AI empowers teenage founders to build startups worldwide, reducing development costs and skill thresholds, and enabling revenue and funding even before graduation.
“The Reunion Journey” is China’s first fully AI-generated animated film, showcasing advanced AI rendering and reducing production time from years to one year.
Researchers in Estonia developed an AI system that helps radiologists detect kidney cancer faster using CT scans. Clinical testing showed significant time savings without reducing accuracy.
Chinese generative AI startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI have disclosed their financials ahead of potential Hong Kong listings, highlighting modest revenues and mounting losses compared with U.S. peers.
Artificial intelligence has become a major factor behind U.S. job cuts in 2025, with companies citing automation and efficiency gains as reasons for workforce reductions. More than 55,000 layoffs this year have been directly attributed to AI adoption.
Meta is developing new image, video, and text AI models under its superintelligence lab, targeting a release in the first half of 2026.
OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $100 billion in new funding, a deal that could value the ChatGPT maker as high as $830 billion. The discussions reflect rising capital needs as AI development and infrastructure costs accelerate.
Biohacker Bryan Johnson argues artificial intelligence and experimental medicine could enable functional human immortality within 15 years, despite major unresolved risks.
The House approved the SPEED Act to speed federal permits for AI infrastructure, tightening environmental review timelines as lawmakers debate energy, data centers, and competitiveness.
OpenAI and Anthropic are rolling out new safety measures aimed at protecting teenage users as AI chatbots become more embedded in education and social life. The updates focus on age-appropriate interactions, parental oversight, and stricter content controls.
ChatGPT crossed $3 billion in lifetime mobile consumer spending, with most revenue generated in 2025, outpacing TikTok and major streaming apps.
ChatGPT now features an app directory across iOS, Android, and web, allowing users to connect apps for productivity, lifestyle, and entertainment while exploring new AI-powered workflows.
Visa said it successfully completed hundreds of AI-driven transactions in a pilot program testing agent-based payments. The effort reflects a broader push across fintech to let AI agents handle purchases on behalf of consumers.
Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable raised $330 million in Series B funding at a $6.6 billion valuation, reflecting rapid growth driven by AI-powered app development.
Luma unveiled Ray3 Modify, an AI video model that edits existing footage using character references and frame guidance while preserving motion and performance.