Open Source AI Push Widens as Writer, Meta, Nvidia Ship Models
Writer, Meta and Nvidia each unveil new open source AI models, framing openness as a cost, competitive and hardware strategy.
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China Courts Back AI-Displaced Workers as Global Rulings Mount
Chinese courts rule for AI-displaced workers as global courts also tackle AI liability, copyright suits, and legal tech missteps.
Writer, Meta, Nvidia Push Open-Source AI Cost Cuts
Writer, Meta and Nvidia all unveil open-source-based AI models aimed at cutting costs and expanding adoption.
AI Overviews Cut Site Clicks as Google Expands AI Everywhere
Publishers seek ways to detect and offset AI Overviews' click losses as Google expands AI across Search, Pixel phones, and new fast models.
AI Boom Pushes Data Centers to Rural Areas, Strains Grids
AI's surging power needs are pushing data centers to rural areas and forcing a scramble for gas, nuclear, and grid capacity.
Texas Grid Hits Record Demand as Solar Buffers AI Load
Texas hit a record power demand peak in July, with solar helping avert strain even as AI-driven grid queues swell nationwide.
Nightmare Eclipse Strikes Again With New Windows Zero-Day
Researcher Nightmare Eclipse drops a 10th Windows zero-day amid Microsoft legal threats and a record 398-flaw Patch Tuesday.
AI Drug Discovery Draws Billions From Anthropic to Nvidia
AI drug discovery draws billions as Anthropic, Bristol Myers, Recursion and Generate Biomedicines bet big on faster cures.
X Square Robot Sorts 1,816 Parcels an Hour in China
X Square Robot's WALL-B model sorted 1,816 parcels an hour at 98% accuracy, spotlighting China's robotics foundation-model push.
Fashion Brands Face Reckoning Over AI Model Images
Fashion brands quietly using AI-generated models face backlash as detection tools struggle to keep up with realistic synthetic imagery.
Anthropic AI Agents Clash in Multi-Agent Safety Test
Anthropic finds AI agents can clash and collude, exposing gaps in safety tests amid wider AI risk debates.
Appian Q2 Results Show Enterprise AI Growing Pains
Appian's 23% cloud growth highlights enterprise AI momentum, even as trust and readiness gaps slow agentic AI adoption elsewhere.
Google Ships Gemini 3.7 Flash, Cuts Price for Coding AI
Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash with better coding performance and half-price pricing, but gave no update on its flagship Gemini Pro model.
Google Ships Gemini 3.7 Flash for Coding at Half Price
Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash for coding at half the price, just weeks after 3.6, while its Pro model update remains delayed.
X Open Sources Ranking Algorithm to Reveal Shadowbans
X open sources its 'For You' ranking algorithm and adds tools to show users if they've been shadowbanned.
Smart Glasses News: Battery Claims, Privacy Fears Collide
Smart glasses news roundup covers dubious battery claims, display upgrades, Meta privacy backlash, and VW's e-bike safety glasses.
AI Jobs Fears Grow as Labor Data Tells a Murkier Story
US jobs data complicates Democrats' AI job-loss warnings, even as entry-level workers and students report real disruption and anxiety.
KQED Newsroom Tackles AI, EVs and California School Policy
KQED Newsroom's Season 10 episode explores education policy with Tony Thurmond alongside AI and autonomous vehicle trends.
Zoox Robotaxi Fire Scene Mishap Sparks AV Regulation Push
Zoox CEO Aicha Evans urges AV regulation after a robotaxi entered a Las Vegas fire scene, as Congress and California push new safety rules.
Apple Courts Publishers With Cash to Power Siri AI
Apple reportedly offers publishers over $100M for content to power Siri AI as Google's AI Overviews erode traffic.