Mark Zuckerberg names ex-OpenAI employee chief scientist of new Meta AI lab
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said Shengjia Zhao, the co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, will serve as the chief scientist…
Google tops expectations with $96.4bn in revenue after AI fuels second quarter
Google exceeded Wall Street expectations for the quarter ending in June after closing out a few months of AI-related momentum.…
Alphabet jumps as AI-driven spending fuels cloud revenue surge
Alphabet shares (GOOGL.O), opens new tab rose more than 3% in early trading on Thursday as the Google parent’s earnings…
Amazon Moves Into AI Wearables With Bee Deal
Amazon is reportedly acquiring Bee, a company that makes an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered bracelet that transcribes the user’s conversations, makes…
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company launches with $15m seed round
The Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), a new firm that combines audits, standards, and insurance to enable enterprises to confidently…
Microsoft Research Asia Launches Singapore Lab to Drive AI Innovation, Industrial Transformation, and Talent Development
Microsoft today announced the launch of Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore, its first lab in Southeast Asia, aimed at driving…
Why Apple is ripe for an AI acquisition to improve Siri
With tech vendors clamoring to prove themselves as the next possible winner in the AI race, Apple’s underwhelming response in…
Web Guide: An experimental AI-organized search results page
We’re launching Web Guide, a Search Labs experiment that uses AI to intelligently organize the search results page, making it…
AI is designing proteins that could help treat cancer
Using AI, scientists have built a “GPS” for cancer-fighting immune cells. It’s a molecular navigation system that helped the cells…
Model ML is helping financial firms rebuild with AI from the ground up
Our Executive Function series features perspectives from leaders on the frontier of AI adoption. Model ML is building AI infrastructure…
Walmart bets on AI super agents to boost e-commerce growth
Walmart (WMT.N), opens new tab unveiled plans on Thursday to roll out a suite of AI-powered “super agents” designed to…
Samsung backs a video AI startup that can analyze thousands of hours of footage
Many AI tools can look at a video today and summarize what is going on, but things become a bit…
SoftBank-backed LegalOn lands $50M to streamline legal workflows with AI
Contract review remains a slow, manual process that strains legal teams, forcing lawyers to sift through dense language, flag risks,…
Trump signs executive orders targeting ‘woke’ AI models and regulation
Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a trio of executive orders that he vowed would turn the United States into an…
Google’s new AI feature lets you virtually try on clothes
Google announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI feature that lets users virtually try on clothes. The tech…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI fraud crisis ‘very soon’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Wall Street executives that bad actors could exploit digital voice ID authentication to defraud consumers…
IBM Results Beat Estimates on AI Mainframe Refresh, Consulting Revival
IBM beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, helped by renewed sales in its mainframe business…
ServiceNow lifts guidance on AI growth
ServiceNow posted strong second-quarter results and lifted its guidance Wednesday. Shares climbed 7% following the report. Here’s how the company…
Climate advocates outraged at Trump administration plans to fast-track AI sector
The Trump administration has unveiled plans to speed the development of the highly polluting artificial intelligence sector, sparking outrage from…
YouTube Shorts is adding an image-to-video AI tool, new AI effects
YouTube announced on Wednesday that it’s giving Shorts creators access to new generative AI features, including an image-to-video AI tool…