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Google began a gradual rollout on August 6, 2026, of an "Add a source to Gemini Notebook" step in Workspace Studio, enabling users to automate adding text, Drive file links, and YouTube or web URLs to Gemini Notebooks in…
In a head-to-head test of eight image-generation tasks scored by gpt-5.4, Fibo Bbq Preview beat DeepSeek Janus-Pro with an aggregate score of 61.2 to 45.1, winning 7 of 8 tasks with 98% confidence. Fibo excelled in promp…
Time magazine has begun serving ads specifically aimed at AI agents, converting its webpages to markdown and using AI to generate FAQ-style sponsored content, with brands including Ally Bank and Project Management Instit…
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, the AI presentation maker founded by Ahmed Beshry, and its team has moved to OpenAI to work on ChatGPT, according to an acquisition announcement on NextSlide's website. Financial terms were…
Google DeepMind open-sourced its WeatherNext cyclone model on August 6, publishing a Nature paper and releasing code, weights, and ensemble forecast feeds, with three-day forecasts matching the accuracy of previous two-d…
Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used the Evo 1 and Evo 2 genome models to design variants of the ΦX174 bacteriophage, and of 285 synthesized candidates, 16 produced viable phages that infected an…
Backflip AI launched a scan-to-CAD tool inside Autodesk Fusion on August 3, 2026, that converts 3D scans and mesh files into editable, parametric CAD models with native feature trees or .STEP exports. The startup, which …
A user prompted Claude, an AI assistant by Anthropic, to code a custom HTML reader for Google Docs after finding the platform's text hard on the eyes and incompatible with Firefox's Reader feature. The generated tool, wh…
Roku has launched Fairground, a 24/7 channel on The Roku Channel dedicated entirely to AI-generated content, featuring series, films, and shorts from AI storytellers across various genres. The channel, reported by Cord C…
Google's AI Overview claimed that Flock safety cameras contain $650 in gold and 23 pounds of copper, but the claim was based on a meme and is false. The erroneous information appeared in Google's AI-generated search summ…
A new study found that more than 2,500 participants could not distinguish ChatGPT-generated short stories from human-written ones, performing no better than chance. The AI-generated texts were rated higher on average, bu…
Researchers at Stanford University and other institutions used generative AI models Evo1 and Evo2 to design 16 novel bacteriophages that successfully infected and killed E. coli bacteria, marking the first time AI has de…
Apple Inc. published a guide enabling Mac users in mainland China to connect Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Qwen generative-AI service to Siri and Writing Tools, aiming to compete in China's AI PC market where Apple's Mac …
HSP GRUPPE, a German tax advisory firm, reduced document turnaround from days to hours and cut task time by 30-50% by deploying OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise, enabling senior advisors to focus on higher-value judgment call…
Backflip AI released an AI model that converts 3D scans into editable, parametric CAD models in minutes, a process that typically takes hours. The startup, backed by $30 million in funding, offers the tool as an add-in f…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company will spend more on AI tokens this year than forecasted because the ROI is strong, following a second-quarter earnings report that sent shares up as much as 17%. Airbnb has cut pro…
XAI released Imagine Image 2.0 on August 7th, adding targeted editing, multi-image references, and workflow templates to its Grok image generator, now generally available as Quality Mode on Grok Imagine and in the Grok a…
The Source Library, an initiative of the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam, has launched the world's largest open-access collection of AI-translated ancient sources, featuring 22,069 books, 17,814 translations, and 5…
State Street is hiring an AI Systems Design Architect – Vice President in Bangalore, India, to lead enterprise AI system architecture strategy across the full Generative AI platform stack. The role requires 12–17 years o…
State Street is hiring a Data Scientist - Assistant Manager for its GenAI Center of Excellence in Hyderabad, India, targeting early-career professionals with 0–7 years of experience. The role involves developing, fine-tu…