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Some AI Talent ‘In Despair’ Reportedly About Google DeepMind’s Noncompete Rules

Google defends DeepMind's noncompetes as standard, but critics say they stifle talent in a fast-moving AI race and may push researchers abroad.

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Amazon’s New Nova Sonic AI Model Features a ‘More Human-like Voice’

The Nova Sonic voice AI model can respond to the speaker’s words, as well as their tone, inflection, and pacing.

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AI-generated 'Synthetic scarred hearts' aid atrial fibrillation treatment

Researchers have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. The study could lead to more personalized care for patients affected by this common heart rhythm disorder.

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New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data

The approach maintains an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract secret information.

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OpenAI’s Countersuit of Elon Musk Alleges Harassment and ‘Sham’ Takeover Bid

OpenAI defends its shift to a for-profit model, citing funding needs and mission alignment, as Musk’s lawsuit threatens its future ahead of a 2026 trial.

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AI models of the brain could serve as 'digital twins' in research

In a new study, researchers created an AI model of the mouse visual cortex that predicts neuronal responses to visual images.

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New IBM z17 Mainframe Will ‘Redefine AI at Scale’

The new IBM z17 mainframe features AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations.

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Stanford’s 2025 AI Index Reveals an Industry at a Crossroads

Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index shows an industry in flux, with models increasing in complexity but public perception still sometimes negative.

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Could LLMs help design our next medicines and materials?

A new method lets users ask, in plain language, for a new molecule with certain properties, and receive a detailed description of how to synthesize it.

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AI threats in software development revealed

Researchers completed one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the risks of using AI models to develop software. In a paper, they demonstrate how a specific type of error could pose a serious threat to programmers that use AI to help write code.

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EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Says Safety Comes First

Google, Meta, and Apple have all delayed launches of their AI products in the E.U. as a result of legislation, but experts say it is the price the bloc is willing to pay for its privacy and safety.

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EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Say Safety Comes First

Google, Meta, and Apple have all delayed launches of their AI products in the E.U. as a result of legislation, but experts say it is the price the bloc is willing to pay for its privacy and safety.

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Which Two AI Models Are ‘Unfaithful’ at Least 25% of the Time About Their ‘Reasoning’? Here’s Anthropic’s Answer

Anthropic studied its own Claude and DeepSeek’s-R1. Neither AI model always considered “hints” in prompts relevant to disclose in their output.

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Google’s Sec-Gemini v1 Takes on Hackers & Outperforms Rivals by 11%

Sec-Gemini v1 has access to real-time cybersecurity data from trusted sources including Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant’s attack reports, and the Open Source Vulnerabilities database.

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DeepSeek-GRM: Introducing an Enhanced AI Reasoning Technique

Researchers from DeepSeek and Tsinghua University say combining two techniques improves the answers the large language model creates with computer reasoning techniques.

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OpenAI and Google Reject UK Government’s AI Copyright Proposal

The government’s proposal suggested a system that permits AI developers to use creators’ online content to train their models unless rights holders explicitly choose to opt out.

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Try Midjourney’s V7 AI Image Generator, Then Share Feedback & Show Off Your Creations

Midjourney’s V7 launches with default personalization and upcoming upgrades to Moodboards, SREF, and performance, while core edits still rely on V6 for now.

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Meta Unveils Llama 4 AI Series Featuring New Expert-Based Architecture

The Llama 4 series is the first to use a “mixture of experts (MoE) architecture,” where only a few parts of the neural network, the “experts,” are used to respond to an input.

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Is AI in medicine playing fair?

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into health care, a new study reveals that all generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient's socioeconomic and demographic background.

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Were the White House’s Tariffs Calculations Done By AI?

The use of the trade deficit in tariff calculations is recommended by the leading generative AI.

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