Technology
The companies, models and breakthroughs behind it all — and the fights over who controls them.
8 stories · updated daily
4 min readMixedA tiny AI agent just beat bigger rivals — because of how it was built, not its sizeNew research from a London startup and from Nvidia both suggest the software wrapped around an AI model now matters more than the model itself.3 min readMixedNvidia takes a stake in a company that builds power for data centersThe chipmaker is putting several hundred million dollars into Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a firm that lines up electricity and land for AI data centers.3 min readMixedGoogle now lets you hide the visible watermark on its AI images and videoA new toggle removes the sparkle mark from Gemini, Flow, and soon Search — but invisible tracking codes stay embedded no matter what.4 min readMixedOpenAI's new 'Ultrafast' mode makes its top AI model answer 14x fasterA limited preview lets select customers run GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 750 words per second, powered by custom Cerebras chips, with no reported drop in answer quality.3 min readMixedNew Mexico Court Adds $567M Fine, Orders Meta to Curb Teen FeaturesA judge ruled Meta's apps are a "public nuisance" to kids in New Mexico, ordering hefty fines plus curfews on notifications and usage caps for minors.4 min readMixedGoogle's AI leadership shuffles as DeepMind's CEO steps back and top researchers quitDemis Hassabis is handing off DeepMind's day-to-day reins just as Jeff Dean and three other senior researchers leave to build their own AI-for-science startup.3 min readMixedGoogle Assistant's shutdown on Android begins September 4thGoogle is pulling Assistant from phones, tablets, watches and earbuds in favor of Gemini, and there's no switching back.4 min readMixedEU now requires companies to disclose when you're dealing with AINew EU transparency rules mean ads, chatbots, and call centers must now tell you when AI is involved — though enforcement will take time to catch up.