel agent-task interface reveals that keyboard and screen-reader users may lose track of tasks when state changes are communicated only through color, reordered cards, or trans…
A new study by the Meta Oversight Board found that major AI chatbots, including those from Anthropic and OpenAI, are more likely to refuse to generate political criticism of restrictive governments, raising concerns that…
A developer launched Skillful, an open-source desktop application that manages AI workflows as local files and symlinks them across multiple AI tools like Claude Code and Codex, eliminating the need to maintain separate …
A developer proposes a vendor-neutral pilot model for evaluating AI coding tools like MonkeyCode, defining cost per accepted engineering task and hard stop conditions based on acceptance rate, review effort, and service …
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met Xiaomi President Lu Weibing in Shanghai and proposed joint AI projects, including computing capacities, cloud technologies, and digital platforms. Tokayev expressed interest in …
A developer proposes a 30-minute exit test for MonkeyCode, a browser-first cloud coding agent, to evaluate whether work can survive outside the session. The test involves creating a disposable repository, submitting a si…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced an additional US$100 billion investment to expand its Arizona facilities, bringing its total US commitment to US$265 billion, as the chipmaker races to meet surging…
General Motors is using artificial intelligence, generative design, and advanced simulations to cut its car development timeline from four to five years down to two years. The automaker has integrated these tools across …
Japan is building a 140MW AI factory for robots through the FRONTia Project, with Nvidia supplying all compute infrastructure including 13,750 Vera CPUs and 27,500 Rubin GPUs. The facility, established by private consort…
Venture capital investing in AI startups is becoming more difficult due to lower barriers to entry, increased competition, and FOMO-driven valuations, according to a Business Insider analysis. While firms like Menlo Vent…
A developer building Turner AI, a browser-based AI photo editor, argues that usage should be counted when a job is accepted by the server, not when a user clicks a button. The approach ensures that failed or rejected req…
The U.S. government's process for evaluating advanced AI models like OpenAI's Sol and Anthropic's Fable lacks transparency, raising concerns about accountability and innovation. Senior Research Analyst Mina Narayanan adm…
Global companies are increasingly adopting Chinese AI models due to lower costs and open-weight flexibility, enabling cost savings without sacrificing functionality. This shift, driven by economic incentives and adaptabi…
Marc Isaacs' latest film 'Synthetic Sincerity' explores artificial intelligence through a docudrama hybrid that blurs fact and fiction, but critics say it fails to deliver a deep examination of AI's complexities. The fil…
Waze released an AI-powered update for iPhone and Android that personalizes navigation by analyzing users' driving history, raising privacy concerns. The update also includes a conversational interface for easier interac…
Australia will become the first country to unify all AI-related policies—economic, social, security, and environmental—under a single Office of AI, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on July 15. The move aims to f…