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Singapore‑based startup Acti unveiled an AI‑driven keyboard for iOS and Android that lets users trigger actions, fetch data and run custom shortcuts without leaving the app they’re using. Powered by Google’s Gemini models, the keyboard keeps personal context on the device and offers a marketplace for user‑created “Skills.” The launch comes with a $5.3 million seed round led by BITKRAFT Ventures, positioning Acti to reshape how people interact with AI on their phones.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced Jalapeño, a custom inference processor designed with Broadcom, marking the company’s first step toward a vertically integrated AI stack. The move mirrors Apple’s strategy of building hardware in‑house and challenges Nvidia’s dominance in AI hardware. While the chip is still years from broad deployment, its development hints at a longer‑term shift in how AI services are powered.Leggi di più

A new report from Ramp and Revelio Labs shows that companies that spend heavily on artificial intelligence are adding staff at a faster pace, with headcount up 10.2% overall and entry‑level positions growing 12% in tech‑forward firms. The findings challenge the narrative that AI will wipe out jobs, but authors caution the boost is limited to firms already poised for expansion. The study underscores a widening gap between well‑capitalized companies that can translate AI spend into growth and those that remain stuck in experimentation.Leggi di più

Google has placed a cap on Meta’s use of its Gemini artificial‑intelligence model after the social‑media giant exceeded the computing capacity allocated to it, sources said. The move, first warned in March, forces Meta to tighten token usage across applications such as customer‑service bots, advertiser chat tools and code‑generation services. The clamp‑down highlights the growing strain on cloud resources as major firms, including Google itself, scramble to meet soaring demand for AI processing power.Leggi di più

Google announced that its Gemini app will now let any eligible U.S. user generate personalized images at no cost. The feature, which previously required a Plus, Pro or Ultra subscription, draws on data from a user’s Google account—Gmail, Photos, YouTube and Search—to create visuals that reflect individual interests without explicit prompts. The rollout follows earlier launches of Gemini’s Personal Intelligence suite and adds a new toggle for users to enable or disable the service. The move broadens access to the AI‑driven tool as Google pushes its Gemini platform toward wider adoption.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced a new hardware accessory for its Codex AI coding tool, slated for a July 15 launch. The square-shaped device, shown in a short video on X, features multiple programmable buttons and mirrors the design of Work Louder’s Creator Micro 2 macro pad. The collaboration aims to give developers tactile shortcuts for coding tasks, though neither company has released further specifications.Leggi di più

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide agreement that lets every California agency and local government use Anthropic’s Claude AI tool for half the usual cost. The deal, routed through the Department of Technology’s shared services portal, includes free training and technical support for state workers. It marks Claude’s debut as the first AI productivity platform offered across the state, even as the Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk. The partnership underscores a growing split between California’s aggressive AI rollout and Washington’s more cautious stance.Leggi di più

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wrote to Anthropic co‑founder Tom Brown, authorizing the AI lab to make its most advanced model, Claude Mythos 5, available to more than 100 U.S. companies and government agencies. The decision follows weeks of talks after the Trump administration imposed export‑control limits on the model amid concerns over foreign access and potential jailbreaks. Lutnick said the approved partners meet “appropriate safeguards,” allowing them to use Mythos while the broader rollout of the consumer‑oriented Claude Fable 5 remains on hold.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced that the latest GPT-5.5 Instant update reduces ChatGPT's tendency to take prompts literally and improves its ability to follow conversational cues. Early testing shows the model adapts more quickly when users clarify their intent, though it still struggles with sarcasm and voice interactions. The change aims to make the AI feel more natural in text chats, but experts say the improvement is modest and the system remains far from seamless human‑like dialogue.Leggi di più

Apple vice president Paul Meade, who has overseen the Vision Pro headset and the company's smart‑glasses efforts, will depart the firm next week to head OpenAI's newly created hardware division, Bloomberg reported. The move comes as Apple prepares for a leadership transition, with senior vice president John Ternus slated to become CEO on September 1. Meade will be tasked with developing a family of AI‑powered devices for OpenAI, marking a rare crossover of talent between the hardware giant and the fast‑growing artificial‑intelligence firm.Leggi di più

