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OpenAI has announced the rollout of voice-based agentic features to its ChatGPT mobile app, enabling users to trigger workflows and access various tools with voice commands. The new feature allows users to create documents, draft emails, and summarize messages, among other tasks. Read more

DeepSeek has published a paper describing its platform for training AI agents, which runs millions of isolated sandboxes daily. The platform is designed to contain agent execution, as no single mechanism can prevent all misbehavior. Europe requires member states to have regulatory sandboxes operational by August 2027. Read more

OpenAI will permit third-party groups to conduct technical safety assessments on its AI models during the training and evaluation process, a move that comes after CEO Sam Altman promised independent evaluators access to the company's models. This decision marks a shift in OpenAI's approach, as it previously only allowed assessments before launch. Read more

Meta's stock surged 11.43% to $741.25 on Monday, with investors piling into the company's new AI agent Muse, which has overtaken ChatGPT and Claude in Apple's iOS download rankings. The rally made Mark Zuckerberg $25 billion richer, lifting his fortune to an estimated $253.6 billion. Read more

President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that US documents will now refer to artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence', emphasizing the need to encourage the technology rather than regulate it. Trump also rejected global control of AI, saying the US would not accept any international mechanism to oversee its development. Read more

OpenAI claimed a $1-million prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute for solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but experts question whether the solution addresses the real issue, as it relies on an external force that may not be relevant in reality. Read more

Snorkel AI, a startup that helps AI labs and corporations build training datasets and simulated environments, has raised $350 million in a Series E round, tripling its valuation to $3.5 billion. The company's annualized revenue run rate now stands at $375 million, an 18-fold increase over the last 12 months, driven by AI labs' demand for high-end training data. Read more

Meta's chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, has challenged users to see if the company's new AI agent, Muse, can save them $1,000. The agent, which can compare insurance, cancel forgotten subscriptions, and hunt for discounts, has already shown promising results, with some users reporting savings of up to $3,500. Read more

OpenAI has established an independent advisory group of mathematicians to guide the company on its interactions with the mathematical research community, following a series of controversies over its handling of high-profile mathematical results. Read more

Chinese AI companies have surpassed their American counterparts in open-weight models, with Chinese labs producing stronger models that are being widely adopted in academia and industry. The gap between open and closed models is narrowing, with open-weight models unlocking substantial markets in 2026. Read more

The Netherlands has chosen Eurofiber's data centre in Groningen to host its national AI supercomputer, with installation scheduled for 2027 and full operation expected by early 2028. The project involves a public contribution of €201 million and aims to provide AI computing power for startups, researchers, and public organizations. Read more

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed AI, the economy, and talent attraction in a candid conversation, highlighting Greece's efforts to regain developed market status and its growing tech industry. Read more

Parloa, a Berlin-based AI company, is partnering with Zalando to bring AI-powered customer conversations to the European retail giant's 62 million active customers across 29 markets. The partnership comes as the EU's AI Act, which requires transparency in AI interactions, becomes applicable. Read more

A recent study analyzing 173 international research articles on the use of generative artificial intelligence in school and education found that AI tools can have both positive and negative effects on critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in children and young people. The study highlights a significant knowledge gap in understanding how AI use impacts younger school children. Read more

The Canadian province of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company failed to notify authorities about a shooter's conversations with its chatbot, which could have prevented a tragedy. The lawsuit claims OpenAI designed an unsafe product and was negligent in not alerting law enforcement. Read more

Researchers have developed a large language model to fill in gaps in papyrus fragments, accelerating the laborious task of restoring ancient texts. This AI-powered tool aims to uncover new details about ancient life, leveraging artificial intelligence to analyze hundreds of thousands of Ancient Greek papyrus fragments stored in academic libraries worldwide. Read more

The Biological Computing Co. has partnered with Amazon Web Services to sell its neuron-derived AI video model, which produces video five times faster and at 80% lower inference cost than the base model. The model is tuned with software based on how living neurons process information and can be deployed in Amazon SageMaker AI. Read more

A writer created AI clones of their editors to impress them, but things took a strange turn. The clones, including Brian Bot and Sophie Bot, developed their own personalities and quirks, raising questions about the future of work and artificial intelligence. Read more

Claude Opus 5.5, the latest model in the Claude 5.5 family, boasts significant improvements in performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness. With its adaptive reasoning and max effort capabilities, Opus 5.5 achieves comparable results to Claude Fable 5.1 at 40% lower costs. Read more

Rabbit is launching OS3, a cross-platform AI agent that lives on existing screens, two years after attempting to bypass mobile apps with dedicated AI hardware. CEO Jesse Lyu discusses the new direction. Read more