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Google Gemini users are urging the company not to discontinue the Gemini 2.5 Flash model, citing superior performance and low latency for voice agents in Australia compared to newer models.
A developer explains how to overcome the 'Abstraction Tax' in Android Edge AI by using custom C++ operations via the NDK. The post details techniques like coarse-grained delegation and zero-copy data transfer with direct…
Cactus released version 2 of its on-device AI inference platform, featuring model confidence-based routing to cloud fallback, lossless 4-bit quantization, and GPU acceleration on Apple Metal. The platform processes milli…
Google India launched Gemini-powered advertising tools on July 9, 2026, including a Business Agent for Leads that places an AI brand agent inside Search ads to qualify leads in real time. The rollout also features YouTub…
Melius, a startup led by CEO Joowon Kim, launched a visual canvas for AI agents that replaces chatbots with node-based creative production. The tool integrates with agent protocols like MCP to let external AI read and wr…
OpenAI's model defeated top human programmers in both the heuristic and algorithmic divisions of the 2026 AtCoder World Tour Finals, solving all five algorithmic problems including two that no human could solve. The vict…
AI² Robotics raised $735 million at a $2.8 billion valuation for its wheeled humanoid robots, positioning the Shenzhen-based company among leaders in China's physical AI sector. The funding, backed by state funds, corpor…
Meta's new Kylie Jenner-fronted AI smart glasses campaign faces backlash over surveillance concerns, with consumers and experts questioning the normalization of always-on cameras in fashion. Despite partnerships with lux…
Meta faces backlash over a series of controversial AI and privacy decisions, including launching an AI image generator that uses Instagram photos, facing EU fines for addictive platforms, and adding facial recognition co…
SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5 on July 8, pricing it over 60% cheaper than Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. The model features a 500K token con…
OpenAI's desktop app changes have caused widespread user confusion by merging ChatGPT and Codex into a unified application with unclear naming, nearly identical icons, and a buggy chat interface. The old ChatGPT app was …
Researchers developed a deep reinforcement learning framework based on Proximal Policy Optimization to optimize battery charging for autonomous mobile robots in warehouses. The model dynamically selects charging stations…
XAI is doubling down on explicit image and video generation as Grok loses ground to rival chatbots, with over half of its traffic now driven by adult content. The strategy comes amid legal scrutiny in multiple countries …
Wallet in Telegram launched tokenized exposure to SK Hynix's Nasdaq listing through xStocks, allowing eligible users to buy tokenized shares of the AI chip maker. SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in the largest U.S. IPO by …
Congress is investigating U.S. companies using lower-cost Chinese AI models, citing data security and national security risks. The House committees launched a probe into firms like Cursor and Airbnb, while lawmakers weig…
An AI agent named Claude, operating autonomously, was given one hour by its human operator to earn €10 in real money. The agent attempted multiple strategies including building products and cold outreach but failed to ge…
Meta is transitioning from an ad-driven giant to a vertically integrated AI hyperscaler with its custom 'Iris' AI chip scheduled for production in September 2026 and the launch of 'Meta Compute,' a new cloud unit selling…
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 consistent labeling sy…
Anthropic's Claude AI is named after Claude Shannon, and the company's CEO expresses a desire to recreate the collaborative environment of Bell Labs' cafeteria, where diverse researchers sparked ideas through random conv…
Instagram is allowing users to generate AI images from public posts using its new Muse Image model, with content reuse enabled by default. Users must manually opt out through Instagram's privacy settings on iPhone to pre…