DeepSeek aids China’s military and evaded export controls, US official says
Among the allegations, the official says DeepSeek is sharing user information and statistics with Beijing's surveillance apparatus
BBC warns Perplexity to stop using its content or face legal action
BBC demands Perplexity stop scraping its content, delete training data, and propose financial compensation
Honda to use Helm.ai’s multi-camera vision system in EVs for hands-free driving
Helm.ai Vision uses images from multiple cameras to generate a bird’s-eye view of urban environments to support vehicle control
Apple aims to cut chip design time with AI tools
Apple finds advanced tools from design software firms key to chip development, says SVP hardware technologies
Meta offers $100 million bonuses to recruit OpenAI talent, says Altman
OpenAI CEO says that none of the company’s top employees had accepted the offers so far.
Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $4.3 billion in equity funding
The company faces rising expenses linked to hardware, computing power, and skilled staff
Adobe adds social media-ready AI image generation to phones
The app is now available on iOS and Android and includes Adobe’s own AI model along with Ideogram, Luma AI, Pika, and Runway
Alibaba releases Qwen3 AI models for Apple’s MLX framework
The MLX framework is intended to help developers easily train and run AI models across Apple’s product line
Reddit rolls out AI tools to boost ad engagement
Reddit's update comes after WPP Media lowered its global ad growth forecast from 7.7% to 6%, citing changes in U.S. trade policy
Nvidia’s push for sovereign AI gains traction in Europe
Huang says Nvidia will invest heavily in the region but urges Europe to move quickly to build its AI capabilities
Barbie maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI for AI-powered toys
The company will also use ChatGPT in its business operations to support product development and improve internal processes
Nvidia and Perplexity partner to support local AI firms in Europe and Middle East
Nvidia will support AI model makers in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden to build models in local languages
Nvidia CEO says UK lacks AI infrastructure despite strong research base
Huang praises UK’s AI ecosystem, pointing to its top universities and growing startups but notes it lacks its own advanced AI infrastructure
Meta plans AI-powered ad creation and targeting by end of next year
Meta’s planned AI system lets brands submit a product image and budget, then generates full ad with targeting and budget recommendations
DeepSeek R1 update narrows gap with OpenAI and Google in AI performance
The updated version improves reasoning depth, inference capabilities and enhancing performance on complex tasks