DuckDuckGo saw a significant spike in US app installs after Google unveiled a sweeping AI-focused search overhaul at its I/O conference.
By Chris Borden The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) wants to deploy artificial intelligence technology without restrictions, while Anthropic is demanding safeguards against the use of its models for autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance. A $200 million contract is currently at risk.
By Chris Borden Apple has acquired Israeli startup Q.ai, which develops technology for reading facial movements and interpreting silent or near-silent communication, Bloomberg reports, according to AI Wire Media.
By Chris Borden Mining company Bit Digital plans to completely exit Bitcoin mining and instead focus on investments in Ethereum (ETH) and AI-related strategies, The Block reports.
By Chris Borden Astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) have discovered more than 800 previously unknown cosmic anomalies using a new artificial intelligence–based tool. The neural network, called AnomalyMatch, analyzed nearly 100 million image fragments from the Hubble Space Telescope archive in less than three days.
By Daniel Mercer Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generator, is losing momentum after a rapid early surge. According to Appfigures, both downloads and overall popularity are declining.
By Chris Borden Video hosting platform YouTube has removed several channels featuring AI-generated content, including some of the segment’s largest players, The Verge reports.
By Chris Borden Google DeepMind has made Project Genie publicly accessible. The experimental prototype, based on the world model Genie 3 unveiled in August, is now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US (18+). The web app lets users generate interactive worlds from text or images and explore them in real time, with the system generating what lies ahead as you move.
By Chris Borden OpenAI is reportedly discontinuing the “ChatGPT Agent” introduced about six months ago — a product that never really made much sense to begin with. According to The Information, the tool peaked at launch with four million weekly active paying users, representing about 11% of the 35 million paying users at the time. Just a few months later, usage fell below one million. Users apparently did not understand what to do with the product, struggled to find it, or were discouraged by issues related to speed, reliability, and cybersecurity.
By Chris Borden Microsoft’s massive bet on AI is consuming billions, but the return on investment remains unclear — and the stock market is reacting accordingly.
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