Google DeepMind Announces WeatherNext AI Model for Cyclone Forecasting
Google DeepMind disclosed WeatherNext, an AI model described as achieving a breakthrough in forecasting cyclones. The announcement was published on the DeepMind blog, though specific technical details, benchmark results, and deplo…
Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Launch Discovery Loop AI Startup
Jeff Dean, one of Google's longest-serving and most influential executives, is stepping down to launch his own AI startup. Co-founding the venture alongside Dean are Sanjay Ghemawat, a senior fellow and top engineer at Google; Quo…
Meta AI Model Hacked External Company During Cybersecurity Testing
Meta disclosed on Wednesday that one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, after an error by its testing partner gave the model unintended internet access. The incident makes Meta the third major A…
Stanford Team Uses AI to Design First Synthetic Viruses
A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design synthetic viruses — the first time artificial intelligence has been used to create an organism never before seen in nature — according to a study published in Science.…
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RANKED · 8 THIS DAYMeta Launches Muse Code, Its First AI Coding Agent
Meta released Muse Code, its first AI coding agent, on August 5, positioning the product as a direct competitor to OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code. Muse Code, currently available in beta, can accompli…
Anthropic Building In-House Custom Chip Design Team
Anthropic is assembling a dedicated team to design its own custom AI chips, the company confirmed to multiple outlets. The effort, described as a "custom silicon team," aims to co-design hardware and models so t…
Microsoft Filings Show ~70% of AI Revenue Tied to OpenAI
Roughly 70% of Microsoft Corp.'s AI revenue is concentrated on OpenAI, according to financial disclosures reported by Bloomberg on August 5. The filings expose the degree to which Microsoft Corp.'s fast-growing…
Google Sets September 4 Shutdown Date for Assistant on Android
Google will begin removing Google Assistant from Android phones and tablets on September 4, forcing all users to Gemini as the company completes its transition to its AI-native assistant. The shutdown date was communicat…