Meta unveils its Oakley smart glasses
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - After months of rumors, Meta has officially announced its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley.
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Meta Shifts from Buying to Betting Billions on AI
Meta is retooling its strategy in the AI race, abandoning a planned superintelligence acquisition in favor of aggressively recruiting top talent and investing billions. With industry rivals like OpenAI delivering sharp critiques, Meta’s bold pivot underscores its commitment to not only catch up but also lead in next-generation AI innovation.
Back to Top / Friday, June 20, 2025, 6:20 am / permalink 8460 / 6 stories in 8 months
Google Using YouTube Videos to Train Gemini, Veo 3 AI
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Google is training its Gemini and Veo 3 AI models using YouTube videos, raising questions about content consent, copyright, and AI model transparency.The post Google Using YouTube Videos to Train Gemini, Veo 3 AI first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
Back to Top / Thursday, June 19, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 8418 / 3 stories in 8 months
Midjourney’s New AI Video Generator Launches Directly into Disney Lawsuit
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Midjourney launches its V1 AI video generator, offering an affordable creative tool to millions, but its debut is immediately challenged by a massive copyright lawsuit from Disney and Universal that could reshape the future of generative AI.The post Midjo…
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Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures
tomshardware - Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is rapidly burning through cash — spending $1 billion a month and projecting $13 billion in losses for 2025 — as it races to build massive AI infrastructure and catch up with rivals.
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Apple Considers Using Generative AI for Faster Apple Silicon Design
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Apple is investigating generative AI to accelerate its custom chip design, according to remarks by hardware chief Johny Srouji last month.Srouji outlined the company's interest in AI-assisted chip design during a speech in Belgium, where he received an aw…
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Microsoft to axe ‘thousands’ of its sales staff, Bloomberg reports
Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - More job cuts are expected at Microsoft, which announced layoffs affecting 6,000 just last month.Read more: Microsoft to axe ‘thousands’ of its sales staff, Bloomberg reports
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Report: Meta targets former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to boost its AI research efforts
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly looking to expand its artificial intelligence team with yet another high-profile tech industry luminary: former GitHub Chief Executive Nat Friedman. The parent company of Facebook is also said to be angling to bring aboar…
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Microsoft Plans to Cut Thousands More Employees
Sebastian Herrera / wsj - A new round of workforce cuts at Microsoft comes as the company makes a costly push into AI.
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AI startup Tennr raises $101M to revolutionize patient referrals
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Healthcare document intelligence-focused startup Tennr Inc. today announced it raised $101 million in a funding round to fix what’s wrong with patient referrals. The Series C investment was led by IVP with participation from existing backers Andreessen Ho…
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Elon Musk’s xAI Is Reportedly Burning Through $1 Billion a Month
Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - Musk's new AI business is a cash-hungry monster.
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Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1
Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by on…
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Google’s frighteningly good Veo 3 AI videos to be integrated with YouTube Shorts
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - YouTube Shorts and Veo 3 could be a match made in heaven... or the other place.
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OpenAI is winding down its work with Scale AI, whose founder is joining Meta
cnbc - OpenAI has been winding down its work with Scale AI over the last year, according to a spokesperson.
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Google’s AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.
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Apple Intelligence transcription is twice as fast as OpenAI's Whisper
appleinsider - Newly released to developers, Apple Intelligence's transcription tools are fast, accurate, and typically double the speed of OpenAI's longstanding equivalent.Apple Intelligence transcription tools being demonstrated by Apple — image credit: AppleThis coul…
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Sam Altman claims that Meta offers $100 million signing bonuses to OpenAI researchers
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - OpenAI boss Sam Altman criticizes attempts to poach Meta with entry bonuses of up to 100 million dollars.The article Sam Altman claims that Meta offers $100 million signing bonuses to OpenAI researchers appeared first on THE DECODER.
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Salesforce hikes prices with AI-enhanced CRM and Slack update
Salesforce has raised prices for its CRM products while introducing AI enhancements for Slack. The strategy, a clear nod to the evolving tech landscape, is designed to leverage AI’s promise to justify the cost increase—pending customer reactions that are, naturally, as mixed as the very algorithms they tout.
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Meta offers $100M bonus to poach OpenAI talent?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reports that Meta made a bold move by offering a $100 million bonus package to lure its staff, an aggressive recruitment tactic in the fiercely competitive AI race. Despite the hefty offer, Meta’s effort ultimately fell short of its goal.
Back to Top / Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 8283 / 3 stories in 8 months
xAI’s New $9.3B Debt Gamble: Elon Musk’s Urgent Push for AI Dominance
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Elon Musk's xAI is aiming to raisE a staggering $9.3 billion in a high-stakes gamble to fund its 'Colossus' supercomputer and push its controversial Grok AI into the enterprise market, challenging industry giants.The post xAI’s New $9.3B Debt Gamble: Elon…
Back to Top / Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 8263 / 2 stories in 8 months