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Google Introduces Conversational Photo Editing in Google Photos

Google has added a conversational editing feature to Google Photos that lets users describe changes in plain language or voice commands. The tool, first seen on Pixel devices and now available on compatible Android phones, uses generative AI to adjust lighting, remove objects, crop, and even add new elements to images. It aims to simplify photo editing by removing menus and sliders, while also embedding metadata to signal AI involvement. Early impressions suggest the feature is intuitive and fast, though some limitations remain in precision editing.

9/25/2025

Clarifai Launches Reasoning Engine to Accelerate AI Model Performance and Cut Costs

Clarifai announced a new reasoning engine that promises to double inference speed and reduce costs by 40 percent. The platform combines low‑level CUDA kernel tweaks with advanced speculative decoding to extract more performance from existing GPU hardware. Independent benchmarks reported industry‑leading throughput and latency. The launch comes amid a surge in demand for AI compute, highlighted by OpenAI’s plan to spend up to $1 trillion on new data centers. Clarifai’s CEO emphasized that software and algorithmic innovations remain critical even as hardware builds out.

9/25/2025

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pulse: Daily Visual Updates for Pro Users

OpenAI has introduced Pulse, a new feature for ChatGPT that delivers daily, visual updates based on a user’s recent conversations, calendar, and connected apps. Initially rolling out to ChatGPT Pro users on mobile as a preview, Pulse presents information as a series of scan‑friendly cards and allows users to curate topics through simple feedback. The feature leverages OpenAI’s Connections to Google services, includes safety checks, and aims to evolve the chatbot from a passive tool into a proactive personal assistant.

9/25/2025

AI-Generated 'Workslop' Erodes Trust and Quality in the Workplace

A study by Harvard Business Review and the Stanford Media Lab finds that AI‑generated content, dubbed "workslop," is spreading across businesses. While tools like Gemini, Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT enable rapid creation of reports, presentations and code, the output often lacks substance and contains errors. About 40% of respondents reported receiving workslop, leading to confusion, offense and a perception that coworkers who rely on AI are less capable, reliable and creative. The report urges organizations to treat AI as an assistant, enforce rigorous editing, and prioritize human collaboration to preserve quality and trust.

9/25/2025

Sam Altman Outlines Ambitious AI Infrastructure Vision

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman detailed a bold plan to scale AI compute, aiming to build a factory that can produce a gigawatt of new AI infrastructure each week. He highlighted partnerships with Oracle on massive data centers in Texas, a $500 billion Stargate Project, and Nvidia’s $100 billion investment to power the effort. Altman stressed the need for rapid innovation across chips, power, construction, and robotics, and framed widespread AI access as a future economic driver and potential human right.

9/25/2025

Microsoft 365 Copilot Expands with Anthropic’s Claude Models

Microsoft announced that its AI assistant, 365 Copilot, will now include two Anthropic models—Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1. The new models will sit alongside OpenAI’s ChatGPT, offering users alternative AI perspectives for specific tasks. They will be available in Copilot’s Researcher agents and Copilot Studio, with access initially limited to customers who opt in through the Frontier Program.

9/25/2025

Neon App Pays Users for Call Recordings to Train AI

Neon, a free mobile app for iOS and Android, rewards users for recording their outgoing phone calls, offering up to $30 a day for regular calls and a per‑minute rate for calls to other Neon users. The recorded audio is anonymized and sold to AI developers to improve voice assistants. The app has surged in popularity on iOS, ranking among the top free apps, while the Android version has received mixed reviews. Privacy experts warn that the service may run afoul of state consent laws and raise security concerns despite the company’s anonymization promises.

9/25/2025

xAI Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft

Elon Musk's artificial‑intelligence venture xAI has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT developer of misappropriating confidential information. The complaint alleges that former xAI employees who joined OpenAI took proprietary source code, data‑center deployment methods and other trade secrets, constituting a pattern of unfair competition and intentional interference. xAI claims the alleged theft undermines its competitive position and violates legal obligations. OpenAI has responded with a statement denying the accusations, emphasizing its own policies against confidentiality breaches. The dispute adds another chapter to the ongoing rivalry between the two AI firms.

9/25/2025

GSA Approves xAI’s Grok AI for Federal Use

The General Services Administration (GSA) announced a deal that lets U.S. federal agencies purchase Elon Musk’s xAI Grok models for $0.42 per organization. The 18‑month contract, part of the OneGov procurement initiative, grants access to Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast and includes dedicated engineers and an upgrade path. The agreement fits within the administration’s AI Action Plan and follows earlier government contracts with Anthropic, Gemini and OpenAI. While the deal underscores a push for U.S. AI leadership, it comes amid reports of Grok’s recent controversial content.

9/25/2025

Meta Expands Mandatory Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger Worldwide

Meta is extending its mandatory teen account program to Facebook and Messenger on a global scale. The specialized accounts, first introduced on Instagram, now require younger teens aged 13 to 15 to obtain parental permission for safety‑related settings. Built‑in parental controls let caregivers monitor screen time, view contacts, and enforce stricter privacy rules. Meta also broadens its school partnership initiative, allowing U.S. middle and high schools to fast‑track bullying reports. The rollout occurs amid ongoing lawsuits and investigations into the company’s child‑safety record.

9/25/2025

Experts Warn Against Relying on ChatGPT for Stock Picks

Financial experts caution retail investors about treating ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots as reliable stock‑selection tools. While AI models can offer insightful analysis, they often misquote figures, lean on outdated narratives, and lack access to premium research behind paywalls. The rise of AI‑driven investing follows decades of online trading evolution, from early broker platforms to robo‑advisors. Analysts stress that without proper risk management and a clear investment strategy, over‑reliance on generative AI could expose investors to significant losses, especially during market downturns.

9/25/2025

DeepMind Unveils RoboBallet AI to Streamline Industrial Robot Coordination

DeepMind's new RoboBallet system uses artificial intelligence to plan and coordinate multiple industrial robots with far lower computational overhead than traditional methods. The AI scales linearly with tasks and obstacles and quadratically with robot count, allowing rapid generation of task allocations, schedules, and motion plans. In controlled simulations and a real‑world test with four Panda robots working on an aluminum workpiece, RoboBallet produced results comparable to those of human engineers while delivering answers more quickly. The technology also enables designers to experiment with cell layouts and reprogram work cells on the fly, promising greater flexibility for manufacturing operations.

9/25/2025