Google has introduced the Gemini 3.5 family, starting with Gemini 3.5 Flash, a faster AI model focused on coding and agentic workflows. The company says the model outperforms Gemini 3.1 Pro in complex software engineering and AI agent benchmarks.
A U.S. jury ruled in favor of OpenAI in Elon Musk’s lawsuit accusing the company of abandoning its nonprofit mission. The verdict removes a major obstacle to OpenAI’s potential IPO plans while intensifying the rivalry between Musk and Sam Altman.
Anthropic has acquired developer tooling startup Stainless to strengthen Claude’s integrations with APIs, tools, and external systems. The deal expands Anthropic’s push into agentic AI infrastructure and developer connectivity.
Google and Blackstone have formed a new AI infrastructure company focused on offering cloud access to Google’s TPU chips. The venture aims to expand alternatives to Nvidia-powered AI infrastructure with $5 billion in initial funding.
KPMG has formed a global alliance with Anthropic to deploy Claude across its Digital Gateway platform and workforce of more than 276,000 employees.
Cursor has released Composer 2.5, an upgraded AI coding model built on Moonshot’s Kimi K2.5 checkpoint. The company says the model improves long-running coding workflows, instruction following, and reinforcement learning techniques for software engineering tasks.
Meta is moving thousands of employees into AI-focused teams while cutting 10% of its workforce as part of a broader organizational overhaul. The restructuring comes as new labor data shows AI-exposed occupations across the U.S. continue to lose jobs.
Amazon has introduced Alexa Podcasts, a feature that generates custom AI-powered podcast episodes on demand through Alexa+. The tool transforms news, educational topics, and personal interests into conversational audio content tailored to users.
Anthropic is reportedly preparing to brief the Financial Stability Board on cyber vulnerabilities identified by its Mythos AI model.
Accenture has expanded its collaboration with Stellantis and Nvidia to build AI-powered digital twins for automotive manufacturing.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has warned that growing dependence on AI-generated answers could weaken critical thinking and human curiosity. Researchers and academics say AI tools can aid learning, but overreliance risks reducing cognitive engagement and long-term knowledge development.
xAI has launched Grok Build, a coding agent and command-line tool aimed at professional software development workflows. The early beta release targets competitors such as Anthropic’s Claude Code as xAI pushes deeper into the AI coding market.
OpenAI has launched personal finance tools for ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S., allowing account connections through Plaid for spending analysis, portfolio tracking, and financial planning.
More than 45,000 Samsung workers are threatening an 18-day strike over bonus disparities tied to the AI chip boom. The dispute risks disrupting global semiconductor supply chains and deepening tensions inside Samsung’s chip business.
Anthropic and PwC have expanded their strategic partnership to deploy Claude across PwC’s global workforce and enterprise clients. The alliance focuses on AI agents, finance transformation, and enterprise automation across regulated industries.