Microsoft blocks the Israeli military from some cloud and AI services

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is blocking the Israeli military’s access to cloud and AI services that have been used in the mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith announced the decision in an internal memo to employees on Th…

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Spotify is doing more to address AI 'slop' on its platform

Andre Revilla / engadget - Spotify has announced a set of policy changes surrounding AI-generated music and spam on its streaming platform. The company is helping to develop an industry standard for AI disclosure in music credits, alongside DDEX. It will be strengthening its approa…

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xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets in new lawsuit

Karissa Bell / engadget - Elon Musk's xAI is suing OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker has stolen its trade secrets. The lawsuit comes after the company recently sued a former employee, Xuechen Li, for allegedly stealing confidential information from the company before taking …

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Databricks will bake OpenAI models into its products in $100M bet to spur enterprise adoption

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Databricks is on the hook to pay at least $100 million to OpenAI in this deal, even if customer usage falls short. It's a bet, but one that Databricks has already hedged.

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Unlimited power: OpenAI plans trillion-dollar data center network to power AI growth

techspot - This week, company executives gave reporters a tour of a massive site near Abilene, Texas, about 180 miles west of Dallas. They said the facility represents the first of many planned locations. Once empty brushland, the 1,100-acre development now contains…

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Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic's AI into Copilot, marking another step towards the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.

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OpenAI to build five more Stargate data centers in the US with Oracle and SoftBank

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - OpenAI today announced plans to build five new data center sites in the U.S. as part of its Stargate initiative. Launched in January, Stargate is intended to provide the artificial intelligence provider with 10 gigawatts’ worth of computing infrastructure…

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MLB will use robot umpires beginning next season

Mia Sato / theverge - Major League Baseball will use so-called robot umpires at home plate beginning in 2026, the league announced today. The system has been tested in minor league games (as explained in this video, included below), spring training, and events like the 2025 Al…

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AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable

Jason Koebler / 404media - AI slop is taking over workplaces. Workers said that they thought of their colleagues who filed low-quality AI work as "less creative, capable, and reliable than they did before receiving the output."

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Google Photos expands conversational editing to more Android phones

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - After launching on Pixel 10 devices, the Google Photos feature that allows users to edit images by describing the changes they want to make is now coming to other Android phones. Google announced that the Gemini-powered conversational editing capabilities…

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GoPro launches MAX2 360 with true 8K, new LIT HERO 4K camera, and Fluid Pro AI gimbal

Wayne Williams / betanews - GoPro has unveiled three new products in its camera ecosystem, each aimed at a different type of content creator. These products are MAX2, a 360 camera with true 8K resolution and twist-off replaceable lenses, LIT HERO, a miniature lifestyle camera with a…

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Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Users can expect more personalization, a redesigned Apps tab, new Play Games experience, and other features that leverage Gemini AI.

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After India, OpenAI launches its affordable ChatGPT Go plan in Indonesia

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Go in Indonesia to compete with Google AI Plus plan.

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Facebook adds an AI assistant to its dating app

Anna Washenko / engadget - Facebook Dating has added two new AI tools, because clearly a large language model is what the search for love and companionship has been missing all this time. The social media platform introduced a chatbot called dating assistant that can help find pros…

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Google DeepMind expands frontier AI safety framework to counter manipulation and shutdown risks

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind lab today rolled out the third version of its Frontier Safety Framework to strengthen oversight of powerful artificial intelligence systems that could pose risks if left unchecked. The third iteration of the framework intro…

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Google’s Gemini Assistant is Coming to Google TV

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is starting to roll out its Gemini assistant to select smart TVs running its Google TV platform.The post Google’s Gemini Assistant is Coming to Google TV appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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Mycroft raises $3.5 million USD to deliver “Goldilocks” security for startups

Josh Scott / betakit - Ex-PartnerStack leaders want to give SaaS companies enterprise-grade security without the overhead.The post Mycroft raises $3.5 million USD to deliver “Goldilocks” security for startups first appeared on BetaKit.

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Sumo Logic brings agentic AI to the enterprise security stack

Ian Barker / betanews - Enterprises face a growing volume and complexity of cyber threats which means security teams struggle with alert fatigue and managing a spread of tools. Sumo Logic is launching a new agent-powered security operations tool to help automate routine tasks, s…

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