Apple is working on Manzano, a new image model designed to handle both image understanding and image generation. This dual capability is a technical hurdle that has kept most open-source models a step ...

Physicist David Deutsch argues that you can't test for AGI the way you test a piece of software. Instead, what sets humans apart is that they have their own history, shaped by choosing what matters to ...

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has given preliminary approval to the $1.5 billion settlement in the copyright lawsuit between a group of authors and AI company Anthropic, as described below. Alsup ...

Suno has launched its latest music model, v5, for Pro and Premier subscribers. The company says v5 delivers more realistic vocals, improved sound quality, and greater creative control. Suno claims the ...

Notion has responded to security concerns about its AI agents (see below). To counter prompt injection attacks—hidden manipulations in user inputs or uploaded files—Notion has upgraded its internal ...

Google is putting ads directly inside its AI-generated search answers, marking a major shift from search middleman to content provider. The move could reshape the digital advertising landscape. Now, ...

OpenAI has rolled out a new "Developer Mode" for ChatGPT, giving Plus and Pro users on the web full access to MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, including both read and write functions. Ad The beta ...

Microsoft plans to bring Anthropic's Claude models to Office 365, according to a report from The Information. The Claude models will be integrated into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook—running ...

According to ByteDance, Seedream 4.0 is over ten times faster than Seedream 3.0. The model supports reference images, native control signals, and multi-image workflows. Users can generate images up to ...

Google is now reframing its earlier claim that "the open web is already in rapid decline." After the phrase made headlines in a legal filing defending its ad business from a possible breakup (see ...

Microsoft has added a new audio mode to Copilot, powered by its MAI-Voice-1 model. Users can choose from three modes: Emotive Mode for expressive, free-form delivery; Story Mode for storytelling with ...

Stable Audio 2.5 is the latest audio generation model from Stability AI, this time built for professional sound production. The company says the model is meant to help creative teams generate ...