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Google Deepmind pioneer David Silver departs to found AI startup, betting LLMs alone won't reach superintelligence

David Silver, one of the leading AI researchers at Google Deepmind, has left the company to launch the startup Ineffable Intelligence in London. Silver aims to use reinforcement learning to build an ...
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Perplexity signs $750 million deal with Microsoft

AI search startup Perplexity has inked a $750 million contract with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service. Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter, that the three-year deal gives ...
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Anthropic's Cowork gets plugins that turn Claude into a specialized assistant for knowledge workers

Anthropic has launched plugins for Cowork that turn Claude into a specialized assistant for sales, legal, finance, and other departments. Each plugin bundles skills, data connections, commands, and ...
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SpaceX eyes merger with xAI that would unite Grok, Starlink, and X under one roof

SpaceX is negotiating a merger with Elon Musk's AI company xAI ahead of a planned IPO, Reuters reports. The deal would bring SpaceX, Starlink satellites, the social media platform X, and the Grok ...
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Google appears to be preparing voice cloning for Gemini 3 Flash

Google is working on a feature that lets users clone their own voice in AI Studio. According to TestingCatalog, a hidden option called "Create Your Voice" shows up ...
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OpenAI's Prism combines LaTeX editor, reference manager, and GPT-5.2 in one tool

OpenAI has launched Prism, a free AI workspace for scientific writing. The tool runs on GPT-5.2 and combines a LaTeX editor, reference manager, and AI assistant in a cloud-based environment.
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Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft could invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI

OpenAI's latest funding round might hit peak circularity. According to The Information, the AI company is in talks with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon about investments totaling up to $60 billion.
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OpenAI planning IPO for late 2026, fears Anthropic might go public first

OpenAI is preparing for an IPO in the fourth quarter of 2026, the Wall Street Journal reports. The startup, valued at $500 billion, is holding informal talks with Wall Street banks and building out ...
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AI coding tools hurt learning unless you ask why, Anthropic study finds

According to an Anthropic study, software developers learning new programming skills with AI assistance perform worse on knowledge tests than a control group without AI, without saving any time in the ...
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UK government taps Anthropic AI to help citizens find jobs

The British government has chosen Anthropic to develop an AI assistant for the GOV.UK website. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) plans to use the system to help citizens ...
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AI in practice

Read full article about: Moltbook is a human-free Reddit clone where AI agents discuss cybersecurity and philosophy Moltbook might be the strangest corner of the internet right now. It's a ...
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Matthias Bastian

Read full article about: Google Deepmind opens Project Genie to US Gemini subscribers for real-time AI world generation Google Deepmind has made Project Genie publicly available. The experimental ...