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In brief Users can easily bypass age checks and generate explicit content with minimal input. xAI’s tool violates its policies banning pornographic depictions of real people. Over 34 million images have been created, raising major legal and ethical concerns. An AI video tool from Elon Musk’s xAI is producing nude deepfakes of celebrities—including Taylor Swift—with…
In brief OpenAI open-sourced two mega-models under Apache 2.0, shattering licensing limits The 120B-parameter model runs on a $17K GPU; 20B-parameter version works on high-end gaming cards Performance rivals GPT-4o-mini and o3—beats rivals in math, code, and medical benchmarks OpenAI released two open-weight language models Tuesday that deliver performance matching its commercial offerings while running…
In brief Google is launching Kaggle Gaming Arena with top AI models facing off in a live-streamed chess tournament. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others will compete in bracket-style matches judged by skill-based rankings. The tournament will test AI reasoning under pressure, with move logic and strategy revealed to the public. On Tuesday, Google will launch…
In brief Cloudflare accused Perplexity AI of using “stealth crawlers” to evade bans, rotating IP addresses and mimicking regular browsers to access blocked websites. Cloudflare delisted Perplexity from its verified bots program and deployed new technical defenses to catch and block deceptive scraping. Perplexity denies the claims, calling Cloudflare’s evidence a “sales pitch” and disputing…
In brief The agent uses a “Proof of Attribution” system to make its decisions transparent and fully auditable. Unlike most AI crypto tools, this agent won’t act unless its data sources are verified and traceable. The rollout starts in 60 days, aiming to make AI in crypto safer, and trustworthy. While most crypto bots rush…
In brief Microsoft’s Edge Copilot Mode brings free, built-in AI to the masses—no waitlist, no extra app, just ask and it answers. Comet and Dia promise supercharged assistants, deep automation, and privacy—if you can stomach the price (or score an invite). Opera and soon Neon bet on local AI and wild multitasking, while OpenAI’s rumored…
In brief 17-year-old Nathan Smith made ChatGPT help him pick micro stocks and documented his open-source AI experiment on Substack and GitHub. Wall Street firms are quietly rolling out their own AI copilots, but experts warn: bots are fast, but not always wise. Generally speaking, AI agents and chatbots are better at fundamental analysis than…
In brief Showrunner users can create full episodes with prompts or photos, and share content on platforms like YouTube. Founder Edward Saatchi told Decrypt the company is in talks with studios, with plans to build purpose-trained models around official storyworlds. The startup is backed by Amazon’s Alexa Fund, though investment terms remain undisclosed. A startup…
In brief Meta is pouring billions into AI, aiming to build “personal superintelligence” for users. The company launched Superintelligence Labs and is racing to train massive next-gen AI models. So far, AI mostly powers ads and engagement, raising questions about Meta’s real endgame. Meta is investing billions in AI infrastructure and intensifying efforts to recruit…
In brief Nathan Smith’s ChatGPT-powered micro-cap bot is up 23.8% in four weeks—blowing past the Russell 200 and pro stock pickers. Unlike viral AI trading claims, Smith’s experiment is fully documented, open-source, and ready for anyone to try. Wall Street’s bots watch their backs: Smith’s journey from rural high schooler to finance prodigy is just…
