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Plaud Unveils Note Pro: Next-Gen AI Notetaker With AMOLED Display AI hardware startup Plaud.ai has announced the release of its newest notetaking device, the Plaud Note Pro, bringing fresh innovation to the portable AI recorder market. Priced at $179 (or £169), the Note Pro is now open for pre-orders
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Protest at Microsoft HQ: Activists Occupy Brad Smith's Office in Cloud Contract Dispute On Monday, Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters went into lockdown after a group of activists entered Building 34 and staged a sit-in inside President Brad Smith’s office. The protesters, identifying as the “No Azure for
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Anthropic Settles Lawsuit With Authors Over AI Book Training AI research company Anthropic has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of fiction and non-fiction authors regarding its use of books to train large language models. The settlement, announced in a recent filing with the
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Meta Launches Major Pro-AI Super PAC to Shape California Policy Meta is making a bold move in the fast-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, committing tens of millions of dollars to launch a new super PAC in California. The group, named Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California, aims to back
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IBM and AMD Join Forces on Quantum-AI Hybrid Architecture After trailing in the generative AI race, IBM and AMD have announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation computing systems that blend quantum computing with advanced AI chips. This collaboration marks a significant move as both companies look to reposition themselves
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OpenAI Faces Lawsuit After ChatGPT Linked to Teen Tragedy A landmark lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI by the parents of Adam Raine, a sixteen-year-old who died by suicide after months of interacting with ChatGPT about his mental health and suicidal thoughts. This case has brought renewed scrutiny to the
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Gemini 2.5 Flash: Google’s New Leap in AI Image Editing Google is rolling out a powerful update to its Gemini chatbot with the introduction of the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model. This upgrade brings advanced, precise image editing to millions of users and developers, aiming to close
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NotebookLM Broadens Multilingual Capabilities with New Video and Audio Overview Support Google has announced a major update to NotebookLM, expanding its Video Overview and Audio Overview features to support 80 languages worldwide. This development means users can now generate visual and audio summaries in languages including French, German, Spanish, Japanese,
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Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Pro-AI Political Action Committees for 2026 Elections Silicon Valley is stepping up its political involvement ahead of the next US midterm elections by investing more than $100 million in a network of pro-AI political action committees (PACs). Major industry figures—including venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
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xAI Publishes Grok 2.5 Model on Open Source Platform Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has open sourced the Grok 2.5 language model, making its weights and code publicly available on Hugging Face. This release marks a significant step for the AI community, as the Grok series is
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OpenAI Issues Caution Over Unofficial Investment Channels OpenAI has released a new advisory urging potential investors to stay alert against unauthorized investment opportunities tied to its company shares, especially those involving special purpose vehicles (SPVs). These warnings come as the popularity of SPVs grows among investors seeking exposure to high-profile
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Meta Strikes Partnership with Midjourney to Boost AI Media Generation Meta has announced a new partnership with Midjourney, a leading AI startup known for its advanced image and video generation tools. The collaboration aims to bring Midjourney's innovative technology into Meta's future AI models and products,