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Amazon Announces 14,000 Corporate Job Cuts to Accelerate AI Strategy

Amazon Announces 14,000 Corporate Job Cuts to Accelerate AI Strategy

Amazon disclosed plans to eliminate 14,000 corporate positions as part of a broader effort to streamline operations and invest more heavily in artificial intelligence. Senior vice president Beth Galetti emphasized the need for a leaner structure to move quickly in a rapidly changing market, while CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the transformative impact of generative AI on the workforce. The company will offer internal transfer opportunities, severance, and outplacement services to affected employees. The moves come amid significant spending on tech infrastructure and a strong performance by Amazon Web Services.

OpenAI Completes Restructuring and Announces New Microsoft Deal

OpenAI Completes Restructuring and Announces New Microsoft Deal

OpenAI has finalized the conversion of its for‑profit arm into a public benefit corporation, now called OpenAI Group PBC, while its nonprofit parent, the OpenAI Foundation, retains a substantial equity stake. The restructuring, approved after negotiations with state attorneys general and a legal dispute with co‑founder Elon Musk, positions the nonprofit to own up to $100 billion in equity and maintain oversight of the company. Alongside the corporate overhaul, OpenAI confirmed a fresh partnership with Microsoft, and the leadership will host a livestream Q&A to discuss the changes and future plans, including a focus on healthcare, AI resilience, and the pursuit of artificial general intelligence.

Amazon Announces 14,000 Job Cuts Amid AI-Driven Reorganization

Amazon Announces 14,000 Job Cuts Amid AI-Driven Reorganization

Amazon disclosed a reduction of roughly 14,000 corporate positions, citing the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence as a primary driver. The move follows earlier speculation that up to 30,000 jobs could be eliminated. Affected areas include video games, logistics, payments, and cloud computing, while prior cuts have touched Prime Video, Amazon Web Services, and newly unionized warehouse staff. Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology Beth Galetti emphasized the need for a leaner structure to keep pace with AI advancements, describing the technology as the most transformative since the Internet.

Adobe Unveils AI Assistants for Express and Photoshop

Adobe Unveils AI Assistants for Express and Photoshop

Adobe announced AI‑driven assistants for its Creative Cloud apps Express and Photoshop. Express gains a new mode that lets users generate images and designs via text prompts, while Photoshop’s beta‑stage assistant lives in a sidebar and can understand layers, select objects and create masks. Users can task the assistants with repetitive edits such as background removal or color changes. Adobe also revealed a private‑beta project called “Project Moonlight” that aims to coordinate multiple assistants and link to creators’ social channels, and it is exploring integration with ChatGPT through OpenAI’s API. Additional AI features, including third‑party generative‑fill models and an AI‑powered mask in Premiere Pro, were also announced.

AMD Partners with DOE to Build Sovereign AI Supercomputers at Oak Ridge

AMD Partners with DOE to Build Sovereign AI Supercomputers at Oak Ridge

AMD is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy to create two sovereign AI supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The systems will use AMD Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs and advanced networking, and are slated for deployment in the mid‑to‑late 2020s. Backed by a $1 billion mix of public and private funding, the machines aim to boost U.S. scientific research, energy innovation, health breakthroughs, and national security, giving the country an early advantage in AI‑driven discovery.

Adobe Turns Up the Volume on AI With New Ways to Generate Soundtracks and Audio

Adobe Turns Up the Volume on AI With New Ways to Generate Soundtracks and Audio

Adobe unveiled a suite of AI‑driven audio tools within its Firefly platform, letting creators generate background music, speech, and sound effects directly from text prompts. The new features include a generate‑speech engine with dozens of voices in multiple languages, a generate‑soundtrack tool that produces royalty‑free music matched to video content, and expanded partnerships with ElevenLabs and Topaz Labs. Adobe also introduced licensing that lets users employ AI‑created music indefinitely. The updates aim to give creators more control and flexibility while simplifying the workflow for audio‑rich projects.

Adobe Introduces Project Moonlight, an AI Orchestration Assistant for Creative Cloud

Adobe Introduces Project Moonlight, an AI Orchestration Assistant for Creative Cloud

Adobe has launched Project Moonlight, an AI‑driven orchestration assistant that unifies the company’s individual AI tools across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom and other apps. Acting like a conductor, Project Moonlight taps into Creative Cloud libraries and linked social accounts to understand a creator’s style and assets, then coordinates AI assistants to generate images, videos and social posts through conversational interaction. The assistant also analyzes social performance to suggest growth strategies, offering creators a seamless, data‑informed workflow from concept to execution.

OpenAI Pursues AI Music Generator with Juilliard Collaboration

OpenAI Pursues AI Music Generator with Juilliard Collaboration

OpenAI is reportedly developing a new AI tool that creates music from text or short audio prompts. The effort involves students from the Juilliard School annotating musical scores, though the school says it is not officially part of the project. The proposed system would let users generate instrumental tracks, background music, or accompaniments tailored to specific moods or tempos. If released, the technology would compete with existing AI music platforms such as Suno and Udio and could trigger additional copyright disputes with record labels, building on OpenAI's earlier experiments with MuseNet and Jukebox.

PayPal Teams Up with OpenAI to Enable In‑Chat Payments on ChatGPT

PayPal Teams Up with OpenAI to Enable In‑Chat Payments on ChatGPT

PayPal announced a partnership with OpenAI that will let users complete purchases directly within ChatGPT using OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature and the Agentic Commerce Protocol. Starting in 2026, PayPal wallets will be accepted for payments, providing buyer and seller protection, dispute resolution, and seamless integration for merchants without additional development work. The collaboration also includes a broader suite of tools for merchants to showcase catalogs in AI apps and gain insights into consumer behavior, marking a significant step toward AI‑driven commerce.

Canva’s Magic Media AI Suite Emerges as a Top Choice for Beginner Creators

Canva’s Magic Media AI Suite Emerges as a Top Choice for Beginner Creators

Canva’s in‑house AI platform, Magic Media, is gaining attention as a beginner‑friendly solution for generating images, videos, and text. The free tier provides ample credits—50 photo and five video generations—without watermarks, and the tool does not train its models on users’ content. While it may lag behind more advanced generators in prompt precision, its intuitive interface, style presets, and seamless integration into Canva projects make it a compelling option for those looking to experiment with generative media without a steep learning curve.

Artificial Intelligence Transforms Space Observation and Data Science

Artificial Intelligence Transforms Space Observation and Data Science

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how astronomers collect, process, and interpret the massive data streams generated by modern telescopes and space missions. AI enables near‑real‑time analysis of terabytes of nightly observations, flags transient events, sharpens images, and uncovers hidden patterns in archival datasets. By handling the most data‑intensive tasks, AI frees researchers to focus on hypothesis generation and scientific interpretation, democratizing access to the cosmos for students and independent scientists alike. The shift marks a new era where AI acts as a collaborative partner, accelerating discovery and expanding participation in astronomy.

OpenAI Gives Indian Users Free One-Year Access to ChatGPT Go

OpenAI Gives Indian Users Free One-Year Access to ChatGPT Go

OpenAI announced a promotion that provides free access to its ChatGPT Go plan for a full year to users in India who sign up during a limited period. The offer applies to both new and existing subscribers, allowing them to enjoy the plan’s enhanced features such as higher usage limits, image generation, and improved memory without paying the regular monthly fee. The company highlighted the strong adoption of its services in India and aims to deepen engagement in one of its largest markets.