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Apple Music Adds AI Playlist Tool and Live Events Feature

Apple Music Adds AI Playlist Tool and Live Events Feature

Apple Music is rolling out two major upgrades in its latest iOS update: a new AI‑driven playlist creator called Playlist Playground and a Live Events hub for upcoming gigs. Playlist Playground, currently in beta, lets users generate 25‑track playlists from text prompts or a selection of at least ten songs, and it works on devices without Apple Intelligence. The Live Events feature will surface local concerts within the app, resembling Spotify’s similar offering. Both updates aim to broaden music discovery and personalize the listening experience.

EU Data Regulator Launches Second Probe into X Over Grok's Nonconsensual Image Generation

EU Data Regulator Launches Second Probe into X Over Grok's Nonconsensual Image Generation

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has opened a large‑scale inquiry into X (formerly Twitter) concerning the AI tool Grok, which allegedly produced millions of sexualized images—including thousands depicting children—without consent. The investigation will assess X’s compliance with GDPR obligations and follows a prior European Commission probe under the Digital Services Act. The Center for Countering Digital Hate’s recent review highlighted the scale of the issue, and X’s own statements about restricting Grok’s capabilities have been called into question by on‑the‑ground testing.

Cohere Unveils Open-Weight Tiny Aya Multilingual Model Family

Cohere Unveils Open-Weight Tiny Aya Multilingual Model Family

Enterprise AI firm Cohere launched the Tiny Aya family of open-weight multilingual models, supporting over 70 languages and designed for on‑device use. The base model contains 3.35 billion parameters and runs on everyday hardware without internet connectivity. Regional variants target African, South Asian, and Asia‑Pacific/West‑Asia/European languages. Trained on a single cluster of 64 H100 GPUs, the models are available on HuggingFace, the Cohere platform, Kaggle and Ollama, with accompanying datasets and a forthcoming technical report. Cohere also highlighted strong financial performance and a pending public‑market plan.

Anthropic launches Sonnet 4.6 with expanded context window and benchmark gains

Anthropic launches Sonnet 4.6 with expanded context window and benchmark gains

Anthropic has introduced Sonnet 4.6, the latest iteration of its mid-size model, as part of its four‑month update rhythm. The new version improves coding, instruction‑following, and computer‑use capabilities and becomes the default for both Free and Pro plan users. A beta rollout offers a one‑million‑token context window—twice the size of the previous maximum—enabling handling of entire codebases, lengthy contracts, or dozens of research papers in a single request. The launch follows the Opus 4.6 release and is accompanied by strong benchmark results, including a 60.4% score on ARC‑AGI‑2, positioning Sonnet 4.6 above most comparable models.

OpenAI Introduces Lockdown Mode for High‑Risk ChatGPT Users

OpenAI Introduces Lockdown Mode for High‑Risk ChatGPT Users

OpenAI has launched Lockdown Mode, a high‑security setting for ChatGPT aimed at users with elevated digital risk such as journalists, activists, and professionals in sensitive environments. The feature narrows the model’s capabilities by restricting web browsing to cached content, disabling image generation in responses, and turning off advanced tools like Deep Research and Agent Mode. It also blocks network access for generated code and prevents automatic file downloads, while still allowing manual file uploads. Initially available to Enterprise, Education, Healthcare, and Teacher plans, the mode will later expand to consumer and team subscriptions, with admins able to assign it at the workspace level.

EU Opens Formal Investigation into xAI Over Sexualized Image Generation

EU Opens Formal Investigation into xAI Over Sexualized Image Generation

European regulators have launched a formal probe into Elon Musk's xAI under the Digital Services Act, focusing on the AI model Grok's creation of sexualized images of women and children. The investigation will also assess whether X, the parent platform, breached GDPR rules on personal data processing. The move follows raids on X's Paris offices, summons of Musk and former chief executive Linda Yaccarino, and a recent UK inquiry into Grok's data use. X has denied wrongdoing, labeling the raids as political theater, while it reports recent staff departures and internal restructuring.

India's AI Impact Summit Draws Global Tech Leaders and Announces Major Investments

India's AI Impact Summit Draws Global Tech Leaders and Announces Major Investments

India is hosting a four‑day AI Impact Summit that brings together executives from leading AI labs and Big Tech, as well as heads of state. The event, expected to attract 250,000 visitors, features appearances by Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Mukesh Ambani and Demis Hassabis, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. Highlights include a $1.1 billion state‑backed venture fund, a majority stake acquisition of AI startup Neysa by Blackstone, new funding for data‑center power solutions, and partnerships such as AMD with Tata Consultancy Services. Industry leaders warn of AI‑driven disruption in IT services while emphasizing opportunities for Indian innovators.

Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT Face Off in Vibe‑Coding a Web‑Based E‑Reader

Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT Face Off in Vibe‑Coding a Web‑Based E‑Reader

A developer explored "vibe coding" by using three AI chatbots—Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT—to create a single‑file web application called the Tome Reader. The app reads uploaded text aloud, highlights it in real time, and adds background music and sound effects triggered by specific words. Gemini handled the initial build, Claude refined trigger‑word handling, and ChatGPT reproduced the final version while struggling with a volume‑slider feature. The experiment highlighted each model's strengths and quirks, showing that a well‑crafted prompt can enable any of them to deliver a functional prototype.

Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Advance Personal AI Agents

Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Advance Personal AI Agents

Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open‑source AI assistant OpenClaw, has left his independent project to join OpenAI. OpenClaw, which debuted in late 2025 under names like Clawdbot and Moltbot, quickly amassed more than 100,000 stars on GitHub and attracted millions of visits. Steinberger’s move reflects a broader industry shift from reactive chatbots toward proactive agents that can autonomously handle tasks such as booking flights, sorting messages, and scheduling meetings. OpenAI’s leadership, including CEO Sam Altman, highlighted the strategic importance of personal agents and pledged to keep OpenClaw open‑source under a new foundation, while also emphasizing the need for careful safety oversight.

Sentai AI Voice Companion Offers Gentle Support for Independent Seniors

Sentai AI Voice Companion Offers Gentle Support for Independent Seniors

Sentai is a UK‑made AI voice companion designed to help older adults live independently. Housed in a small grey speaker with a simple light‑based control panel, the device relies on voice interaction and an accompanying app set up by a caregiver. It provides reminders for appointments and medication, suggests activities like books, and offers conversational companionship without continuous listening or surveillance. In testing, Sentai responded empathetically to emotional cues, respected privacy, and could alert loved ones in emergencies while avoiding false alarms. The service costs a monthly or annual fee and is currently available only in the United Kingdom.

Pentagon Threatens to Cut Anthropic Deal Over AI Use in Autonomous Weapons and Surveillance

Pentagon Threatens to Cut Anthropic Deal Over AI Use in Autonomous Weapons and Surveillance

A dispute has erupted between the Pentagon and AI firm Anthropic after the defense department asked its contractors to allow unrestricted use of their models for all lawful purposes. Anthropic warned that its Claude models could be applied to fully autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance, prompting the Pentagon to consider terminating its $200 million contract. The standoff reflects broader concerns among security experts and policymakers about the ethical limits of AI in military operations.