Meta launched an AI photo generation feature on July 7 that used public Instagram account data by default, but pulled it three days later after widespread backlash from users and SAG-AFTRA. The union …
The Federal Trade Commission has received 873 complaints about Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, with users reporting issues including difficulty canceling subscriptions, throttled service, and censorship …
The AI boom is straining the U.S. energy grid, with data center power demand projected to double to 66 gigawatts by 2027, driving up costs and blackout risks. Experts propose solutions including micro…
A coalition led by the Recording Industry Association of America and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is pushing streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to adopt a co…
Scientists used machine learning to analyze strain data from California's San Andreas Fault, discovering hidden slow-slip events that may influence low-frequency earthquakes. The findings bring resear…
A Swiss robotics firm RB Labs unveiled Robert the Robot, a humanoid with a digital face that can display images of world leaders like Trump, Obama, and Zuckerberg, at the UN's AI for Good Global Summi…
Character.AI launched a series of original microdramas called 'c.ai Series' on its mobile app, featuring AI chatbots based on characters that users can interact with after episodes end. The move capit…
Meta released Muse Spark 1.1, a new AI model specializing in agentic tasks, outperforming Anthropic's Opus 4.8 and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on four benchmarks. CEO Mark Zuckerberg promoted the model as a chea…
Nvidia announced its first series of GeForce Trading Cards, featuring 14 designs that highlight key moments in its GPU history, as the company reflects on its origins in PC gaming amid the AI boom tha…
OpenAI's new GPT-Live-1 voice model failed a simple test from TikToker @huskistaken, who asked it to count the letter E in 'seventeen' and got only halfway correct. The model also struggled with the '…
Leaked renders of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 show designs nearly identical to their predecessors, with minor color and size options. The watches will run Wear OS 7 with Gemini…
Meta has broken ground on a CAD $13 billion AI data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, its first in Canada. The facility, expected to support over 3,000 construction jobs, highlights Meta's expansion…
OpenAI released GPT-Live-1, a voice model designed for natural conversation, calling it a step closer to accessible AGI. The model features lifelike speech, passive listening, and integration with GPT…
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, its first AI model under the new brand, claiming superior efficiency and cost at $2 per million input tokens, but the model trails competitors on benchmarks and is linked t…
Amazon is developing a new Alexa project codenamed 'Moonraker' to give the voice assistant more advanced agentic capabilities, including handling sophisticated multistep commands. The initiative could…
Universal Pictures is releasing the M3GAN spin-off SOULM8TE straight to digital on August 1, 2026, after the film was pulled from its theatrical release following the box office failure of M3GAN 2.0. …
The White House denied giving OpenAI permission to publicly release its GPT-5.6 model, stating that no such approval is required under President Trump's executive order on AI. OpenAI announced the pub…
A24's horror film 'Backrooms' has surpassed $350 million globally, making it the studio's highest-grossing film and outperforming 'Obsession'. Directed by Kane Parsons, the film's success follows a re…
SpaceXAI will reportedly release a new AI model as early as Wednesday, built jointly with AI startup Cursor, which SpaceX is acquiring for $60 billion. The model, internally compared to Anthropic's Cl…
Meta released an AI image generator called Muse Image that can pull photos from public Instagram accounts to generate images of users without their explicit permission, defaulting to opt-in for public…