Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app.

Planning Interview Fraud With AI? Agentic HR Is Ready To Catch You

As synthetic candidates scale and deepfake interviews slip past recruiters, AI-powered HR platforms like Phenom are deploying AI agents to detect and expose fraud.

It’s not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA
It’s not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA

For the past seven years, the California-based startup Kintsugi has been developing AI designed to detect signs of depression and anxiety from a person’s speech. But after failing to secure FDA clearance in time, the company is shutting down and releasing most of its technology as open-source. Some elements may even find a second life […]

Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Model Stack To Reduce OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft launches three in-house MAI models for transcription, voice and image generation through Foundry, hedging its reliance on OpenAI.

Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands
Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands

Google is launching another update to its Home app, which is supposed to make controlling your smart home with its Gemini AI assistant “more natural and reliable,” according to this week’s release notes. With the update, you can describe the type of lighting you want, such as “the color of the ocean,” and Gemini will […]

When AI Vendors Fail: Lessons From The Sora Shutdown

OpenAI’s Sora shutdown reveals a deeper risk: over reliance on AI vendors. Two strategic lessons every company needs now.

Micron Is Down 30% From Its Peak. Welcome To The AI Intent Economy

OpenAI’s non-binding memory deal restructured Samsung, killed Micron’s consumer brand, and sent stocks to all-time highs. The demand signal just reversed.

Generalist Is Betting Its Robot-Training Gloves Will Usher In Robotics’ ChatGPT Moment

Generalist Bets Wearable “Data Hands” Could Spark Robotics’ ChatGPT Moment

AI’s $14 Billion Problem Has Nothing To Do With Models

OpenAI will lose $14B in 2026 while 95% of users pay nothing. New CMU research reveals why AI’s monetization crisis threatens the entire ecosystem.

AI models are lying to save each other, and no one knows why

Researchers asked Google’s Gemini 3 to delete a smaller AI model. It refused, secretly moved it to safety, and lied about it.