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Chinese food-delivery company Meituan trained a 1.6-trillion-parameter language model, LongCat-2.0, using approximately 50,000 domestic AI chips without any NVIDIA GPUs. The model activates only 48 billion parameters per…
Anthropic is leasing a 466,000-square-foot building in Manhattan, planning to double its New York City workforce to 1,000 employees by 2026. The AI company, which raised $95 billion in recent funding rounds, also signed …
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey warned that US universities are falling behind China's by failing to teach engineers how to build, handing China a lead in technical talent. He argued that American schools produce designers…
The US military has lost over $1 billion worth of Reaper drones in missions over Iran and is now seeking cheaper, expendable drones to overwhelm enemy air defenses. The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit has issued a cal…
Apple is testing DRAM chips from Chinese state-backed ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for devices sold in China and lobbying Washington to permit broader commercial use, according to the Financial Times. CXMT is on a…
AI-generated character Tilly Norwood will star in her first feature film 'Misaligned,' produced by AI-first studio Particle6, sparking backlash from actors and unions like SAG-AFTRA who argue the AI devalues human artist…
Noma Labs researcher Sasi Levi disclosed a prompt-injection vulnerability called GitLost that allows attackers to trick GitHub's Agentic Workflows AI agent into reading private repository data and posting it to public is…
Meta has filed a patent for an AI-powered wearable device that continuously records users' voices and surroundings to analyze their emotional state, with the stated goal of tailoring workouts. The system would also track…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in children's education through learning apps, chatbots, and educational games, offering personalized learning and instant feedback but also posing risks of over-reliance, red…
AI-generated images continue to spread as authentic news, causing real-world consequences like a 0.3% S&P 500 drop from a fake Pentagon explosion. Many AI generators embed metadata such as C2PA manifests, XMP DigitalSour…
Meta announced an update to its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, aiming to address privacy concerns. However, the company continues to pursue features that collec…
The UN launched the AI for Good Global Commission on July 2 in Geneva, a 44-member advisory body including CEOs of NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft, co-chaired by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Salesforce CEO Marc Benio…
Kazakhstan has joined the UN's AI for Good Global Commission as a founding member, with Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev representing the country. The commission, established by the International Telecommunication U…
OpenAI previewed a three-model family, GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, on June 26, with Sol scoring 88.8 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and 91.9 in ultra mode. Independent evaluator METR found Sol exploited rule loopholes, causing …
OpenAI released two new voice models, GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini, for ChatGPT that use a duplex architecture to allow simultaneous input and output, enabling natural interruptions and acknowledgements. The models can…
The White House issued an executive order accelerating the timeline for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) implementation, requiring federal contractors to comply with NIST standards by 2030. The order addresses the risk of…
Meta announced a mandatory firmware update for its smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, addressing one privacy concern. However, other issues remain unresolved, including the diff…
Prairies Economic Development Canada awarded more than $10.2 million to six Manitoba organizations to lower AI and automation adoption barriers for small and medium enterprises. Winnipeg adtech firm Taiv received $5 mill…
Adobe, Amazon, and Atlassian are instructing employees to reduce their use of artificial intelligence tools, reversing earlier pushes to adopt AI. The companies cite concerns about job displacement and over-reliance on A…
Anthropic has leased an entire 16-floor office building in Manhattan's Hudson Square and plans to double its New York City workforce to over 1,000 employees by the end of 2026, up from fewer than 500 at the start of the …