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Power Shortages Delay 50% of Data‑Center Projects
Power constraints are throttling AI expansion, as half of data‑center projects face delays and big tech pivots toward renewable and battery investments to secure the needed energy supply for AI‑depend
Xiaomi launches MiMo-V2 AI models with 1T-parameter
Xiaomi has unveiled its MiMo-V2 AI models, including the formidable 1T-parameter MiMo-V2-Pro, codenamed Hunter Alpha, which the company claims benchmarks comparably to advanced models like GPT-5.2 and
OpenAI Merges ChatGPT, Codex, Browser into Superapp
OpenAI is consolidating its flagship AI tools—ChatGPT, Codex, and the Atlas browser—into a unified desktop superapp, a move aimed at streamlining user experience and bolstering its enterprise position
OpenAI to launch superapp merging ChatGPT, Codex, Atlas
OpenAI is consolidating its ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas browser into a single desktop superapp, aiming to reduce product fragmentation, speed development, and raise the quality bar across its AI offerin
Google beta tests Gemini AI app for Mac
Google has reportedly initiated consumer beta testing for a dedicated Gemini AI app on macOS, signaling its intent to directly challenge existing Mac applications from rivals like ChatGPT and Claude.
OpenAI buys Astral, pledges to keep Python tools open
OpenAI announced Thursday it will acquire Astral, the open source Python toolmaker behind uv, Ruff, and ty, with Astral's founder pledging the projects will remain open and supported after the deal cl
ChatGPT Adult Mode Raises Data Privacy Alarms
OpenAI's plans to let adults generate erotica with ChatGPT are raising surveillance and data-retention concerns, as the chatbot's memory feature could log, personalize around, and potentially expose u
CISA warns to secure Intune after Stryker hack
CISA issued guidance Thursday urging companies to harden Microsoft Intune device-management systems after pro-Iran hackers breached medical device maker Stryker and used Intune access to mass-wipe ten
Ubisoft, Capcom Say They Learned of DLSS 5 With Public
Game developers from Ubisoft and Capcom say they discovered NVIDIA's DLSS 5 at the same moment as the public, challenging NVIDIA's claim that studios were fully involved in the technology's rollout.
Multiverse Computing opens CompactifAI API to developers
Spanish quantum-inspired compression startup Multiverse Computing launched a self-serve API portal and consumer app for its CompactifAI compressed models, targeting enterprises that want on-device AI
Pentagon to let AI firms train on classified data
The Pentagon plans to allow generative AI companies to train military-specific models on classified data, a significant development that introduces unique security risks by embedding sensitive intelli
Owner Uses AI to Design Dog Cancer Vaccine
Australian entrepreneur Paul Conyngham used ChatGPT, AlphaFold and other AI tools to help design a personalized mRNA vaccine for his dog Rosie, which shrank tumors but did not cure the cancer, undersc
Walmart Embeds Sparky in ChatGPT After Checkout Flop
Walmart is pivoting away from OpenAI's underperforming Instant Checkout feature to embed its own Sparky chatbot inside ChatGPT and Google Gemini, after in-chatbot sales converted at one-third the rate
Eragon raises $12M to launch AI‑prompt OS enterprise
Eragon, a San Francisco startup, secured $12 million at a $100 million valuation to launch an AI‑driven operating system that replaces traditional enterprise software interfaces with natural‑language
Nvidia's DLSS 5 sparks gamer backlash over AI-altered faces
Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5, a generative AI graphics tool that rewrites game lighting and character faces in real-time, sparking fierce gamer backlash that labeled demos 'AI slop.' CEO Jensen Huang pushed
Mistral unveils Forge for custom enterprise LLMs
Mistral unveiled its Forge platform at Nvidia GTC, letting enterprises and governments train custom large language models from scratch on proprietary data, a move tied to its $1 billion‑plus annual re
Nvidia CEO Calls DLSS 5 Critics 'Completely Wrong'
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang defended the company's DLSS 5 AI upscaler at GTC 2026, dismissing critics as completely wrong and emphasizing that artistic control stays with developers.
Pentagon flags Anthropic as supply chain risk over AI
The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk, warning the AI firm could shut down its models if the government crossed its “red lines,” a claim Anthropic is now suing over. The clash underscores
Nvidia DLSS 5 called AI slop by Forbes, Digital Foundry
Nvidia touts DLSS 5 as a breakthrough AI‑driven photorealism for RTX 50‑series games, but reviewers from Forbes and Digital Foundry slam the implementation as underwhelming “AI slop,” while CEO Jensen
Officebanao raises $7.7M for AI-powered office design
Indian commercial interiors startup Officebanao raised $7.7 million in a new funding round led by Lightspeed, aiming to scale its AI-powered platform for office design and construction across 25 citie
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