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Google's Gemini Hits 1 Billion Users—And They're Actually Using It Google announced that its Gemini AI assistant has reached 1 billion users, marking a major milestone in the AI adoption race. The company also revealed how people are putting the tool to work: 63% of
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OpenAI Launches New AI Cybersecurity Model as Attacks Surge OpenAI is ramping up its defense against AI-powered cyberattacks by expanding its Daybreak program and releasing a new AI model specifically trained to detect and stop hacking attempts. The move comes as criminals increasingly use artificial intelligence to launch more sophisticated
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Zoox and Uber Race Ahead: What the Autonomous Vehicle Boom Means for Your Business Amazon-backed Zoox is gearing up for its long-awaited public launch, while Uber continues building its autonomous vehicle empire. Both companies are moving aggressively to deploy self-driving technology at scale, signaling that robot taxis are no longer
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OpenAI Hits the Brakes on Astra Model Over Hacking Risks OpenAI announced it's slowing down development of its Astra model after the AI system reached what the company calls a "critical cybersecurity threshold." In plain terms: the model became capable of finding and executing cyberattacks on
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Cloudflare's New Browser Could Make AI Automation Cheaper for Your Business Cloudflare has launched Kitesurf, a cloud-based browser designed specifically for AI agents rather than human users. Unlike traditional browsers like Chrome, Kitesurf uses significantly less computing power to handle routine automation tasks—meaning developers can build AI
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Apple's Jony Ive Teams With OpenAI on Hockey Puck-Sized Smart Speaker Coming in 2027 OpenAI and legendary designer Jony Ive are building a new AI device shaped like a hockey puck—roughly the size of a doughnut—that works as a smart speaker without a screen. The battery-powered
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Venture Capital Is Banking on Creators to Reach Young Founders Lightspeed Venture Partners is making a major bet on creator-led investing. The firm is leaning heavily into partnerships with popular online personalities and content creators who can build trust with the next generation of startup founders. This strategy follows similar
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Powerful Open AI Models Are Racing Ahead—But Safety Standards Aren't Keeping Up A new SaferAI report has found that Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 model is approaching the capabilities of frontier AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude, but it's missing critical safety protections
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Design Arena Raises $7.9 Million to Teach AI Models What Humans Actually Want Design Arena, a platform that gathers human feedback on AI-generated designs, just closed a $7.9 million funding round. The platform is already being used by 5.3 million people worldwide to evaluate and improve designs
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The Robotaxi Race: Two Very Different Paths Emerging The robotaxi industry is splitting into two distinct camps with competing visions for the future. Some companies are betting on fully autonomous vehicles that require little to no human intervention, while others are taking a hybrid approach—combining AI automation with human
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OpenAI CEO Pitches ChatGPT as a Parenting Tool—Here's What Small Business Owners Should Know Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently highlighted what he sees as a practical use case for ChatGPT: helping parents navigate the challenges of raising kids. While Altman presented this as an exciting application,
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AI Just Leveled the Playing Field—But Success Still Takes More Than Youth Silicon Valley has long celebrated young founders as the next big thing. But a new reality is emerging: AI tools are democratizing startup creation so much that age matters less than execution. Tools that once required a
