Instacart will stop AI-powered pricing experiments on its platform following scrutiny from lawmakers and a Consumer Reports study highlighting price variations for identical items.
Alphabet announced plans to acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion, aiming to expand data center capacity and accelerate energy innovation. The acquisition includes in-development projects and Intersect’s technical team.
Retro introduces Splat, an AI-powered app transforming photos into coloring pages for children, enabling creativity without ads and offering print or digital options.
Biren Technology aims to raise HK$4.85 billion in its Hong Kong IPO, targeting AI chip development and intelligent computing growth amid strong investor interest.
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.