Image Credits: AndreyPopov / Getty ImagesSome users on Elon Musk’s X are turning to his AI bot, Grok, for fact-checking, raising concerns among human fact-checkers that this could contribute to misinformation.Earlier this month, X introduced a feature allowing users to tag xAI’s Grok and ask it questions on various topics, similar to how Perplexity...
Image Credits: Zastrozhnov(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesA controversy has emerged over "AI-generated" studies submitted to this year's ICLR, a well-established AI research conference.Three AI labs—Sakana, Intology, and Autoscience—claim their AI-generated studies were accepted into ICLR workshops, where submissions are typically reviewed by workshop organizers before publication.Sakana informed ICLR leadership before submitting its...
Nvidia is partnering with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to create Newton, a physics engine designed to simulate robotic movements in real-world environments, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed at GTC 2025 on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the company introduced a new feature for its AI-powered Gemini chatbot called Canvas. Much like OpenAI’s Canvas tool for ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Artifacts, Canvas offers Gemini users an interactive space to create, refine, and share writing and coding projects.
Credit: PixabayWhatsApp announced plans to restrict the number of broadcast messages users and businesses can send to reduce spam on the platform.In the next few weeks, WhatsApp will begin testing restrictions on individual broadcast messages. These tests will introduce a monthly cap on the number of broadcasts users can send. While the limits may...
Image Credits: ReactWiseAI is making waves in chemistry, and YC-backed ReactWise, based in Cambridge, U.K., is at the forefront. The startup applies AI to accelerate chemical manufacturing, a crucial step in scaling up drug production for clinical trials.ReactWise offers an "AI copilot for chemical process optimization," which it claims can speed up the traditionally...
Image Credits:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / Getty ImagesAt the Abundance Summit in Los Angeles last week, billionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick offered a rare look into his vision for CloudKitchens. While the eight-year-old company is primarily known for its expanding real estate portfolio, which houses and supports delivery-only restaurants, Kalanick hinted at a more ambitious future—one...
Image Credits:picture alliance / Contributor / Getty ImagesSocial media users have uncovered a controversial application of Google’s new Gemini AI model: stripping watermarks from images, including those from Getty Images and other major stock media providers.Last week, Google broadened access to the image generation feature of its Gemini 2.0 Flash model, enabling it to...
Image Credits:sompong_tom(opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesSilicon Valley is betting big on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts they will “join the workforce” this year, while Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes they will replace some knowledge-based jobs. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has even stated that the company aims to be “the number...
Image Credits: GREG BAKER/AFP / Getty ImagesDeepSeek is making waves. This week, Chinese AI lab DeepSeek surged into the spotlight as its chatbot app topped the Apple App Store and Google Play charts. Trained with compute-efficient techniques, DeepSeek’s AI models have sparked discussions among Wall Street analysts and tech experts about the U.S.'s ability...
