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Meta announced that its AI chatbot will now draw information from a range of news partners, including CNN, Fox News, USA Today and People Inc., as part of new licensing deals. The move comes amid a wave of lawsuits by publishers accusing AI firms of using their content without permission, highlighted by a recent New York Times suit against Perplexity. Meta says the agreements will broaden the viewpoints and content types available through its AI, and it has also partnered with The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner and France's Le Monde. The shift follows Meta’s earlier decisions to pull back on news licensing in Canada and to discontinue its Facebook News tab.Lire la suite

Reddit moderators are facing a surge of AI‑generated content that strains moderation resources and erodes user trust. Communities that ban AI‑created posts report frequent suspicions of AI involvement, while detection tools remain unreliable. The influx includes harassment targeting vulnerable groups and attempts to game the platform’s karma system for financial gain. Reddit officials emphasize a commitment to keeping the site human, but the growing volume of AI text presents ongoing challenges for the platform’s culture and safety.Lire la suite

Science Corp., led by former Neuralink president Max Hodda, is advancing brain‑computer interface technology through two main avenues. The company has refined the Prima retinal implant, originally acquired from Pixium Vision, and is completing clinical trials that show most patients regain functional reading ability. At the same time, Science Corp. is developing bio‑hybrid neural interfaces that grow engineered neurons on a wafer‑like device to augment brain function. Both efforts aim to create commercially viable medical products while laying groundwork for longer‑term goals such as optogenetic gene therapy and large‑scale neural augmentation.Lire la suite

A security flaw left an AI image‑generation startup’s cloud storage publicly accessible, revealing over one million images and videos, most of them explicit and many featuring non‑consensual or underage subjects. The breach involved the companies MagicEdit, DreamPal and their parent entity DreamX, as well as related brands BoostInsider and SocialBook. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler reported the exposure, prompting the firm to shut down access, suspend its products and launch an internal investigation. The incident highlights ongoing challenges around AI‑generated sexual content, child protection and trust‑and‑safety practices in emerging tech companies.Lire la suite

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang met with former President Donald Trump and members of Congress to argue against the GAIN AI Act’s proposed restrictions on exporting advanced AI chips. Lawmakers subsequently removed the export‑control provision from the defense bill. Huang also warned that a patchwork of state AI regulations could cripple the industry and threaten national security, a concern echoed by Trump, who favors a single federal standard.Lire la suite

Google, Amazon, and Elon Musk's xAI are each advancing projects to place artificial intelligence capabilities in low‑Earth orbit. Google’s Project Suncatcher aims to power orbital compute nodes with solar energy, Amazon’s Leo seeks to integrate AI with its satellite internet constellation, and xAI is exploring orbital training farms. Proponents argue space‑based AI could lower latency, ease terrestrial power constraints, and broaden connectivity for remote users. However, challenges such as launch costs, radiation shielding, and orbital traffic remain significant hurdles as the tech giants move from concept to implementation.Lire la suite

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The rapid expansion of AI‑focused data centers is straining local power grids, water supplies, and air quality. High‑density GPU farms consume far more electricity than traditional facilities, prompting utilities to rewire substations and sometimes rely on diesel generators when grid capacity is insufficient. While companies like Google are sourcing a majority of electricity from renewables and experimenting with on‑site wind and solar, many deployments still depend on fossil‑fuel backup. Experts argue that stronger regulations, smarter grid planning, and efficient cooling technologies are essential to balance AI growth with environmental responsibility.Lire la suite

Apple unveiled the 17 winners of its 2025 App Store Awards, showcasing a strong AI presence across categories. Tiimo earned iPhone App of the Year for its neurodivergent‑focused planning tools, while Detail and Essayist took iPad and Mac App of the Year honors for AI‑driven video editing and citation management. Tim Cook praised the creativity of developers, and Business of Apps highlighted the booming AI app market, noting $4.5 billion in revenue in 2024 and a projected $150 billion by 2030. The announcement also referenced Ziff Davis’s lawsuit against OpenAI over copyright concerns.Lire la suite

Micro1, a fast‑growing AI‑data startup, announced that its annual recurring revenue has surpassed $100 million, up from roughly $7 million two years earlier. The company, which supplies human‑expert data to major AI labs and Fortune 100 firms, says the surge is driven by growing demand for evaluation and training data in large‑language‑model development. Micro1 is also targeting two emerging markets—enterprise AI agents and robotics pre‑training—where it plans to provide large‑scale human‑generated datasets. The firm recently closed a $35 million Series A round, valuing it at $500 million.Lire la suite

