Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI partners with Chip Ganassi Racing in first motorsports collaboration

The partnership aims to integrate OpenAI’s AI technology into Ganassi’s operations, boosting on-track performance and front-office efficiency

Amazon launches Alexa+ to upgrade voice assistant with generative AI

Alexa+ will be free for Amazon Prime members and cost $19.99 per month for non-Prime users

Alibaba releases Wan 2.1 as open-source AI rival to DeepSeek, Sora

The company also announces plans to invest $52 billion over the next three years to strengthen its AI and cloud computing infrastructure

Alibaba to open-source video and image-generating AI model Wan 2.1

The move follows the recent launch of open-source AI models by DeepSeek, which have gained global attention for their performance

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough continues with accelerated R2 launch

The company aims for R2 to improve coding capabilities and expand beyond English-language reasoning

Qatar signs deal with Scale AI to use AI to boost government services

The deal allows Qatar's government to adopt tools such as predictive analytics, automation and advanced data analysis

Alibaba to invest $52.4 billion in AI and cloud computing over three years

Alibaba's planned investment surpasses its total spending on AI and cloud computing over the past decade

OpenAI bans accounts tied to China and North Korea for malicious AI activity

Authoritarian regimes try to leverage AI against the U.S. and their own people and uses AI tools to detect such operations, says OpenAI

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launches AI startup with former OpenAI team

Thinking Machines Lab aims to develop AI systems that integrate human values and expand AI applications beyond competitors

Elon Musk’s xAI rolls out Grok-3 to Premium+ subscribers on X

Grok-3 aims to compete with AI giants like the Chinese firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet's Google

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai praises China’s DeepSeek AI

Alphabet remains a leading player in AI but recognized that other companies, including DeepSeek, are making significant progress, says Pichai

Adobe launches Firefly Video AI to compete with OpenAI and Runway

Adobe offers 20 clips for $9.99 and 70 for $29.99, while OpenAI charges $20 for 50 lower-resolution videos and $200 for longer, high-resolution content

Taiwan bans government use of DeepSeek AI over security risks

The decision strengthens last week’s directive, which only advised against its use without explicitly prohibiting it

OpenAI launches ‘deep research’ AI tool for complex web analysis

This marks OpenAI’s second AI agent launch this year, following "Operator" in January, which assists with tasks like creating to-do lists and vacation planning

Microsoft, Meta push high-cost AI despite DeepSeek’s low-cost alternative

Microsoft spends $80 billion and Meta $65 billion in AI, but DeepSeek develops its model with $6 million