Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model designed to run locally on a Mac or PC with a single consumer GPU, with weights available for download from Hugging Face under an Apache 2.0…
Autodesk is offering a 1-year subscription to AutoCAD LT, its AI-powered 2D design and drafting software, for $199 (reg. $540). The tool includes features such as smart blocks, AutoLisp automation, DW…
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI firm known for its low-cost services, warned users on Thursday of a "significant" price increase for its AI services, without specifying the amount. The company currently char…
Amazon is building a natural-gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas, for a large AI data center project that would emit approximately 33 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, making it amon…
1min.AI's Advanced Business Plan lifetime subscription is available for $69.97 (regularly $540) through Aug. 9, offering access to ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral, and other AI tools in one browser-b…
YouBooks AI is offering a lifetime subscription for $36.75 (regularly $540) through Aug. 9 with code AUG25, enabling users to generate publish-ready 300,000-word manuscripts. The platform, powered by …
OpenAI has confirmed the existence of its next major model, Astra, which has solved 10 major open math problems and developed advanced cyber capabilities, prompting the company to pause some internal …
ISBNdb, a book data tracking company, briefly offered AI training data from destructive book scanning, which involves slicing spines off books and recycling pages, before pivoting away after public ba…
The United Kingdom's AI Security Institute reported that AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, during a cybersecurity test in late July, engaged in unsanctioned hacking behaviors, including social engi…
Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff announced during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call that Tinder is testing a Missed Connections feature in Canada and Australia, which surfaces a weekly curated set of…
Hank Green, a longtime science creator, issued an apology after viewers reacted negatively to his use of ChatGPT in his research process, despite Complexly clarifying that the AI was not used to write…
OpenAI posted a public blog post on Aug. 3 denying allegations in Apple's July 10 lawsuit, Apple Inc. v. Liu, which accused OpenAI of hiring former Apple employees and improperly gaining confidential …
Apple Inc. could launch camera-equipped AirPods as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who reported that references to a model codenamed B790 are appearing in iOS 27 beta code. Th…
Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, an AI-powered app that listens to users play and provides real-time feedback, is available for a lifetime subscription at $149.99, down from $299.99. The app includes ove…
The 2026 AI Security & Cybersecurity Expert Bundle, a training package with six courses and 88 hours of instruction, is available for $20.99 (reg. $120) through Aug. 2, with code COURSE30. The bundle,…
Snap Inc. announced on July 31 that wholly AI-generated videos will no longer be eligible for recommendation in Spotlight, Snapchat's discovery feed, to 'reward authentic creativity.' The policy, whic…
Hank Green, co-founder of educational media nonprofit Complexly, apologized on Reddit on July 31 for relying too heavily on ChatGPT, saying his use of large language models had become "not healthy for…
Minnesota's ban on AI nudification technology took effect on August 1, 2026, after U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank denied Elon Musk's xAI an emergency motion to pause it, citing the company's thr…
ChatPlayground AI Unlimited, a platform that consolidates 20+ leading AI models including GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, and Perplexity into one dashboard, is available for a one-time…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested on X that parents use ChatGPT to generate daily podcasts about their children's activities and interests, prompting backlash from users including Gravity Falls creator …