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Meta bets on AI agent Muse to catch up in AI race

Meta is making another push to bring artificial intelligence to the masses with Muse, a personal assistant it says can put AI in the hands of virtually anyone. The product is the latest step in a multi-billion-dollar strategy overhaul designed to revitalize the company's ailing position in the AI race and help it catch up […]

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AI power users claim Anthropic duped them with subscriptions, and they’re taking it to court

Anthropic says power users are key to its business - it's prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw. But some of these same customers say Anthropic misled them into believing they'd get more out of a top-tier pricing subscription than they did. In an expanded class action lawsuit filed […]

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Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments

Google DeepMind has unveiled an AI tool that its scientists claim could help unravel the mysteries of the human genome and transform our understanding of biology, accelerating scientific research and ultimately paving the way for new treatments for diseases. The platform, called AlphaGenome Atlas, contains a "predictive map of every possible DNA letter change in […]

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Microsoft breaks another patch Tuesday record

Engineers at Microsoft typically enjoy a quieter summer to take vacations and spend time with family, as is common at many companies. But this year, the season has been unusually busy for Windows and security engineers, thanks to new AI models that are discovering software vulnerabilities at a rapid pace. Sources tell me that Microsoft […]

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Adobe is trying to make its AI generators idiot-proof in Premiere

Adobe is overhauling how editors interact with AI in its Premiere professional video editing software. Its new Generative Media tool makes it easier to generate video, sound effects, music, and soundscapes without ever leaving the project timeline. The generators themselves aren't entirely new; the big change is how easily you can access them without breaking […]