Anthropic Gives Claude Code an Autonomous Mode — With a Safety Net Built In
Anthropic's new 'auto mode' for Claude Code lets the AI decide which actions to take without waiting for human approval, using an AI safety layer to filter risky behavior in real time.
ChatGPT's Amazon Ambitions Falter as OpenAI Quietly Retreats from Direct Checkout
OpenAI is stepping back from its vision of turning ChatGPT into a full shopping destination, pivoting from native checkout toward product discovery as users prove reluctant to buy inside the chatbot.
Databricks Acquires Two Startups to Power Its New AI-Driven Security Product
Flush with capital from a $5 billion raise, Databricks is moving into enterprise security with Lakewatch, a new SIEM platform backed by Claude and two quiet acquisitions.
Gemini Can Now Import Your AI Memories and Chat History From Other Apps
Google is rolling out memory and chat history import tools for all Gemini consumer accounts, letting users carry their preferences and past conversations from other AI assistants without starting over.
GitHub Will Use Your Copilot Interactions as AI Training Data — Here's How to Opt Out
Microsoft is now collecting GitHub Copilot interactions — including code snippets, comments, and file names — to train its AI models, with an opt-out available but enabled by default.
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro: Longer Tracks, Deeper Control, and Enterprise Access
A month after Lyria 3's debut, Google is releasing a Pro tier with three-minute track generation, structural composition control, and rollout across Gemini, Vertex AI, and ProducerAI.
Google Quantum AI Expands Into Neutral Atom Computing Alongside Its Superconducting Program
Google Quantum AI is betting on two complementary quantum modalities — superconducting qubits and neutral atoms — to accelerate the path to commercially relevant quantum computers by decade's end.
Google's TurboQuant Slashes AI Memory by 6x — Could It End the RAM Crisis?
Google's new TurboQuant compression algorithm reduces LLM key-value cache memory by at least 6x with zero accuracy loss, delivering up to 8x speedup on H100 GPUs — and rattling memory stock prices on day one.
Granola Raises $125M at $1.5B Valuation, Evolving From Meeting Notetaker to Enterprise AI Platform
Backed by Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, Granola is moving well beyond transcription — introducing Spaces, dual APIs, and MCP integrations as it bets on context-driven enterprise workflows.
Meta Raises Texas AI Data Center Investment From $1.5B to $10B as Compute Ambitions Grow
Meta's El Paso facility has ballooned from a $1.5 billion project to a $10 billion one, with the site now targeting one gigawatt of capacity and 4,000 construction workers — as the company faces mounting cost scrutiny and its first wave of AI-driven layoffs.
OpenAI Abandons Its Erotic ChatGPT Mode — The Latest in a Week of Strategic Retreats
Adult mode is now indefinitely paused, joining Sora and Instant Checkout on the shelf as OpenAI executes a sweeping pivot away from side projects toward enterprise, coding, and a ChatGPT superapp.
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora: Generative AI Video App Shutting Down
In a surprising move, OpenAI has announced the discontinuation of its text-to-video generation tool, Sora, marking a significant pivot away from its video business.