On Tuesday, Instagram introduced a school partnership program designed to fast-track moderation reports from verified school accounts. Available to all U.S. middle and high schools, the program enables schools to directly report posts or student accounts that may breach Instagram’s guidelines. These reports receive priority review, and schools are notified of any actions taken. Instagram […]
Microsoft is rolling out a “deep research” AI tool within Microsoft 365 Copilot, its AI-powered chatbot app. Recently, several deep research agents have emerged across AI chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and xAI’s Grok. These tools rely on reasoning AI models, which can analyze problems and verify facts—key abilities for conducting in-depth research. Microsoft
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On Tuesday, Google introduced Gemini 2.5, a new family of AI reasoning models designed to pause and “think” before responding to questions. The first in this series, Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, is a multimodal AI model that Google describes as its most advanced yet. Starting Tuesday, it will be available in Google AI Studio and
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In recent years, Meta has integrated numerous AI-driven features into its apps, including experiments with AI-generated characters that had unique profiles and personalities. However, these were ultimately abandoned after being deemed unsettling and unnecessary. Now, in a move that may also face user resistance, Meta is exploring AI-assisted interactions by helping users write comments on
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Microsoft is launching a research initiative to assess how specific training data influences the text, images, and other media generated by AI models. A recently resurfaced job listing from December reveals the company is seeking a research intern for the project, which aims to demonstrate that AI models can be trained to estimate the impact
Around 1.8 billion people use TikTok monthly, spending an average of 95 minutes per day on the platform for entertainment, engagement, and even education. While these figures are impressive, a new study highlights that TikTok may not be the most trustworthy source for health-related information, especially regarding ADHD. Study Reveals Misinformation in Popular TikTok ADHD
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Some 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 operates its automated account on
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A 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 AI-generated papers and obtained consent from peer
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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.
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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.
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