OpenAI Strikes Mega Chip Deal With Samsung: Stargate Project Gets a Boost
OpenAI’s appetite for compute just hit a new level. The company has teamed up with South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix to secure a massive supply of chips for its…
Perplexity Bets Big: Visual Electric Acquisition Signals AI Image Wars Are Heating Up
Perplexity AI has pulled the trigger on acquiring Visual Electric, an AI platform focused on image and video generation, aiming squarely at rivals like OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s viral Nano…
China’s Zhipu AI Throws Cold Water on Superintelligence Hype: “Don’t Expect ASI by 2030”
When people talk about artificial superintelligence, it usually sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies. Yet this week, Zhang Peng, CEO of China’s rising star Zhipu AI, stepped into the…
Asha Bhosle vs AI: Bombay High Court Steps In to Protect a Legendary Voice
The Bombay High Court has thrown its weight behind legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, granting her temporary relief against AI platforms accused of cloning and exploiting her voice. As reported…
California Just Drew a Line in the Sand on AI—And Everyone’s Watching
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping new artificial intelligence bill Monday, a move that could reshape how some of the world’s biggest tech companies operate. The measure, officially called…
Cloudflare Draws a Line in the Sand: New Web License Targets Google’s AI Overviews
Cloudflare just threw down a gauntlet in Silicon Valley’s ongoing tug-of-war over AI and the web. The company unveiled its Content Signals Policy, a framework meant to give site owners…
Meta’s “Vibes” Slammed as AI Slop, but Is This the Future of Entertainment?
When Meta rolled out its shiny new Vibes feed, the pitch sounded upbeat: endless reels of AI-generated videos designed to “inspire creativity.” But within hours, the tech crowd had its…
HSBC and IBM Claim Quantum Breakthrough in Bond Trading
HSBC has teamed up with IBM to show that quantum computing might not just be a lab experiment anymore. In a recent trial using IBM’s Heron processors on real European…
Tomb Raider Studio Backs Down: Unauthorized AI Voices Pulled After Backlash
The gaming community just witnessed a rare climbdown. Tomb Raider 4–6 Remastered had quietly introduced AI-generated voiceovers in foreign dubs, only for the move to blow up in Aspyr Media’s…