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.
Retro introduces Splat, an AI-powered app transforming photos into coloring pages for children, enabling creativity without ads and offering print or digital options.
“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.
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.
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.
Amazon is rolling out AI-powered Greetings for Ring doorbells, allowing Alexa+ to manage deliveries, screen visitors, and take messages using video analysis.
Mozilla appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as CEO as Firefox faces new AI-driven browser competition and plans optional AI features and diversified revenue streams.
Google released Gemini 3 Flash, a new AI model designed to deliver frontier-level reasoning with significantly lower latency and cost. The model is rolling out across Google products, developer platforms, and enterprise services worldwide.