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Brigid, a self-hosted web app for writing novels and short stories, was released on GitHub by developer jpmoo. The app stores manuscripts as structured outlines, supports compiling to Word or PDF, and offers optional loc…
Maor Shlomo sold solo-founded AI app builder Base44 to Wix in June 2025 for $92.158 million in total purchase consideration, including $18.058 million in cash and $74.1 million in contingent consideration, roughly six mo…
The European Commission's Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, mandating AI-generated content labels, has come into force, but includes four exemptions that may relieve some publishers. The exemptions cover …
The European Commission's Article 50 of the EU AI Act took effect on August 2, 2026, requiring AI transparency measures including machine-readable marks on generative outputs and disclosures for deepfakes and public-inte…
Pippa, a startup positioning itself as an ethical alternative in generative AI, pays artists for training data, but a critic argues that payment alone does not address artists' core objections about consent and ongoing c…
Actor Mario Lopez faced widespread criticism after posting an AI-generated video on X that showed him and his niece at a baseball game, with viewers accusing him of sexualizing her. The clip, created using xAI's Grok Ima…
Minimax has introduced the H3 Prompt Enhancer, a tool that converts raw creative requests into detailed production briefs for its generative video model. The system interprets multimodal inputs, including text, images, v…
Mozilla AI's Mark Surman argues that the future of AI lies in enhancing human thinking rather than replacing it, as generative models have failed to meet expectations due to repetitive outputs, hallucinations, and safety…
June, a stealth startup, has emerged with $20 million in pre-seed funding to simplify AI adoption for enterprises, a substantial amount compared to the typical $1 million to $5 million for pre-seed rounds. The raise come…
Kuvu AI launched an all-in-one AI creative studio that bundles access to Gemini, ChatGPT, Seedance, Kling, and Flux for $15/month, compared to nearly $100/month when purchased separately. The platform offers AI image and…
MiniMax's Hailuo 2.3 video model remains its current API offering as of August 3, with pricing at $0.28 for a 768p six-second clip, $0.56 for a 768p ten-second clip, and $0.49 for a 1080p six-second clip, according to Mi…
A developer built a multiplayer tank game with destructible terrain, ELO matchmaking, and lag compensation in a week and a half, with most of the code written by Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool. The project began as a te…
Developer Sivaram has launched Jargon Buster, a free reverse-lookup glossary that helps users find precise technical terms by describing them in plain language. The tool indexes over 2,100 terms across design, developmen…
Oracle has instructed contributors to OpenJDK, the open-source Java project it stewards, not to submit code or other content generated by AI, citing risks to review workloads, safety, security, and intellectual property,…
The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast revealed that artificial intelligence is reshaping football scouting, transfer gossip, and tactical analysis, with clubs increasingly relying on machine learning models for recruitm…
Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, may soon let users create interactive web pages, games, and visual dashboards from their study material, according to a report by Testing Catalog. The new App feature, spott…
L'Oréal made its first appearance at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai from July 17 to 20, showcasing AI tools for consumer consultations, product research, and marketing, including 3CE GENBA, PPD …
A developer argues that building in public is no longer viable in the post-AI era, as LLMs can instantly transform shared ideas into polished products, eroding attribution and intellectual ownership. The post suggests de…
The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park has showcased how Anthropic's Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, is being used to reverse-engineer and restore vintage computer systems, including the Inmos Transputer…
Alibaba's Qwen team released Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4-trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model, now generally available via API with open weights promised next week. The model scores 86.6 on Terminal-Bench 2.1, ahead of Cla…