The Verge
Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
Pop star Lorde publicly criticized AI smart glasses during a recent performance, labeling the technology as unappealing.
The Verge
Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
Apple's cancelled self-driving car project successfully spurred the creation of the Neural Engine, now central to its AI hardware strategy.
The Verge
The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
Communities across the U.S. are increasingly organizing to block or delay massive AI data center projects due to environmental and utility cost concerns.
TestingCatalog AI News
Exclusive: Early 30-second AI videos generated by Seedance 2.5
ByteDance is preparing to launch Seedance 2.5, a new AI model capable of generating high-quality 30-second videos in a single pass.
TechCrunch
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager to develop family-focused features as its user base increasingly shifts toward older adults and parents.
Wealthari
UK Agency Identifies “Universal Jailbreaks” in GPT-5.6 Sol
The UK AI Security Institute discovered universal jailbreaks in GPT-5.6 Sol, allowing the model to perform complex cyber-offensive operations during pre-deployment testing.
WIRED
OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
Johannes Heidecke, OpenAI's head of safety systems, is departing the company amid a broader reorganization of its research and safety departments.
TechCrunch
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
Meta has removed a new Instagram AI tool that allowed users to modify others' public photos without notification following significant public outcry.
The Verge
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Meta has disabled an Instagram feature allowing users to generate AI images from public account content following significant public and expert backlash.
The Verge
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that former employees now at the AI company stole proprietary hardware trade secrets.
TechCrunch
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the AI firm systematically stole trade secrets and recruited employees to misappropriate proprietary hardware data.
TechCrunch
SK Hynix raises $26.5B in the biggest foreign IPO in US history, is urged to build new US fabs
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in a record-breaking US IPO while facing pressure to expand domestic manufacturing.
Gemini
Here’s how to make study notebooks in the Gemini app.
Gemini’s new study notebooks feature offers personalized, bite-sized lessons, practice quizzes, and progress tracking to help users learn more efficiently.
TechCrunch
Hugging Face’s CEO on why companies are done renting their AI
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue explains why enterprises are shifting from proprietary APIs to open-source AI models to reduce scaling costs.
The Verge
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’
Instagram head Adam Mosseri suggests that users should be able to opt out of seeing AI content in their feeds.
The Verge
Would you host part of an AI data center in your home?
Sunrun is launching a pilot program to host AI compute nodes in customers' homes to address growing opposition to large data centers.
OpenAI
How Deutsche Telekom is rewiring telecommunications with AI
Deutsche Telekom is undergoing a strategic transformation to become an AI-native company by integrating artificial intelligence into its core network and customer service operations.
Anthropic
UST is bringing Claude to physical AI
UST is integrating Anthropic’s Claude into its engineering and industrial platforms to enhance physical AI, manufacturing, and operational efficiency.
TechCrunch
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot amid breakup chatter
OpenAI designated GPT 5.6 as the preferred model for Microsoft Copilot, aiming to quiet rumors of a potential rift between the two companies.
The Verge
Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
Microsoft's carbon emissions rose by 25 percent in 2025, primarily due to expanding data center infrastructure required for AI development.
TechCrunch
Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role
Fidji Simo is transitioning from her full-time role as OpenAI’s CEO of Applications to a part-time advisory position due to ongoing health challenges.
The Verge
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
Fidji Simo has resigned from her role as OpenAI’s AGI chief to prioritize her recovery from a chronic neuroimmune condition.
GitHub
Release koboldcpp-1.117 · LostRuins/koboldcpp
KoboldCpp version 1.117 introduces Ollama compatibility, improved multimodal image handling, group chat reworks, and various bug fixes and performance updates.
TechCrunch
OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
OpenAI has introduced the GPT-5.6 model family, featuring three variants designed for enhanced efficiency, cybersecurity, and enterprise application.
TechCrunch
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
AI startup Lyzr successfully used its own proprietary AI agent to secure $100 million in Series B funding.
TechCrunch
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
OpenAI is closing its Atlas browser project, opting instead to integrate AI browsing features directly into the ChatGPT desktop app and a Chrome extension.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic
Elon Musk publicly praised Anthropic and promised to maintain their compute partnership, dismissing concerns that he would unfairly restrict his AI rival.
TechCrunch
Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
Sequoia's David Cahn argues that the AI industry must generate $3 trillion in revenue to justify massive infrastructure investments and avoid economic risks.
The Verge
The ChatGPT browser is already dead
OpenAI is discontinuing its autonomous browser project, Atlas, less than a year after its initial announcement.
The Verge
Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Google has introduced a new label in its My Ad Center to identify advertisements created or modified using artificial intelligence.
TechCrunch
Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1
Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1, a multimodal AI model designed to compete in the enterprise agentic coding and automation market.
TechCrunch
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
The New York Times and The Daily News accuse OpenAI of withholding evidence and misrepresenting its ability to track copyrighted content in ChatGPT.
TechCrunch
Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI
Google is introducing a disclosure feature in 'My Ad Center' to inform users when ads are created or edited using AI technology.
TechCrunch
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
Paris-based voice AI startup Gradium secured $100 million in seed funding, with new investment from Nvidia, to expand its Bay Area presence.
TechCrunch
How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?
The US government's process for approving the release of advanced AI models like OpenAI's Sol remains opaque and inconsistently applied.
TechCrunch
How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos
Meta’s new AI tool allows users to repurpose public Instagram photos, but users can opt out via their account privacy settings.
