India Puts Grok on Notice After “Obscene” AI Outputs India has directed Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after complaints that it was generating “obscene” content, including AI-altered images of women. The order tells X to restrict Grok from producing material involving nudity, sexualization, sexually explicit, […]
Nvidia’s Groq Play: License, Talent, and a $20B Rumor Nvidia has struck a non-exclusive licensing deal with AI chip rival Groq, and will hire Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra, and other employees. CNBC also reported Nvidia is acquiring Groq assets for $20B, but Nvidia told TechCrunch this is not an acquisition of the […]
Translation in Your Ears: Google Translate Goes Live on Headphones Google is rolling out a beta “Live translate” experience in the Google Translate app that lets you hear real-time translations through any headphones, aiming to preserve a speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence so conversations are easier to follow. The initial rollout is on Android in […]
NYT vs. Perplexity: A New Flashpoint in the AI–News Wars The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against AI search startup Perplexity, accusing it of copyright infringement and unfairly substituting the newspaper’s work in its products. The Times says Perplexity’s retrieval-augmented generation tools pull from websites and databases — including Times articles, sometimes behind […]
Who Gets to Rule the Robots? D.C. vs the States As AI weaves into everything from elections to healthcare, a political brawl has broken out over who should write the rules: Congress and the White House, or the 50 states. With no comprehensive federal AI law in place, states like California and Texas have rushed […]
GOOGLE’S AI SCAM SHIELD FALLS SHORT IN INDIA Google is rolling out new AI tools in India to combat rising digital scams, including an on-device scam detector for newer Pixel phones that flags suspicious calls and pilot screen-sharing alerts with major financial apps. These features aim to warn users in real time without sending any […]
Cursor Soars with $2.3 B Funding in Record Time AI coding assistant startup Cursor has secured an impressive $2.3 billion in new funding, catapulting its valuation to around $29.3 billion—just five months after its last round. The raise was led by Accel and Coatue, with participation from major industry players including Nvidia and Google. The […]
NVIDIA’s 260,000-GPU Alliance Supercharges South Korea’s AI Ambitions NVIDIA is deepening its collaboration with South Korea’s biggest technology players — Hyundai, Samsung, SK Group, and NAVER — in a massive new AI initiative. Together, they plan to deploy around 260,000 of NVIDIA’s cutting-edge GPUs to power the country’s next wave of artificial intelligence innovation. Each […]
When AI Hits the High Notes: OpenAI’s Next Move in Music OpenAI is reportedly developing a cutting-edge generative music tool designed to create original compositions from text and audio prompts. This innovation aims to bring the same creativity and accessibility that tools like ChatGPT and DALL·E brought to language and imagery into the world of […]
The Great AI Tug-of-War: Apple Loses Another Star to Meta In a fresh blow to Apple’s ambitious AI roadmap, another top executive has jumped ship — this time to Meta. Ke Yang, who was recently leading Apple’s “Answers, Knowledge & Information” team (the powerhouse behind the upcoming, smarter version of Siri), has reportedly left to […]