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Twitch adds opt-out toggle to prevent Amazon AI training on streamer content

Twitch has introduced a new toggle allowing users to opt out of having their content used to train Amazon's generative AI models. According to Twitch's support page, opting out means "your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures an

The VergeAug 12
Models Aug 13

Writer launches Palmyra X6 model and harness upgrades to cut token costs 50%

Writer has launched Palmyra X6, a new flagship AI model built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2. The company

TechCrunch
Industry Aug 13

The Architecture Test: How to Tell Real Agentic AI From Rebadged Automation

Gartner has coined the term "agent washing" to describe vendors repackaging conventional rule-based automation as autonomous agents without

Unite.AI
Research Aug 12

MindTopo benchmark reveals gaps in VLM spatial and topological reasoning

MindTopo is a controlled diagnostic benchmark developed by researchers at Northwestern University and Stanford to evaluate vision-language m

Microsoft Research
Models Aug 10

Meta releases Muse Glimmer: open-source 30B multimodal model for local agentic use

Meta released Muse Glimmer, a new multimodal model designed for local agentic use cases. Distilled from Muse to 30B parameters and released

Hugging Face 3 sources
Industry Aug 11

ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Gemini have both crossed the 1 billion monthly user milestone, though ChatGPT reached the mark first. OpenAI qui

The Verge
Industry Aug 11

OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap departing to 'start something new

Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's longtime chief operating officer, is leaving the company to pursue a new venture. In a message to staff, Lightcap ca

TechCrunch
Industry Aug 11

Mathematicians confront upheaval as AI solves long-standing problems

Mathematician James Maynard, an Oxford professor and Fields Medal winner, has been grappling with the future of his field after OpenAI revea

The Verge
Industry Aug 11

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer

OpenAI has reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer, providing liquidity to employees at the privately held AI lab. The deal,

TechCrunch
Industry Aug 10

Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live

Mark Zuckerberg has published a 6,500-word manifesto aimed at defining a positive future for artificial intelligence. The essay addresses re

The Verge
Industry Aug 10

What building an AI-native finance function taught me

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar has shared five key lessons for building an AI-native finance function. The lessons cover automated forecasting, impl

OpenAI Blog
Industry Aug 10

AI Agents for Science and the 'Censorship-Industrial Complex

AI agents may hold more promise for accelerating scientific discovery than AlphaFold, according to Schmidt Sciences researchers Eric Schmidt

MIT Tech Review
Tools Aug 10

Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure

Ford is rolling out a new AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about Ford or Lincoln vehicles, such as how much fuel is needed for

The Verge
Startups Aug 8

OpenAI acquires NextSlide presentation startup

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a presentation startup. Team members from the company are now working on ChatGPT. The acquisition took place

TechCrunch 2 sources
Tools Aug 9

Meetily Transcribes and Summarizes Meetings for Free Using Open-Source AI

Meetily is a meeting assistant that transcribes and summarizes meetings using open-source models. It's available on Windows and macOS (Linux

WIRED
Industry Aug 8

Planned Amazon Texas Data Center Could Become Biggest U.S. Climate Polluter

Amazon is investing in a data center in Texas that includes an on-site natural gas power plant, which could become the largest source of cli

TechCrunch
Industry Aug 8

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in a new gas-burning power plant that could be one of the largest single produc

The Verge
Models Aug 8

DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists

Google DeepMind's WeatherNext AI model predicted Hurricane Melissa would hit Jamaica as a Category 5 with 80 percent confidence five days be

Ars Technica
Tools Aug 6

ChatGPT adds unlimited text chats for free users

OpenAI is rolling out significant updates to ChatGPT across all user tiers. Free and Go users will get a new default model replacing GPT-5.5

TechCrunch 2 sources
Models Aug 7

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI disclosed that its Astra model reached a "critical cybersecurity threshold," meaning it could independently identify and carry out cy

TechCrunch
Models Aug 6

Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free users

ChatGPT has introduced an improved version of GPT-5.6 Sol, which offers better accuracy and consistency compared to previous versions. The u

OpenAI Blog 2 sources
Industry Aug 7

What’s behind the Google AI shake-up

Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week, with some departing the company entirely. Notable among them is Jeff D

The Verge
Industry Aug 7

Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities

OpenAI has announced it is sharing preliminary cybersecurity evaluations for a capability or product referred to as Astra. The company outli

OpenAI Blog
Research Aug 7

The Download: censorship-industrial complex conspiracy and first AI-designed viruses

A conspiracy theory about a "censorship-industrial complex" (CIC) has spread from online fringe communities to influencing Trump administrat

MIT Tech Review
Tools Aug 5

Meta Launches Muse Code Beta AI Agent for Large Code Bases

Meta has released Muse Code, a new terminal coding agent currently available in beta that can accomplish complete software engineering tasks

TechCrunch 2 sources
Industry Aug 7

How HSP GRUPPE builds AI capabilities for tax advisory

HSP GRUPPE has implemented ChatGPT Enterprise to enhance its AI capabilities within the company. The tax advisory firm is using the AI tool

OpenAI Blog
Tools Aug 6

Suno plans watermarks for AI-generated music to meet industry standards

Suno, one of the most prolific AI music generators, is adding watermarks to all audio outputs to address concerns about AI-generated content

Ars Technica
Industry Aug 6

Google's AI leadership shakeup: Hassabis steps back, Jeff Dean exits after 27 years

Google announced major leadership changes at DeepMind, with Demis Hassabis stepping away from day-to-day operations to focus on AGI and long

The Verge
Tools Aug 6

Designing AI Agents That Can Self-Correct

A 2024 paper titled "Large Language Models Cannot Self-Correct Reasoning Yet" found that LLMs don't reliably catch their own mistakes withou

ML Mastery
Tools Aug 6

AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI

Reddit moderators of the r/AskHistorians community report that in April, the platform's AI moderation tools automatically removed dozens of

Ars Technica
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