EU sets AI compliance rules for high-risk and foundation models
Under the AI Act, firms must evaluate their models, test for potential threats, report serious incidents, and ensure cybersecurity protections
New ChatGPT agent can book, search, and plan across apps
The agent uses a virtual computer and can work with tools that browse the web and access user-connected apps like Gmail and GitHub
Microsoft trains AI on past data to aid nuclear licensing process
The project uses AI to generate engineering and safety reports needed for construction permits and operating licenses
Meta to spend hundreds of billions on AI data centers
Zuckerberg says the company’s advertising business provides the financial strength needed to support this investment
Google expands Veo 3 AI video tool access to Pakistan and 150+ countries
Photo-to-video feature enables users to create sound-enabled clips from images
Tesla vehicles to get Grok AI assistant next week, says Musk
Grok is expected to function as a voice assistant, helping with tasks such as navigation, adjusting car settings, and answering user questions
AI slows down experienced software developers in familiar tasks, study finds
Developers expected AI tools to reduce task time by 24%, but study shows a 19% increase in completion time; developers still estimated a 20% reduction despite the slowdown
OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
The browser aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web
U.S. agencies evaluate censorship in Chinese language models
Agencies use standard questions in Chinese and English to assess how closely AI model responses follow Beijing’s talking points
Perplexity launches AI powered Comet browser to challenge Google Chrome
Comet allows users to ask questions, perform tasks, and conduct research through a single interface
Grok removes posts after backlash over antisemitic content
Grok says in a statement that it was aware of the recent posts and was actively removing the inappropriate content
Google focuses AI spending on technical infrastructure
The company believes it is more important to invest now than to risk falling behind, says head of AI and emerging tech policy
IBM launches new Power11 chips to support AI in data centers
Power11 systems offer reliability and security, with no planned update downtime and 30 seconds of unplanned downtime per year
Huawei denies claims that its Pangu Pro Moe model copied Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5
Alibaba’s Qwen focuses on consumer applications like chatbots, while Huawei’s Pangu models serve government, finance, and manufacturing
EU delays AI code of practice rollout to end of 2025
The delay comes as tech firms and several EU governments ask for more time to adjust to the upcoming regulations