The Trump administration launched the U.S. Tech Force, a 1,000-person engineering corps to support AI and other tech projects across federal agencies.
Zoom introduced AI Companion 3.0, a federated AI solution integrating internal and third-party models to streamline meetings, documents, and personal workflows. The update adds agentic AI features, a web interface, and enhanced productivity tools.
First Voyage raised $2.5 million to expand Momo Self Care, an AI companion app that helps users build habits through a digital pet interface.
Nvidia is reportedly planning to increase production of its H200 AI training chips following approval to sell them in China.
Amazon pauses AI-powered Fallout recap on Prime Video after fans highlight mistakes, underscoring risks of generative AI in content summarization.
Amazon launched Ask this Book, an AI-powered Kindle feature that lets readers ask contextual questions about a book without leaving the page.
Thrive Capital appointed former Palantir executive Jim Siders as CEO of Shield Technology Partners, its AI-focused IT services platform.
Berlin-based startup Mirelo raised $41 million to develop AI models that generate synchronized sound effects for AI-created video content.
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.