The Chinese AI lab came to prominence in early 2025 after launching a large language model that trained on a fraction of the compute power and at a fraction of the cost of the big U.S. models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic.
A new backlash against generative AI is taking shape, and it is less about the technology than who owns your image, voice and likeness.
While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.
Match Group said that it’s slowing its hiring plans for the rest of the year because AI tools “cost a lot of money.”
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit for overpromising the arrival of Siri’s AI features.
Ethos says it is onboarding 35,000 experts per week.
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Google is building an AI agent codenamed Remy inside its Gemini app, as the company looks to compete in a fast-moving market already claimed by OpenClaw, Meta, and Anthropic.