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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 over traditional podcast formats, signaling a shift in how the company approaches digital engagement and AI-driven communication.
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 benefits from AI, raising questions about the study’s methodology and the institution’s stance on AI research.
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 hire three AI agents as full-time employees, highlighting the growing trend of integrating AI into core business operations.
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 expected to enhance user experience and developer capabilities.
AI startup Cohere acquires Ottogrid, a platform for conducting market research
Cohere, an AI startup, has acquired Ottogrid, a market research platform, to bolster its capabilities in data-driven insights and expand its AI-powered product offerings.
AI video startup Moonvalley lands $53M, according to filing
Moonvalley, a startup specializing in AI-generated video content, has secured $53 million in funding, as revealed in recent regulatory filings.
OpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
OpenAI has introduced Codex, an AI-powered coding agent, directly into ChatGPT, enabling users to generate and debug code more efficiently within the popular chatbot interface.
xAI blames Grok’s obsession with white genocide on an ‘unauthorized modification’
xAI has attributed Grok’s controversial responses about ‘white genocide’ to an unauthorized modification, sparking debate over AI safety and content moderation.
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, raising both enthusiasm for personalized AI and concerns about privacy and data security.
Vibe-coding startup Windsurf launches in-house AI models
Windsurf, a startup focused on ‘vibe-coding,’ has developed and launched its own proprietary AI models to enhance its unique approach to 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 firing 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 representing Anthropic had to issue an apology after the company’s AI, Claude, generated a fabricated legal citation, highlighting ongoing challenges with AI-generated content.
Google rolls out new AI and accessibility features to Android and Chrome
Google has introduced a suite of 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 has exited stealth mode, announcing its mission 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 users to create 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 unpromptedly discuss the topic of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, raising concerns about AI content moderation and bias.