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AI chip startup Cerebras files for IPO

In recent months, the company announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services to use Cerebras chips in Amazon data centers, as well as a deal with OpenAI reportedly worth more than $10 billion.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team's leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities as part of an effort to avoid "side quests," and...

The Verge 6 months ago

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Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached

Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder of the Ballmer Group, has given $80 million to NPR. That's roughly seven years' worth of government funding ($11.2m) after Trump and Congress cut funds for public media, but...

The Verge 6 months ago

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OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop

OpenAI's agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Anthropic’s Claude Code

OpenAI is beefing up its agentic coding and development system Codex with a suite of updates that let it use your computer, generate images, and remember from past experiences. Codex will now be able to operate desktop apps on your computer, OpenAI...

The Verge 6 months ago

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Gemini can now create personalized AI images by digging around in Google Photos

Google is making it easier to feed your photos into Nano Banana for more personal image generation.

Ars Technica 6 months ago

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Gemini can now pull from Google Photos to generate personalized images

Google's Personal Intelligence feature, which lets Gemini pull data from apps like Google Photos to offer responses tailored to you, can now use that data and its Nano Banana 2 image model to create images based on your personal context. With the...

The Verge 6 months ago

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Fresh demand for AI pushed world's largest chipmaker TSMC's profit up by 58%

The Taiwan-based chipmaker reported record revenue and profit, driven largely by strong demand for artificial intelligence chips and orders from major customers including Apple and Nvidia.

Euronews 6 months ago

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OpenAI unveils cybersecurity model with limited rollout days after Anthropic’s model

Chat GPT 5.4 Cyber has fewer restrictions for cybersecurity questions for the verified professionals that will use it.

Euronews 6 months ago

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OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents

OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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Google rolls out a native Gemini app for Mac

You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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Anthropic shrugs off VC funding offers valuing it at $800B+, for now

VCs are frothing at the mouth to write more checks to Anthropic at a valuation that matches or beats OpenAI's.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world

Before allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home, the 20-year-old accused attacker wrote about his fear that the AI race would cause humans to go extinct, The San Francisco Chronicle found. Two days later, Altman's home...

The Verge 6 months ago

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Google introduces "Skills" in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusable

You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library.

Ars Technica 6 months ago

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Chrome now lets you turn AI prompts into repeatable ‘Skills’

Google is launching a new Chrome workflow feature that allows you to reuse your favorite Gemini commands across multiple webpages. Any AI prompts can now be saved as "Skills" in the Chrome desktop browser, letting you instantly run them across any...

The Verge 6 months ago

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How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos.

Wired 6 months ago

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Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows

Google is adding “Skills” to Chrome, letting users save and reuse AI prompts across websites. The feature builds on Gemini’s browser integration.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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Google brings its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature to India

The feature lets users connect Google accounts like Gmail and Photos to get personalized answers

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro

The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning.

TechCrunch 6 months ago

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OpenAI executive sends internal memo: ‘The market is as competitive as I have ever seen it’

OpenAI's chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, sent a four-page memo to employees on Sunday about the company's strategic direction, emphasizing the need to lock in users and grow its enterprise business. The memo, which was viewed by The Verge...

The Verge 6 months ago