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OpenAI Backs Illinois Bill to Shield AI Labs from Liability for Mass Harm

OpenAI Backs Illinois Bill to Shield AI Labs from Liability for Mass Harm

OpenAI testified in favor of Illinois Senate Bill 3444, which would protect developers of frontier AI models from civil liability for "critical harms" such as mass casualties or billion‑dollar property damage, provided they publish safety reports and avoid reckless conduct. The legislation defines a frontier model as one trained with over $100 million in compute costs and aims to create uniform standards while limiting state‑by‑state regulatory patches. Critics warn the bill could reduce accountability, but OpenAI argues it balances safety with innovation.

Meta launches Muse Spark AI, lets users upload health data amid privacy concerns

Meta launches Muse Spark AI, lets users upload health data amid privacy concerns

Meta's Superintelligence Labs rolled out Muse Spark, a new generative AI model that can analyze users' personal health information, through the Meta AI app. The company says the tool was trained with input from more than 1,000 physicians and will soon appear on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Health experts warn that the service is not HIPAA‑compliant, may retain data for future training and could expose sensitive information, raising serious privacy and safety questions.

OpenAI rolls out $100 Pro tier and silent model upgrade for ChatGPT users

OpenAI rolls out $100 Pro tier and silent model upgrade for ChatGPT users

OpenAI announced a new $100‑per‑month Pro subscription that sits between its existing Plus plan and a $200 Pro tier, offering unlimited access to GPT‑5.4, a higher‑capacity Codex mode and up to ten‑times the usage limits of Plus. At the same time, the company introduced an unseen fallback model, ChatGPT‑5.3 Instant Mini, which automatically takes over when users hit rate limits on the standard ChatGPT‑5.3 Instant service. The changes reshape how casual, Plus and Pro subscribers experience the AI chat tool.

OpenAI launches $100‑per‑month ChatGPT Pro tier with expanded Codex usage

OpenAI launches $100‑per‑month ChatGPT Pro tier with expanded Codex usage

OpenAI announced a new $100 monthly tier for ChatGPT Pro that boosts access to its Codex coding assistant by five times compared with the $20 Plus plan. The upgrade targets developers and power users who need longer, high‑effort coding sessions. By positioning the tier against Anthropic’s Claude Code Max, also priced at $100, OpenAI hopes to capture a share of the growing AI‑assisted programming market. Existing plans—free, $8 Go, $20 Plus, and a $200 Pro option— remain unchanged, giving users a broader spectrum of choices.

Google Adds Notebook Integration to Gemini AI Chatbot

Google Adds Notebook Integration to Gemini AI Chatbot

Google announced on Wednesday that its Gemini chatbot will now include a built‑in notebooks feature, tightly linked with the company's NotebookLM tool. Users can create, edit and sync notebooks directly in Gemini, allowing the AI to draw on a personal knowledge base without searching the open web. The feature rolls out first to AI Ultra, Pro and Plus subscribers on the web, with mobile and free‑tier availability slated for the coming weeks. By merging Gemini’s conversational abilities with NotebookLM’s source‑grounded answering, Google aims to make its AI more useful for study, work and creative projects.

Anthropic Mulls Custom AI Chip Design as Claude Revenue Tops $30 B Run Rate

Anthropic Mulls Custom AI Chip Design as Claude Revenue Tops $30 B Run Rate

San Francisco‑based Anthropic is weighing the development of its own artificial‑intelligence chips, according to three sources familiar with the effort. The move comes as the company’s annualized revenue run rate for its Claude models surged past $30 billion, up from roughly $9 billion at the end of 2025. Anthropic still runs workloads on a mix of Google‑Broadcom TPUs, Amazon‑custom silicon and Nvidia GPUs, and has just secured a long‑term deal for 3.5 gigawatts of TPU capacity beginning in 2027. The firm has not yet formed a dedicated chip team and may continue buying off‑the‑shelf silicon.

German AI Image Startup Black Forest Labs Secures $140 Million Meta Deal and Eyes Physical AI

German AI Image Startup Black Forest Labs Secures $140 Million Meta Deal and Eyes Physical AI

Black Forest Labs, a 70‑person AI image‑generation firm based in Germany’s Black Forest, raised a $3.25 billion‑valued round in December and recently inked a $140 million multiyear agreement with Meta. The company’s latent‑diffusion models, praised for efficiency and quality, now power features in Adobe, Canva and other major platforms. After a brief partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI, the startup has turned its attention to physical AI, planning to launch a robot later this year and courting hardware makers for smart‑glass and robotics applications.

AI Chatbot Pricing: How Major Services Stack Up on Subscription Plans

AI Chatbot Pricing: How Major Services Stack Up on Subscription Plans

A new comparison of premium tiers across leading AI chatbots reveals a wide range of monthly costs and feature sets. OpenAI's ChatGPT offers three paid levels from $8 to $200 per month, while Google Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and Grok each present distinct plans with varying storage, usage limits and advanced model access. The breakdown helps power users decide which subscription delivers the most value for their needs.

Meta launches Muse Spark, a multimodal chatbot built into its apps

Meta launches Muse Spark, a multimodal chatbot built into its apps

Meta unveiled Muse Spark, its first AI model from the Superintelligence Labs, as the new default experience across the Meta AI app and website in the United States. The multimodal chatbot can generate text, images, video and even audio, handling complex constraints while staying socially fluent. Meta says the model prioritizes people and will soon roll out to Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and upcoming AI glasses, positioning the service as a direct competitor to ChatGPT and Google Gemini inside the platforms billions already use.

OpenAI launches $100‑per‑month Pro plan for Codex developers

OpenAI launches $100‑per‑month Pro plan for Codex developers

OpenAI announced a new $100‑per‑month Pro subscription aimed at developers who use its Codex coding tool. The tier offers five‑times higher token limits than the existing $20‑per‑month Plus plan and includes all features of the $200‑per‑month Pro tier, such as unlimited access to Instant and Thinking models. The move addresses growing demand for AI‑assisted coding, which has surged more than 70% month‑over‑month, and provides a middle‑ground option between the low‑cost Plus plan and the premium $200 offering.

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Anthropic's Request to Halt Pentagon Blacklisting

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Anthropic's Request to Halt Pentagon Blacklisting

A federal appeals court denied Anthropic's motion for a stay, allowing the Pentagon to continue its blacklisting of the AI firm amid an active military conflict. The judges emphasized the government's authority over national‑security procurement and warned that overruling the Department of Defense could impede vital operations. Trade group CCIA warned the move could set a risky precedent for U.S. tech innovation, arguing that supply‑chain risk designations should be reserved for foreign adversaries and follow established procurement rules.