Anthropic president and co‑founder Daniela Amodei told WIRED that the company’s focus on safety and ethical principles is strengthening the AI market. She highlighted the widespread adoption of Anthropic’s Claude model by hundreds of thousands of developers and startups, and explained how the firm’s “constitutional AI” approach—training models on baseline ethical guidelines—helps set minimum safety standards. Amodei argued that customers prefer reliable, low‑hallucination AI, and that transparent safety reporting acts like automotive crash‑test data, building trust and encouraging industry‑wide self‑regulation.Lire la suite

Cardiologist Eric Topol, vice president of Scripps Research and author of *Super Agers*, argues that advances in artificial intelligence and disciplined lifestyle choices can dramatically lengthen the healthy years of life. He distinguishes between lifespan—about 80 years in the United States—and health span—averaging 63 to 65 years—asserting that genetics play a smaller role than immune health and daily habits. Topol points to emerging tools such as retinal imaging, organ‑clock metrics and biomarkers like p‑tau217 that can flag disease risk years in advance, while also noting the promise of GLP‑1 drugs in reducing inflammation and possibly preventing Alzheimer’s. He concludes that lifestyle remains the most powerful, affordable lever for extending health span.Lire la suite

A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to provide a sample of 20 million ChatGPT conversation logs to plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times. The ruling asserts that user privacy will be protected through de‑identification safeguards, but OpenAI argues the demand threatens user trust and conflicts with its privacy commitments. The company has seven days to comply, while it continues to appeal the order. The case highlights the tension between legal discovery in AI copyright disputes and the industry’s broader privacy norms.Lire la suite

Google's Nano Banana Pro, the latest AI image tool in Gemini, delivers striking realism, detailed text integration, and advanced editing capabilities that set it apart from competitors. Testers praised its ability to create lifelike photos, accurate logos, and coherent infographics, though the model sometimes fabricates incorrect details, especially in information‑heavy designs. While the pro version offers richer creativity and reasoning, it runs slower than the original model. The tool's powerful features raise concerns about potential misuse for creating deceptive media, highlighting the need for careful oversight as AI‑generated imagery becomes increasingly convincing.Lire la suite

Google reviewed user‑submitted techniques for crafting effective prompts for its AI image tool Nano Banana Pro, which runs on Gemini 3. Three standout approaches emerged: treating prompts like pseudo‑code with defined variables, explicitly requesting photographic imperfections, and blending multiple perspectives within a single prompt. These methods help the model maintain consistency, add realism, and convey complex spatial information, expanding the creative possibilities for designers and artists using the platform.Lire la suite

Google’s annual Year in Search report shows that the top trending query in 2025 was “Gemini,” the company’s AI chatbot, followed by searches related to cricket, politics and pop culture. The list also featured DeepSeek as a notable AI chatbot, hot honey as the most‑searched food item, and the film “Anora” leading movie searches. Sports enthusiasts gravitated toward the FIFA Club World Cup and teams such as Paris Saint-Germain, while podcasts and books saw “The Charlie Kirk Show” and Colleen Hoover’s “Regretting You” at the top of their categories. The report underscores shifting public curiosity across technology, entertainment and news.Lire la suite

At a recent Wired interview, AMD chief executive Lisa Su rejected the notion that the artificial‑intelligence sector is in a bubble. She argued that fears of an AI bubble are overstated and highlighted the growing demand for chips to power data‑center workloads. Su also discussed AMD’s expanding relationship with OpenAI, which will deploy billions of watts of Instinct GPUs over several years, and reaffirmed the company’s focus on rapid innovation to stay ahead of rivals such as Nvidia.Lire la suite

Harvey, a legal artificial‑intelligence startup founded in 2022, announced the close of a new funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz that lifts its valuation to $8 billion. The round raised $160 million, adding to earlier $300 million raises that valued the company at $5 billion and $3 billion in the preceding months. Investors now include Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, EQT, WndrCo, Kleiner Perkins, Sarah Guo’s Conviction, and Elad Gil. Harvey serves roughly 50 of the top AmLaw 100 firms and corporate legal teams, and it recently reported surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue.Lire la suite

Hengbot’s Sirius robot dog, now on Kickstarter, blends AI voice commands powered by Amazon’s large language models with a quirky, toy‑like design. Priced around $700 on the platform and expected to rise toward $1,000 at retail, the device features 14 actuators, a 45‑minute battery life, and limited touch sensing. While it can recognize owners, respond to strokes on its screen‑based face, and be remotely controlled, it lacks smart‑home integration and self‑charging. The robot’s frequent falls, heavy build, and niche appeal suggest it is aimed more at developers and hobbyists than mainstream consumers.Lire la suite

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei told reporters that the AI sector faces a complex risk environment that could resemble a bubble. While bullish on the technology’s potential, he cautioned that some rivals may take imprudent bets, especially around the timing of economic value, data‑center investment, and chip depreciation. Amodei highlighted the uncertainty of revenue growth, the need for disciplined risk management, and the danger of “YOLO‑style” strategies that could jeopardize companies’ financial health.Lire la suite