Two weeks after a government ban forced Anthropic to pull its cybersecurity‑focused AI models, the Trump administration has approved limited access to the Mythos 5 model for more than 100 U.S. government agencies and companies. The decision, announced in a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic’s chief compute officer Tom Brown, also extends access to non‑American employees at those organizations and to Anthropic’s own foreign staff. The directive does not yet address the related Fable 5 model, which remains unavailable.Leggi di più

OpenAI has begun a limited preview of its new GPT‑5.6 series, offering three variants—Sol, Terra and Luna—to a select group of trusted partners. The rollout includes a government preview, new safety safeguards against jailbreaks, and a pricing structure that undercuts its predecessor models. OpenAI says the move positions Sol as its most capable model for cybersecurity, while Terra targets everyday use and Luna delivers the lowest cost option. The company plans a broader release in the coming weeks.Leggi di più

Chinese cybersecurity company 360 and Japan's Sakana AI rolled out new frontier AI models this week, positioning them as alternatives to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5, which the U.S. government has barred from export. The launches come as the Trump administration’s export order limits non‑American access to Anthropic's most advanced systems. Both firms say their offerings fill a gap left by the ban, with 360 targeting security‑focused use cases and Sakana aiming at Japanese businesses and government agencies.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced Friday it will postpone the public rollout of its next‑generation GPT‑5.6 models at the request of the White House. The company said the delay will allow it to share the new models only with a small, government‑approved group of customers before expanding access. OpenAI highlighted three variants—Sol, Terra and Luna—and stressed that the step is temporary while it works with the administration on a cybersecurity framework tied to a recent executive order.Leggi di più

OpenAI rolled out the GPT‑5.6 model suite on Friday, introducing three variants—Sol, Terra and Luna—just hours after the company agreed to stagger the release at the request of the Trump administration. Sol, the flagship, costs $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens; Terra is priced at half that rate and Luna even lower. The launch emphasizes safety, with the models trained to reject prohibited cyber assistance and equipped with an expanded safety stack. The preview will be monitored by the administration, which will grant access case‑by‑case, while OpenAI aims for broader availability in the coming weeks.Leggi di più

OpenAI has begun a limited preview of Sol, its most powerful AI model, granting access to roughly 20 partners whose participation was individually approved by the U.S. government. The move fulfills a request from the Trump administration to stagger the rollout under the new AI executive order, marking the first time a frontier model has been released through a government‑managed access list. Sol leads a three‑tier series that also includes Terra and Luna, and it is available on Amazon Bedrock. OpenAI says the arrangement is a temporary test of the voluntary framework and does not intend it to become the norm.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced the hiring of Prabhjeet Singh, the former president of Uber India and South Asia, as its inaugural managing director for the country. Singh will join the AI firm in September and report to Kiran Mani, the Asia Pacific managing director. The move signals OpenAI’s push to deepen its footprint in what it calls its second‑largest market after the United States, expanding responsibilities that span consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations.Leggi di più

OpenAI announced Friday that it will restrict access to its newest GPT‑5.6 family of models to a small group of trusted partners following a request from the U.S. government. The rollout, which includes the flagship Sol model along with Terra and Luna variants, is being held back under the Trump administration’s new executive order that asks AI firms to submit advanced systems for review before public release. OpenAI called the move a short‑term step, emphasizing that it does not see such government access as a long‑term norm, while pledging to expand availability in the coming weeks.Leggi di più

The U.S. government is tightening control over advanced AI releases, moving OpenAI’s upcoming GPT‑5.6 and Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models into a customer‑by‑customer preview. Officials say the step is meant to ensure safety, but the move could delay commercial rollouts and strain AI firms’ finances at a critical growth stage. Industry observers warn the new approval process may slow model development, impact data‑center investments, and reshape competition among leading labs.Leggi di più

A new report in The Information, citing two former xAI employees, says that more than half of the traffic to the company’s Grok chatbot comes from users seeking pornographic or other adult material. The finding reveals that many customers are routing NSFW requests through Grok’s cheaper coding model, boosting revenue from illicit content that was not disclosed in the firm’s IPO filings. Engineers have struggled to balance the demand for explicit chats with safeguards against child sexual abuse material, while the company set aside $530 million to cover potential legal costs.Leggi di più