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The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice
Tim Cook did alright by the environment — but AI could upend his climate legacy
As he steps down from his post as Apple CEO today, Tim Cook leaves behind a mostly positive environmental record. As far as billionaire tech moguls and the environment go, Cook will likely be remembered as one of the better ones - certainly far from the worst. But it will become harder for the company […]
Anthropic’s new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive
The rise of AI ‘civilizations’ and the fall of corporate responsibility
Depending on who you ask, developer platform Hugging Face was recently attacked by OpenAI - after it lost control of its own AI tools - or by a succession of AI "civilizations." Welcome to the linguistic battlefield of AI safety, where word choices can shift responsibility for a massive cybersecurity incident from a company to […]
Xanadu was waiting for agents
How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been?
There Is No AI
Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1
Claude Fable 5.1
Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence
Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design
How AI-native companies turn workflows into operating capability
Basis, Clay, and Exa Labs use AI agents to improve onboarding, account management, and developer integrations. See what enterprise leaders can apply.
ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data
Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab launch
John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers
John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own data. It uses their "field, machine and operational data" to answer questions on topics like equipment settings, fuel usage, or harvest timing. The […]
Google Pics is like Canva, but with even more AI
Google has a new suite of creative design tools for Workspace users called Google Pics, which aims to make editing and generating "professional-grade" AI images less cumbersome for businesses. Built around Gemini and the Nano Banana generative AI model, Google Pics is designed to give more granular control over prompt-based image making and manipulation, allowing […]
Sony’s new party speakers have more bass, more LEDs, and more connectivity
Sony announced three new tower-style party speakers that will now be the largest options in its ULT Power Sound lineup. The new ULT Tower Max, ULT Tower 7, and ULT Tower 5 all feature expanded connectivity including USB-C, RCA, and XLR ports for connecting to audio gear using physical cables. The new models also come […]
GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company
Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI
AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use
Keenable SELECT: an agent that searches the web in SQL
Fambot introduces an ‘AI chief of staff’ for families
State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations
现在还有人自己配主机跑本地大模型吗?
Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.
Nvidia’s DLSS 5, explained
Nvidia knows that DLSS 5 left a bad first impression. In March, many gamers took one look at Resident Evil Requiem protagonist Grace Ashcroft's DLSS 5-ified face and declared it AI slop. So this week, the company's re-introducing its controversial "neural rendering" with firm messaging about how it "preserves artistic intent," "respects the rendered frame," […]
Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower
Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a "real-time generative AI filter for video games" and "motion smoothing for video games, but worse." DLSS 5 will officially be available on RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs and through GeForce Now […]
EFF to Courts: Don't Rewrite Copyright over AI Hype
Healthcare organizations can now connect EHR and additional industry data to ChatGPT
ChatGPT can now connect to trusted healthcare data, helping clinicians securely access patient context, medical research, and more.