Elon Musk affirms SpaceX plans a 2026 IPO, with commercial Starlink driving revenue and AI infrastructure influencing the timing of the public offering.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a unified federal AI regulatory framework aimed at preempting state-level rules. The order directs the Justice Department to challenge state AI laws and conditions federal funding on compliance.
Google launched a new virtual try-on feature that uses a selfie to generate a full-body digital model, enabling U.S. shoppers to preview clothing online.
Google released a major upgrade to its Gemini Deep Research agent, giving developers access to advanced autonomous research capabilities through the Interactions API. The company also introduced DeepSearchQA, a benchmark for evaluating multi-step web research agents.
Disney alleges Google trained and deployed AI models that generate infringing images of its characters, demanding immediate action to halt unauthorized use.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, a new model series designed to improve professional knowledge work with major gains in reasoning, coding, long-context analysis, and vision. The update brings enhanced performance to ChatGPT and the API across Instant, Thinking, and Pro variants.
Runway introduces GWM-1 world model and GWM-Robotics, GWM-Worlds, and GWM-Avatars applications, advancing AI simulations for robotics, training, and video generation.
OpenAI enhances AI cybersecurity capabilities with safeguards, trusted access programs, and collaborations to empower defenders and mitigate misuse risks.
DeepMind plans a U.K. AI lab using robotics for research on superconductors, semiconductors, and government AI deployments, expanding UK-US tech collaboration.
TIME Magazine selected the CEOs driving the global AI race as its 2025 Person of the Year, highlighting their impact on technology, policy, and geopolitics.
Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal allowing Sora to generate fan-inspired short videos featuring over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters.
Dozens of U.S. state attorneys general urged major AI companies to implement safeguards against harmful chatbot outputs, citing mental health risks.
Harness secures $240M to scale its AI DevOps agents, knowledge-graph automation, and global engineering teams as rising AI code volume intensifies demand for after-code testing, security, and deployment automation.
Opera launches Neon, a subscription AI browser with integrated chat, Cards for tasks, and deep research agents, joining other AI-first browsers like Comet and Dia.
OpenAI faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging ChatGPT reinforced a man’s violent delusions, contributing to the killing of his mother in Connecticut. The case marks the first time an AI platform has been accused of involvement in a murder.