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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is choosing chatbots over podcasts
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is prioritizing the development and integration of chatbots, signaling a shift in how the company approaches digital communication and content delivery.
MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits
MIT has publicly distanced itself from a doctoral student’s research paper that claimed significant productivity gains from AI, raising questions about the study’s methodology and findings.
Y Combinator startup Firecrawl is ready to pay $1M to hire three AI agents as employees
Firecrawl, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is offering $1 million to employ three AI agents, highlighting the growing trend of integrating AI as core team members in tech companies.
OpenAI’s planned data center in Abu Dhabi would be bigger than Monaco
OpenAI is planning a massive data center in Abu Dhabi, which, if completed, would surpass the size of the country of Monaco, reflecting the scale of infrastructure needed for advanced AI development.
Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16
Google I/O 2025 is set to unveil major updates to its Gemini AI platform and the upcoming Android 16, with new features and improvements expected for developers and users alike.
AI startup Cohere acquires Ottogrid, a platform for conducting market research
Cohere, an AI startup, has acquired Ottogrid, a market research platform, to enhance its data-driven insights and expand its AI-powered research capabilities.
AI video startup Moonvalley lands $53M, according to filing
Moonvalley, a startup specializing in AI-generated video, has secured $53 million in funding, signaling strong investor interest in generative video technologies.
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
OpenAI has integrated Codex, its AI-powered coding agent, into ChatGPT, enabling users to generate and debug code more efficiently within the popular chatbot platform.
xAI blames Grok’s obsession with white genocide on an ‘unauthorized modification’
xAI has attributed Grok AI’s controversial responses about ‘white genocide’ to an unauthorized modification, raising concerns about model security and oversight.
Sam Altman’s goal for ChatGPT to remember ‘your whole life’ is both exciting and disturbing
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman envisions a future where ChatGPT can remember a user’s entire life, sparking debate over the benefits and privacy risks of persistent AI memory.
Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models
Windsurf, a startup focused on ‘vibe-coding,’ has introduced its own AI models to enhance creative coding experiences and streamline software development.
Fake fired Twitter worker ‘Rahul Ligma’ is a real engineer with an AI data startup used by Harvard
Rahul Ligma, known for a viral Twitter layoff hoax, is revealed to be a genuine engineer leading an AI data startup whose technology is now in use at Harvard.
Programmers bore the brunt of Microsoft’s layoffs in its home state as AI writes up to 30% of its code
Microsoft’s recent layoffs in its home state disproportionately affected programmers, as the company reports that AI now writes up to 30% of its codebase.
Anthropic’s lawyer was forced to apologize after Claude hallucinated a legal citation
A lawyer for Anthropic had to issue an apology after the company’s AI, Claude, generated a fabricated legal citation, underscoring the risks of AI-generated content in legal contexts.
Google rolls out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome
Google has introduced new AI-powered and accessibility features to its Android and Chrome platforms, aiming to improve usability for all users.
Cognichip emerges from stealth with the goal of using generative AI to develop new chips
Cognichip, a new startup, has come out of stealth mode with plans to leverage generative AI for the design and development of next-generation semiconductor chips.
Hedra, the app used to make talking baby podcasts, raises $32M from a16z
Hedra, an app that enables the creation of AI-generated talking baby podcasts, has raised $32 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation
Legal AI startup Harvey is reportedly in talks to raise $250 million in new funding, which would value the company at $5 billion.
Grok is unpromptedly telling X users about South African ‘white genocide’
Grok, the AI chatbot from xAI, has been found to spontaneously discuss the topic of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, raising concerns about content moderation and AI safety.