AI

Sora turns prompts into clips starring beloved characters, but copyright concerns are rising as brands take note. Experts warn the AI video boom could spark lawsuits, while OpenAI says it aims to balance creativity with rights—and safeguards.

BigBear.ai is betting big on mergers and acquisitions to accelerate its AI push in defense, security, and logistics, backed by a hefty cash position and OB3 funding. As it hunts for scale against Palantir and C3.ai, the coming quarters could redefine its path to profitability.

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni are behind Phia, an AI shopping assistant dubbed the “Google Flights for Fashion.” The app is gaining rapid traction and backing, signaling a smarter, more affordable way to hunt style across thousands of shops.

AI coding tools are shifting from assistive helpers to autonomous teammates, quietly reshaping software development. In the Bay Area’s high-stakes race among labs and startups, human intuition—and a solid grasp of the fundamentals—still steers progress.

– A fully AI-generated character stirs a Hollywood firestorm, reigniting debates over creativity, consent, and the future of acting. As unions weigh in on digital likenesses, the industry faces a pivotal moment. – An AI-created rising star challenges the industry’s ideas of performance and ownership, with ethics and compensation already on the table. The conversation…

Hollywood confronts a turning point as an AI-generated avatar enters the spotlight, sparking a fierce debate over creativity, jobs, and the future of acting. Industry voices weigh the risks and promises of AI in cinema.

A cloud player in the AI era is turning heads with GPU-on-demand access and a close Nvidia partnership. With big bets on next-gen hardware and a surge in revenue momentum, CoreWeave is capturing investor attention even as it forges ahead on profitability. A look at how this AI infrastructure play is shaping the cloud race.

Introducing Xicoia: an AI talent studio poised to redefine digital stardom with hyperreal, emotionally intelligent personas. These aren’t static avatars—each character carries backstories, evolving voices, and platform-tuned interactions. Meet Tilly Norwood, the first AI persona drawing early attention, as a vast universe of characters begins to unfold across film, games, and beyond.

Huawei unveiled a bold open-source AI roadmap at Connect 2025, targeting year-end release of core tools, Mind kits, and foundation models. With CANN interface openness, UB OS integration, and PyTorch/vLLM compatibility, the move aims to boost community collaboration—even as licensing and governance details remain to be clarified. A new era for open AI development could…

Anthropic just unveiled Claude Sonnet 4.5, a new AI built for long-running, autonomous coding and smarter user interactions. Capable of handling tasks for up to 30 hours straight, it signals a bold shift in AI-powered development tools. As rivals race to outpace each other, Sonnet 4.5 could reshuffle how developers collaborate with machines.

A bold AI experiment in Sweden sparks a conversation about the real-world costs and benefits of replacing people with machines. When automation meets service quality and business value, the pivot back to human workers tells a nuanced tale about balance, trust, and the future of work. A candid look at how innovation, risk, and human…

An AI-generated actress sparks a Hollywood firestorm, fueling a heated debate over identity, creativity, and the future of performance. As industry voices weigh in on authenticity and representation, the boundaries between innovation and craft are pushed to the edge.

Red Lobster teams up with SoundHound AI to debut an AI-powered phone ordering system aimed at smoothing takeout and cutting wait times. The technology handles high call volumes, answers menu questions, and routes orders straight to the kitchen—with a live-agent option for a personal touch.

Huawei unveils a bold, multi-year push into AI and high-performance computing, introducing new Ascend chip generations, SuperPoDs, and open-source tools that could redefine how computing clusters scale. From the DeepSeek-R1 debut to Atlas SuperClusters and unprecedented NPU power, the roadmap points to a new era of open, scalable computing.

AI is reshaping the early-career job landscape, with young software engineers among those most affected. New findings suggest AI is handling more routine tasks, while seasoned professionals remain relatively insulated—at least for now. The study also distinguishes between AI that augments human work and AI that automates, hinting at a future where smart collaboration could…

Reid Hoffman unveils an audacious AI playbook: a coordinated, multi-platform setup fueled by premium subscriptions, spending over $650 a month to run AI agents across leading tools. A peek into how one of tech’s biggest names envisions AI reshaping research, education, and the future of work.

Cipher Mining is partnering with Fluidstack on a decade-long, high-performance computing colocation deal that could reshape AI infrastructure. Backed by a strategic investment from Google, the arrangement signals multi‑billion-dollar revenue potential and a bold push into a growing data-center footprint in Texas. A glimpse into a rapidly advancing frontier where big deployments and cutting-edge workloads…

From analysis to action, autonomous AI is redefining how work gets done. These systems follow standard procedures, handle routine tasks, and know when to escalate—learning from human decisions to boost efficiency across industries while keeping the human touch intact.

IREN is rolling out a sweeping AI cloud expansion, massively boosting its GPU fleet and diversifying its hardware mix across multiple campuses. The move targets a substantial revenue milestone by 2026 and signals a tightly integrated, scalable compute platform to meet rising demand. A strategic funding push underpins the upgrade, setting the stage for accelerated…

Groq, a rising player in AI chips, just secured a blockbuster funding round, signaling renewed investor faith in hardware breakthroughs for AI workloads. The fresh capital could accelerate innovation and expansion in a rapidly evolving AI computing landscape.

Alibaba is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a sweeping, multi-year plan to expand its AI models and cloud infrastructure. The bold push, including new international data centers and a full-stack AI approach, signals a fierce race to shape the next era of tech—and is already moving markets.