Ablation is an experimental method used to determine which parts of an AI system actually contribute to its results. Researchers remove a feature, module, data source, training objective, or architectural component while keeping the rest of the setup as consistent as possible. A meaningful drop in performance suggests that the removed element was useful; little change may indicate redundancy or an overstated contribution. Ablation studies are common in machine learning papers and product experiments because headline accuracy alone cannot show why a system works. Reliable conclusions require repeated runs, comparable compute budgets, suitable metrics, and awareness that components may interact rather than contribute independently.
A study by the University of Maryland and Microsoft found that Polish outperforms English and other major languages in long-context AI prompts, surprising researchers.
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser with ChatGPT integrated directly into its interface, blending AI assistance, search, and memory into everyday browsing.
Neobank Revolut has acquired Berlin-based AI travel agent start-up Swifty, integrating its conversational booking technology into Revolut’s loyalty and lifestyle platform for over 65 million users.
Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of the $12 billion AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, has joined Meta after previously rejecting what reports described as a $1.5 billion offer — a figure Meta has since called ‘inaccurate and ridiculous.’
Oracle has introduced an AI Agent Marketplace within its Fusion Applications suite, expanding AI Agent Studio and integrating top LLMs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others to accelerate enterprise AI transformation.
AI presentation startup Prezent has raised $30 million to acquire services companies and integrate domain expertise into its enterprise communication platform, beginning with Prezentium.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will deploy 50,000 AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs beginning in 2026, underscoring the growing competition to Nvidia in the global race for AI computing capacity.
OpenAI has announced a strategic partnership with Broadcom to design and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators, expanding its hardware ecosystem beyond Nvidia and AMD.
Google has unveiled Gemini Enterprise, a next-generation AI platform designed for business productivity and collaboration, positioning itself directly against Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s enterprise solutions in the race for workplace AI dominance.
Google Cloud and Figma have launched an expanded partnership to embed Google’s generative AI models – including Gemini 2.5 Flash and Imagen 4 – directly into Figma’s design tools, reducing latency and accelerating creative workflows.