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The Download: Perimenopause Misinformation and China's AI Leap

Perimenopause is becoming less taboo thanks to TV doctors and social media influencers, but conversations are increasingly shaped by misinformation. Despite what some marketers claim, there is no test for perimenopause, and treatment sugges

MIT Tech ReviewJul 17
Tools Jul 17

A scorecard for the AI age

Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, has introduced a practical AI scorecard designed to help organizations measure return on investment for AI syste

OpenAI Blog
Regulation Jul 16

EU mandates Google to share search data and open Android to rival AI under DMA

The European Commission has announced new Digital Markets Act (DMA) measures requiring Google to support interoperability and competition in

Ars Technica
Industry Jul 16

Linus Torvalds tells Linux anti-AI critics to 'fork it or walk away

Linus Torvalds, creator and top-level maintainer of the Linux kernel, has declared strong support for using AI coding tools in the project,

Ars Technica
Industry Jul 16

Survey: Enterprises investing in AI infrastructure faster than they can measure its costs

VentureBeat Pulse Research surveyed 107 organizations with 100+ employees in Q2 2026, finding a significant compute gap: enterprises are inv

VentureBeat
Industry Jul 16

54% of enterprises report AI agent security incidents or near-misses; most still share credentials

More than half of organizations (54%) have experienced a confirmed AI agent security incident (18%) or a near-miss caught before harm (36%),

VentureBeat
Tools Jul 16

New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is using AI to analyze "every single rule, regulation, [and] policy" in the state to identify outdated legisl

The Verge
Industry Jul 16

Enterprise AI context gap: 57% report confident wrong answers from missing context, fix still in development

VentureBeat's Pulse Research survey of 101 enterprises (100+ employees) reveals a significant context gap — the disconnect between how confi

VentureBeat
Tools Jul 16

Link Your Apps Directly to Search AI Mode

Google is now allowing users to connect their favorite apps directly to AI Mode in Search, enabling seamless task completion without leaving

Google AI Blog
Industry Jul 16

Why teens deserve access to safe AI

OpenAI is implementing safety measures for teens using ChatGPT, including age-appropriate protections and learning tools. The initiative als

OpenAI Blog
Startups Jul 16

Applied Computing launches Orbital foundation model for full oil and gas facility operations

Applied Computing, founded in 2023, has developed Orbital, a foundation model for oil, gas, refining, and petrochemical facilities. The star

TechCrunch
Industry Jul 16

How Cars24 scales conversations and builds faster with OpenAI

Cars24 has deployed OpenAI-powered voice and chat agents to manage over 1 million monthly conversation minutes across its operations. The AI

OpenAI Blog
Industry Jul 15

Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft has reportedly outlined a strategy for its sales team to negatively compare AI products from competitors like OpenAI, Google, and

TechCrunch
Industry Jul 15

The US is advancing AI safety through state and federal action

OpenAI has proposed a "reverse federalism" approach to AI governance in the United States. Under this framework, state laws would serve as b

OpenAI Blog
Industry Jul 15

Vint Cerf joins Innovation Labs to develop open standard for AI agent identification

Vint Cerf is now advising Innovation Labs, a subsidiary of Identity Digital (a DNS registry company), on creating open architecture for AI a

TechCrunch
Tools Jul 15

GPT-Red: Unlocking Self-Improvement for Robustness

GPT-Red is OpenAI's automated red teaming system designed to improve AI safety and alignment through self-play techniques. The system focuse

OpenAI Blog
Startups Jul 15

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup at $2B valuation

OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is in talks to launch an AI drug discovery startup, with several other OpenAI researchers expected to join. He

TechCrunch
Tools Jul 14

OpenAI's first device is a ChatGPT smart speaker launching in 2027

OpenAI's first major hardware device will be a smart speaker enabling voice conversations with ChatGPT, developed in collaboration with form

The Verge
Tools Jul 14

Grok Build AI coding tool was uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud

Cereblab researchers published findings showing that SpaceXAI's Grok Build CLI was packaging and uploading entire code repositories to Googl

The Verge
Regulation Jul 14

Former Meta workers sue over alleged AI bias in layoffs targeting those on leave

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on protected leave wit

The Verge
Industry Jul 14

How to manage AI investments in the agentic era

This source discusses how enterprises can manage AI investments in the emerging "agentic era." The guidance emphasizes measuring "useful wor

OpenAI Blog
Industry Jul 12

Lorde calls Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses 'not sexy' at Madrid festival

Lorde performed at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and used her set to speak out against AI glasses, saying "fuck the glasses.

The Verge 2 sources
Tools Jul 13

Apple's revamped Siri AI is changing how I use my iPhone

iOS 27 launched its first public beta today, offering a "Snow Leopard update" focused on fixes and speed improvements rather than major new

The Verge
Research Jul 13

What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show

Anthropic has uncovered a hidden internal space within its AI models—called the "J-space"—filled with words that don't appear in output but

MIT Tech Review
Industry Jul 13

Most experts agree with Sam Altman on space data center skepticism

Sam Altman responded to Elon Musk calling him a scammer by accusing Musk of "selling public market investors on short-term space datacenters

TechCrunch
Industry Jul 10

Meta removes AI image feature from Instagram following backlash

Meta announced Muse Image, a new AI image generator built by its dedicated AI unit known as Meta Superintelligence Labs. One feature promote

TechCrunch 3 sources
Regulation Jul 10

Apple sues OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft by former employees

Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the AI company of syst

TechCrunch 2 sources
Industry Jul 9

Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's No. 2 role

Fidji Simo is leaving her role as CEO of Applications at OpenAI and will transition to a part-time advisory position, citing a recovery that

TechCrunch 3 sources
Industry Jul 11

OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults across its pro

TechCrunch
Models Jul 9

GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot

GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot, providing stronger AI capabilities across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat, and Co

OpenAI Blog 2 sources
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