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A new app called Ode, backed by Stephen Fry, uses artificial intelligence to prescribe poems tailored to users' moods, aiming to support mental wellbeing. The free app, launched by the founder of The Poetry Pharmacy, fea…
Google Research introduced SensorFM on July 9, 2026, a foundation model pre-trained on over one trillion minutes of de-identified wearable sensor data from five million participants. The model, which learns from Fitbit a…
Lovable, a Swedish startup enabling non-coders to build web apps via natural language, is in talks to raise $300 million at a $13.2 billion valuation, doubling its valuation from seven months ago. The company hit $500 mi…
Meta has entered the AI API market with Muse Spark 1.1, priced at $4.25 per million output tokens, significantly undercutting competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. The aggressive pricing intensifies the AI API price war…
OpenAI received regulatory approval from the Trump administration to publicly release its GPT-5.6 model, along with a new tool called ChatGPT Work that aims to let non-coders use Codex capabilities without writing code. …
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that high token costs are a major barrier to AI adoption, potentially limiting businesses to pilot projects. He argues that reducing token pricing is critical for scaling AI, tho…
The U.S. imposed export controls on Anthropic AI models, disrupting businesses that rely on them. Leaders must monitor regulations, diversify AI capabilities, and align AI investments with broader strategy to maintain re…
Software developer Tarun Gupta launched Autopilot-Jobhunt, a free AI tool that searches for job postings and generates tailored resumes and cover letters but does not submit applications. The tool uses open-source AI mod…
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, an agent-based product powered by GPT-5.6 that automates complex tasks across platforms like Google Drive, Slack, and Salesforce. The tool aims to redefine business automation but faces skep…
Meta released Muse Spark 1.1, a new AI model for coding and AI agents, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg promising aggressive pricing to challenge high-cost rivals like Google and OpenAI. The move could spark a price war in the A…
Anthropic has announced that users of its top-tier AI model, Claude, will face usage-based fees, ending the era of unlimited access under a flat subscription model. The shift reflects the rising operational costs of soph…
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol nearly matches Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 in performance but costs a third as much, pricing tasks at $1.04 each. The model's competitive pricing and strong agentic coding performance could disrupt th…
OpenAI released ChatGPT 5.6 under strict government oversight after the Trump administration requested a delay for cybersecurity evaluations. The model is initially available only to government-sanctioned users, raising …
Anthropic's secondary market valuation surged 550% in a year to $1.2 trillion, surpassing OpenAI. The AI startup faces high demand from buyers but limited sellers, reflecting investor enthusiasm for its technology.
NVIDIA's GR00T N1.6 introduces a reasoning-before-action architecture for robots, shifting from reactive to planning-based AI. Unitree's humanoid robot price dropped to $25,000 in 2026, down from $85,000 in 2023, enablin…
Founders, executives, and early investors in AI companies are selling their shares at a notable pace, with figures like Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Thiel, and Michael Burry reducing or exiting positions in major AI stoc…
Three friends in one week showed a journalist AI-built apps—an animation, a carpool app, and a storybook app—none of which will likely gain a second user. The trend, dubbed "vibe coding," mirrors the 2020 sourdough craze…
OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for initial public offerings, with both AI companies seeking multibillion-dollar valuations. The IPOs will test whether their revenue growth can match market hype and could redefine AI'…
OpenAI is integrating its Codex AI coding tool into the ChatGPT desktop app and launching the GPT-5.6 model family to transform ChatGPT into a comprehensive workspace for professionals. The move aims to strengthen OpenAI…
Recent events, including Claude Code restricting access in China and a Chinese government security bulletin on AI coding tools, have renewed concerns about where code data goes when processed by AI assistants. While tool…