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Apple’s AI Ambitions Face Legal Heat and Technical Setbacks
Apple is facing a lawsuit over Siri’s delayed AI upgrade, as users claim the company misled them about Apple Intelligence features promised at launch.
Intel Shakes Up Leadership as 18A Manufacturing Node Nears Critical Launch
Intel is restructuring its leadership with the retirement of Ann Kelleher after 27 years, and its advanced 18A process has progressed toward high-volume production.
Perplexity Wants to Buy and Reinvent TikTok—But Can It Really Pull It Off?
As ByteDance faces pressure to divest TikTok, Perplexity has launched a bid offering transparency, U.S. data hosting, and civic oversight.
Cloudflare Deploys AI Labyrinth to Exhaust Unauthorized AI Crawling Bots
Cloudflare has unveiled AI Labyrinth, a system that misleads unauthorized AI crawling bots by trapping them in auto-generated content mazes.
GitHub Action Breach Exposes Secrets in Hundreds of Repositories
GitHub has removed a poisoned Action used in 23,000+ repos after it exfiltrated CI secrets, prompting concerns over supply chain security.
China’s Tencent Cuts GPU Demand by Turning to DeepSeek’s Efficient AI Models
Tencent has reshaped its AI stack by using DeepSeek models, achieving more with fewer GPUs and responding to growing pressure on chip supply chains.
New Weather AI Promises Faster, Low-Cost Forecasting Without Supercomputers
Aardvark Weather outperforms traditional models, using AI to provide hyper-efficient forecasting without the need for expensive computing infrastructure.
Gmail Introduces AI-Powered Search to Find Important Emails Faster
Gmail’s new AI-driven search upgrade prioritizes relevant emails using machine learning, making it easier for users to find important messages quickly.
Microsoft Passed on $12 Billion CoreWeave Option, Deferring AI Infrastructure Deal to OpenAI
Microsoft has passed on a $12B option with CoreWeave, allowing OpenAI to secure an $11.9B contract for GPU cloud services ahead of CoreWeave’s IPO.
Anthropic Expands Claude with Web Search, Challenging AI-Powered Search Rivals
Anthropic introduces web search for Claude, making it more competitive with ChatGPT, Bing AI, and Google’s AI Overviews.
OpenAI Enhances AI Speech Models with More Realistic Voices and Improved Transcription
OpenAI has upgraded its AI speech models, enhancing transcription accuracy and improving voice realism, raising both innovation and ethical concerns.
Adobe Expands AI Offering with Automated PowerPoint Creation Tool
Adobe has introduced Project Slide Wow, an AI-powered tool that transforms raw customer data into PowerPoint presentations with automated formatting.
Google Expands NotebookLM with Mind Maps To Visually Manage Complex Topics
NotebookLM’s new Mind Maps feature helps users organize study materials into interactive visual diagrams, enhancing AI-powered research and learning.
Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targets Mac Users
A new phishing campaign tricks Mac users with fake security alerts, stealing Apple ID credentials.
Y Combinator Partner Michael Seibel Steps Down, Marking the End of an Era
Michael Seibel has transitioned to Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator, ending over a decade of active involvement with the accelerator.
This New AI Scaling Method Challenges Scaling Laws — But Can It Deliver?
A novel approach allows AI models to improve performance by generating multiple responses and self-verifying the best one, challenging traditional scaling methods.
Meta AI Launches Chatbots in Europe After Year-Long Delay, But With Privacy Restrictions
Meta AI has launched in Europe but lacks key U.S. features due to GDPR rules, including AI image generation and personalized content.
Jensen Huang: Nvidia to Invest “Several Hundred Billion” in U.S. Chip Production Over Four Years
Nvidia has committed billions to U.S. chip production over four years, aiming to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers amid AI demand and geopolitical risks.