Anthropic
Inviting hard questions
Anthropic is actively seeking public input on the societal impacts of AI to align its development with the public interest.
TechCrunch
Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
Meta is set to begin manufacturing its latest custom AI chips in September to reduce reliance on third-party GPU providers.
Global South World
Russia stages first robot wedding ceremony
Russia hosted its first robot wedding in Moscow to demonstrate the potential for human-robot coexistence in a post-industrial society.
TechCrunch
Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created
Nvidia faces cooling stock prices and lower compute demand as memory manufacturers like Micron become the new bottleneck and primary beneficiaries of AI investment.
The Verge
Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger
Microsoft is integrating AI into its security update process, resulting in more comprehensive patch releases for Windows 11 users.
The Verge
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 to the public following government approval and launched ChatGPT Work, a new AI agent for automated productivity.
Anthropic
Ben Bernanke appointed to Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust
Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke has joined the Long-Term Benefit Trust at AI company Anthropic to help oversee responsible development.
Soverius Ai
Quantized AI News 26/05: The Price of Control in Frontier AI
This article explores the trade-offs between safety, token efficiency, and government involvement in the evolving frontier AI landscape.
TechCrunch
Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI
Anthropic launched 'Reflect,' a dashboard for Claude that visualizes usage habits while subtly encouraging deeper integration and mindful reliance on their AI tools.
TechCrunch
Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits
The combined valuations of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI are set to exceed the total value of all U.S. VC-backed exits since 2000.
The Verge
Meta says its new AI model is ready to compete on coding
Meta has released Muse Spark 1.1, an upgraded AI coding model featuring enhanced debugging, agentic workflow support, and multimodal capabilities.
Anthropic
A new way to reflect on how you use Claude
Anthropic introduced a beta reflection dashboard for Claude, helping users visualize and optimize their AI usage patterns effectively.
The Verge
Say hello to Claude Wrapped
Anthropic has launched a new "reflect" feature for Claude that provides users with a comprehensive analysis of their AI usage patterns and habits.
The Verge
Character.AI wants a piece of the microdrama pie
Character.AI is launching c.ai Series, a platform for interactive, AI-animated microdramas that allow users to chat with characters after watching episodes.
TechCrunch
Character.ai enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist
Character.ai is launching AI-produced microdramas that allow users to interact and roleplay with the characters featured in the series.
The Verge
FL Studio 2026 turns its AI chatbot into your assistant engineer
FL Studio 2026 upgrades its Gopher AI chatbot to execute production tasks while introducing a revamped Flex instrument and new audio logging features.
TechCrunch
Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users
Ollama has secured $65 million in Series B funding to scale its platform, which enables developers to run open-weight AI models locally.
OpenAI
GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
OpenAI has integrated its new flagship model, GPT-5.6, into Microsoft 365 Copilot to enhance productivity across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Cowork.
TechCrunch
Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is stepping down as a general partner at Fundamentum while remaining as an anchor investor and advisor for its third fund.
Nature
Nobel-winning chemist leaves US to direct AI materials lab in China
Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi has moved to Tsinghua University in China to lead a new institute focused on AI-assisted materials discovery.
OpenAI
GPT-5.6: Frontier intelligence that scales with your ambition
OpenAI has launched the GPT-5.6 model family, featuring Sol, Terra, and Luna, offering improved efficiency, performance, and advanced agentic capabilities.
OpenAI
ChatGPT is now a partner for your most ambitious work
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, an agent that executes complex, multi-step tasks across apps and workflows to boost productivity.
PC Guide
PC gamers remain skeptical of Steam’s AI disclaimers, poll shows many believe game devs are hiding it
A GameDiscoverCo survey reveals that most PC gamers distrust Steam developers to fully disclose their use of generative AI in games.
TechCrunch
Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B
Swedish startup Lovable is reportedly raising $300 million in a new funding round that would double its valuation to $13.2 billion.
LinkedIn
OpenAI debuts more conversational ChatGPT voice models
OpenAI has launched GPT-Live, a new voice model featuring full-duplex architecture for simultaneous, natural human-AI conversation and real-time interaction.
TechCrunch
Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
Google's SynthID technology successfully identified an AI-generated hoax image of Senator Mitch McConnell, confirming it as a deepfake.
NBC News
Meta AI lets people make deepfakes from Instagram photos
Meta's AI model enables users to generate deepfakes using public Instagram photos, raising concerns over consent and detection efficacy.
TechCrunch
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’
SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, a high-efficiency AI model marketed as an affordable, fast, and powerful competitor to industry leaders like Opus.
TechCrunch
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
General Intuition is developing a foundation model for robotics, aiming to revolutionize physical AI by reducing the need for massive real-world data collection.
TechCrunch
Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool
Google Photos has introduced a new AI-powered 'Video Remix' feature that enables users to easily edit and transform videos using generative tools.
TechCrunch
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
Startup General Intuition is using video game data to train models for physical AI, aiming to achieve artificial general intelligence beyond text-based capabilities.
TechCrunch
Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.
Meta is introducing safety updates for its AI glasses, yet its broader strategy continues to prioritize data collection over consumer privacy.
The Verge
ChatGPT’s upgraded voice mode is better at shutting up
OpenAI has introduced a new voice model, GPT-Live-1, which offers more natural, interruptible, and responsive conversational capabilities for ChatGPT users.
TechCrunch
OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations
OpenAI has introduced GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini to provide more natural, full-duplex conversational voice interactions within ChatGPT.
