Zoom Launches AI Companion 3.0 for Intelligent Workflows
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...
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.2 for Advanced Professional Work
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...
Disney and OpenAI Launch Generative AI Video Partnership
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.
Connecticut Murder-Suicide Sparks Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over ChatGPT
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...
Adobe Brings Photoshop, Express and Acrobat to ChatGPT
Adobe has integrated Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT, allowing users to edit images, design content and manage PDFs through conversational instructions.
Google Tests AI-Powered Article Overviews on Google News
Google launches a pilot program adding AI-powered article overviews to Google News, partnering with global publishers and experimenting with audio briefings and contextual links.
Google Unveils Titans Architecture For Extreme Long-Context AI
Google introduced the Titans architecture and the MIRAS framework to enable AI models to handle massive contexts and update their internal memory while running, improving performance...
Meta AI Partners With News Publishers for Real-Time Coverage
Meta has signed agreements with major news publishers to provide real-time global and entertainment news through Meta AI, its AI chatbot, enhancing user access to timely...
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Investor and Global Partner of Perplexity
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken an equity stake in Perplexity and will serve as a global partner, marking one of the most high-profile collaborations between elite sports...
OpenAI Acquires Polish-Origin Startup Neptune to Enhance AI Training
OpenAI buys Neptune for under $400 million in stock, gaining advanced AI model tracking tools and strengthening capabilities in large-scale AI development.
EU Takes on Meta: WhatsApp AI Rules Spark Antitrust Investigation
The European Commission investigates Meta over AI restrictions in WhatsApp, raising concerns about competition and access for third-party AI providers.
OpenAI Tries “Confessions” Feature to Help AIs Admit Their Mistakes
OpenAI introduces an experimental “confessions” system that rewards honest self-reporting of mistakes in GPT-5 Thinking models, aiming to improve AI safety and visibility of failures.