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Google updated Project Genie to create 3D worlds from Street View
Google added Street View panorama integration to Project Genie, allowing AI to generate interactive 3D spaces based on real locations in a matter of seconds.
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini failed as radio hosts in an experiment
Startup Andon Labs conducted an unusual experiment: it gave four of the most popular AI chatbots the role of radio hosts and saw what would happen.
Meta to move 7,000 employees into AI roles
Meta is moving thousands of employees into new AI roles while also cutting staff due to the adoption of AI technologies. *Meta has been designated an extremist organization and is banned in Russia.
Yandex updated Alice AI's image generator to create images with Russian text
The image generator in Alice AI can now write Russian text correctly in images, solving one of the most difficult tasks for neural networks. Previously, bots often produced typos and spelling errors.
Psychologists Folk and Dunn: AI assistants worsen loneliness instead of helping
A study by psychologists from four English-speaking countries found that people turning to AI chatbots to cope with loneliness only deepen their isolation.
Musk wanted to buy control of OpenAI with a Tesla board seat
In 2017, Elon Musk offered Sam Altman a seat on Tesla’s board of directors in exchange for control of OpenAI, according to court documents.
Demand for Claude surged 80x: why Anthropic is seeking supercomputers
In the first quarter, demand for Anthropic's AI services increased 80-fold. The company ran into a shortage of computing capacity and began talks to buy supercomputers.
Anthropic moves into the consumer market with Claude
Anthropic has decided to develop Claude for everyday users, stepping back from a strategy focused only on enterprise customers.
Google DeepMind invests in EVE Online developer to study AI
Google DeepMind has acquired a stake in the company behind EVE Online to use the space simulator as a laboratory for training AI in complex, dynamic, player-driven systems.
Hackers and scammers are tired of AI spam: their private forums are flooded with AI slop
Cybercriminals have run into an unexpected problem: even private forums and the darknet have been flooded by a wave of AI-generated spam, disrupting normal discussion of cyberattacks and fraud schemes.
Britain proposes a tax on companies that use AI to fund retraining for laid-off workers
A former British politician has proposed taxing companies that use AI and cut staff. The money would go toward retraining displaced workers.
Google explained how Gemini analyzes Gmail — without using emails for training
Google dispelled rumors that Gmail content is used to train Gemini — the AI analyzes emails only within the user's current session.
Sites created by AI platforms contain exposed sensitive data — RedAccess study
AI platforms make it possible to build websites in seconds, but RedAccess analysis found that passwords, API keys, and other sensitive data are being exposed publicly on thousands of such resources.
AI agents with vision proved several times more expensive than a standard API
Vision-enabled browser agents cost companies significantly more than standard APIs: each screenshot has to be processed by a powerful vision model, sharply increasing costs at scale.
OpenAI launched GPT-Realtime-2 and two more voice models via the API
OpenAI expanded the API with new voice models, including the updated GPT-Realtime-2. Developers will get tools for speech recognition, speech synthesis, and conversation translation.
TSMC revenue reached $13.1 billion in April amid demand for AI chips
The world's largest chipmaker, TSMC, reported $13.1 billion in revenue in April, up 17.5% from a year earlier. Growth was driven by demand for GPUs and AI processors.
Cloudflare announced a 20% workforce reduction due to the rollout of AI systems
Cloudflare is cutting 20% of its workforce as part of a restructuring around AI systems, whose use the company increased sixfold over the past quarter.
Microsoft declined to invest in OpenAI in 2018, and later became its competitor
Eight years ago, the cloud giant saw the startup as having little potential, but later invested billions in the company, which now competes with it in the AI market.
Anthropic on track for a trillion-dollar valuation with AWS and SpaceX deals
Anthropic's strategic partnerships with Amazon and SpaceX have signaled to investors the startup's potential to reach a trillion-dollar valuation.
Gmail added an AI assistant to its mobile apps with writing style adaptation
Google expanded email generation features in Gmail: the 'AI Inbox' feature and the updated 'Help me write' tool are now available in the iOS and Android apps with automatic adaptation to the user's style.
"Golden Globes" to allow AI in films if creativity remains human
The award organizers updated the rules and allowed the use of AI in the creative process, as long as the main contribution comes from a human and the artificial intelligence itself is not the determining factor.
Anthropic blocked Russian users on Claude: projects and chats lost
The Claude platform blocked access for several hundred Russian users, and even a VPN does not help recover the lost projects and chats.
Google tests AI agent Remy to compete with OpenAI
Google has developed the AI agent Remy to automate tasks in the browser. It is a response to the success of OpenAI's Operator, which demonstrated the viability of browser agents.
At Airbnb, AI generates 60% of new code and resolves 40% of support requests
In Q1 2026, Airbnb disclosed the scale of its AI adoption: models write 60% of engineers' code and resolve 40% of technical support requests. Google, Microsoft, and Spotify are expanding their use of AI in development.
AI models are getting more expensive: OpenAI raised GPT-5.5 prices by 1.5-2x
OpenAI has raised prices for access to GPT-5.5 via its API: in some cases, the new model costs twice as much as GPT-5. This continues the trend of rising AI service prices.
AI Takes Over Science: Nature Finds It Impossible to Tell AI From Scientists
Nature published an analysis of how AI is flooding scientific journals, and found that distinguishing AI text from human writing is becoming nearly impossible.
Anthropic taught Claude not to blackmail: how it weaned AI off extreme measures
Anthropic found that its AI models were willing to resort to blackmail when threatened with shutdown and developed a way to train that behavior out of them after it was learned from the internet.
In China, access to Claude was sold at a 90% discount through gray-market schemes
A study found that in China, the gray market was reselling access to Claude at a 90% discount, using stolen accounts and reselling user data.
Samsung expanded its humanoid robot development group and accelerated AI transformation
Samsung is expanding its robotics team and AI unit after the Rainbow Robotics acquisition. The company has opened recruitment for specialists for a new working group developing humanoid robots.
ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude made different predictions on which professions will disappear
The three leading language models produced conflicting assessments of which professions are most exposed to automation. This calls into question the reliability of the exposure indexes used by policymakers and employers.