Business
Apple’s Foundation Models Will Be Gemini: Apple announced a partnership with Google to power Siri and other AI features
Apple cut a multi-year deal with Google to use Gemini models as the basis of AI models that reside on Apple devices.
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ChatGPT Shows Ads: OpenAI tests advertisements for U.S. chatbot users in free and lower-cost tiers
AI has a new revenue stream, and it looks a lot like old web banner ads.
Business
Meta Moves to Buy Agent Tech: Meta strikes a deal to acquire Manus, a Singapore-based agentic AI startup with Chinese origins
A high-profile acquisition could enable Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to offer built-in agents that do users’ bidding.
Business
AI Giants Vie for Healthcare Dollars: OpenAI and Anthropic release new chatbots targeting medical and wellness markets
OpenAI and Anthropic staked claims in the lucrative healthcare market, each company playing to its strengths by targeting different audiences.
Machine Learning Research
Open Source Wins by David Cox: David Cox, VP for AI Models at IBM Research, on the need for open development in AI
My hope is that open AI continues to flourish and ultimately wins.
Business
China’s AI Chip Industry Takes Root: China banned GPUs and TPUs from U.S. manufacturers to promote domestic chips
The United States government’s effort to deprive China of AI computing power backfired as China turned the tables and banned U.S.-designed chips.
Machine Learning Research
Agents Write Code Faster, Cheaper: Software developers used more versatile AI-powered tools to write code
Coding apps moved beyond autofill-style code completion to agentic systems that manage a wide range of software development tasks.
Business
Data-Center Buildout Goes Big: AI’s growth spurred infrastructure investment worldwide
Top AI companies announced plans to build data centers that are projected to burn through trillions of dollars and gigawatts of electricity in the next few years.
AI Careers
Big AI Lures Talent With Huge Pay: Meta’s hiring spree raised compensation for top AI engineers and executives
Leading AI companies fought a ferocious war for talent, luring top talent from competitors with levels of compensation more commonly associated with pro sports.
Business
Disney Teams Up With OpenAI: OpenAI’s Sora video generator will include Disney characters, with fan videos on Disney+
Disney, the entertainment conglomerate that owns Marvel, Pixar, Lucasfilm and its own animated classics from 101 Dalmatians to Zootopia, licensed OpenAI to use its characters in generated videos.
Science
White House Orders AI for Science: Genesis Mission would share U.S. data and resources with top AI companies
President Trump launched a United States effort to use AI to speed up scientific breakthroughs.
Machine Learning Research
Generated, Editable Virtual Spaces: World Labs makes Marble world model public, adds Chisel editing tool
Models that generate 3D spaces typically generate them as users move through them without generating a persistent world to be explored later. A new model produces 3D worlds that can be exported and modified.