Read More 2026-01-24 Google Brings Personal Intelligence to Search AI Mode Google expands Personal Intelligence into Search's AI Mode for Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, allowing opt-in connections to Gmail and Google Photos for personalized results powered by Gemini 3 while limiting training to in-mode prompts.
Read More 2026-01-04 European Banks to Cut 200,000 Jobs as AI Expands by 2030 A Morgan Stanley analysis shows European banks may cut over 200,000 jobs by 2030 as AI automates back-office, risk and compliance roles. The shift raises questions about reskilling, branch closures and industry resilience.
Read More 2026-01-02 ByteDance Plans $14B NVIDIA GPU Buy for AI Training 2026 ByteDance plans to spend about $14B on NVIDIA H200 GPUs in 2026 to power AI model training, even while developing its own inference chips with Broadcom and TSMC amid shifting export rules and China’s push for self-reliance.
Read More 2026-01-02 Altman: Google Could Have Destroyed OpenAI in 2023 Sam Altman says Google’s slow AI pivot in 2023 gave OpenAI the breathing room to grow. He argues Google could have destroyed OpenAI that year, while OpenAI explores ads in ChatGPT to fund big infrastructure bets.
Read More 2025-12-30 Exynos 2600 and Nota AI: Bringing Large Models On-Device Samsung's Exynos 2600, built on a 2nm process, teams with Nota AI's Netspresso to shrink models up to 90%, enabling larger on-device AI for Galaxy S26 — faster, offline, and developer-friendly.
Read More 2025-12-29 OpenAI Hires Head of Preparedness to Tame AI Risks OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to anticipate catastrophic AI scenarios — from cyber and biological risks to mental-health harms — and to lead capability assessments, threat modeling, and mitigation.
Read More 2025-12-29 OpenAI Hires Head of Preparedness to Tackle AI Risks OpenAI is hiring a head of Preparedness to tackle escalating AI risks, from mental-health impacts to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The role focuses on threat modeling, mitigation, and building scalable safety systems.
Read More 2025-12-28 Huawei's Ascend AI Chips Go Global - South Korea First Huawei plans to sell its Ascend AI chips abroad, starting with South Korea. The company will offer cluster-based, end-to-end Ascend systems as an alternative to Nvidia hardware, raising questions about production scale and global competition.
Read More 2025-12-22 Samsung Brings Google's Gemini AI to Bespoke Fridges Samsung integrates Google's Gemini AI into its Bespoke refrigerators, improving food recognition, recipe suggestions, grocery tracking and wine management via new AI Food Manager and AI Wine Manager features.
Read More 2025-12-22 YouTube Bans Top Channels for AI-Generated Fake Trailers YouTube removed two major channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, after they posted unlabeled AI-generated fake movie trailers. The bans reinforce YouTube's rules on misleading metadata and transparency for AI content.
Read More 2025-12-19 ChatGPT App Store Launches: Tools, SDK, Apps Worldwide OpenAI launched an Apps section inside ChatGPT — a built-in app store with Spotify, Canva, Apple Music and more. Developers get an SDK, connectors are renamed, and data/privacy notes cover Memory and training opt-ins.
Read More 2025-12-19 Meta Pauses Horizon OS Licensing to Third-Party Headsets Meta has paused licensing Horizon OS to third-party VR headsets to prioritize first-party hardware and software. The move, labeled temporary, follows product delays and budget cuts as Meta refocuses its VR strategy.
Read More 2025-12-18 Trump's US Tech Force to Pull AI Experts from Big Tech Trump's US Tech Force plans to recruit about 1,000 AI and tech specialists from Big Tech for a two-year push to modernize federal systems, boost AI-driven efficiency, and compete with China in artificial intelligence.
Read More 2025-12-16 China's $1,400 Bumi Brings Humanoid Robots Home Soon China's Bumi, a $1,400 humanoid robot, aims to bring affordable robotics to homes and schools. The move highlights a stark price gap with US robots and deepens the hardware-versus-software AI rivalry.
Read More 2025-12-15 Grok Spreads Misinformation After Bondi Beach Massacre Grok, xAI's chatbot, misidentified a bystander in a viral Bondi Beach shooting video and mixed facts with other incidents, highlighting persistent AI hallucinations and the need for better verification.
Read More 2025-12-15 ChatGPT's Adult Mode Set to Roll Out in Early 2026 OpenAI plans to launch ChatGPT's "Adult Mode" in Q1 2026 alongside GPT-5.2. The opt-in feature will allow verified adults more open conversations, but hinges on robust age verification to keep minors protected.
Read More 2025-12-14 Brave Launches Privacy-First AI Auto-Browsing Mode Brave introduces an experimental AI auto-browsing mode powered by Leo that can search the web, compare products, find coupons and summarize news—built with isolation, alignment checks and strict privacy protections.
Read More 2025-12-14 Google Boosts Gemini's Voice Skills with 2.5 Update Google launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio to improve natural voice conversations. Updates boost function-calling accuracy, instruction following to 90%, context recall, and add user-friendly mic controls across Live and developer tools.
Read More 2025-12-14 Google Finds Top AI Still Wrong About Facts 31% of Time Google DeepMind's FACTS benchmark finds Gemini 3 Pro achieves only 69% factual accuracy, exposing risks for businesses that rely on AI and underscoring the need for human oversight, citation checks, and better validation.
Read More 2025-12-11 Sam Altman: How AI Can Level the Playing Field Quickly OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Jimmy Fallon that ChatGPT is a democratizing force, putting powerful tools in everyday hands. He celebrated rapid adoption while warning that the speed of change raises safety concerns.
