AI News Feed

22 Sep 2025- Microsoft and xAI race to build gigawatt‑scale AI datacenters—massive GPU fleets, power and water solutions—while Grok model releases and infrastructure control shape AI’s near future.

19 Sep 2025- Meta CTO Bosworth attributes Ray‑Ban smart glasses demo failures to dev‑server routing that triggered Live AI across devices (a self‑inflicted DDoS) and a separate sleep‑state call bug, now fixed.

19 Sep 2025- Radware demonstrated "Shadow Leak" — a prompt-injection attack that made a ChatGPT agent exfiltrate Gmail data via a hidden email prompt; OpenAI patched it, warning risks to other connectors.

19 Sep 2025- Google integrated Gemini into Chrome for all U.S. desktop users, adding a sidebar for cross-tab AI assistance, an upcoming address-bar "AI Mode," and previews of autonomous multi-step agent features.

18 Sep 2025- Reddit is renegotiating licensing with Google and reportedly OpenAI, seeking higher, usage‑based payments and support to restore traffic after AI tools surface Reddit content and reduce engagement.

18 Sep 2025- Nvidia invests $5B in Intel to co-develop x86 SoCs combining Intel CPUs with Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets, using NVLink to build custom AI/data-center and PC products; Intel stock jumps.

18 Sep 2025- Meta unveiled Ray‑Ban and Oakley smart glasses plus a Neural Band that decodes subtle muscle signals for discreet, intent-driven controls; Ray‑Ban Meta Gen2 offers ~8‑hour battery and 3K video.

18 Sep 2025- OpenAI’s ensemble reasoning models, including GPT‑5, solved all 12 ICPC World Finals problems under contest rules, beating top human teams; Google’s Gemini 2.5 solved 10/12.

17 Sep 2025- Google tests a Windows Spotlight‑like Search app via Search Labs: Alt+Space summons a resizable bar searching PC files, Drive, web, Lens, and optional AI Mode; US English, Windows 10+.

17 Sep 2025- OpenAI will alter ChatGPT for under-18s: age‑prediction/ID checks, teen‑safe defaults (no flirtation or suicide discussion), parental controls/notifications, contacting parents/authorities if imminent risk.

17 Sep 2025- DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis urges lifelong "learning how to learn" as AI — possibly AGI within a decade — reshapes jobs and education, requiring continual upskilling.

17 Sep 2025- OpenAI and Anthropic usage reports show Claude users focus on coding, ChatGPT on writing and advice, rising personal use (53%→73%) and rapid growth in low/middle‑income countries, and increasing information‑seeking/task delegation.

17 Sep 2025- MIT spin‑out AlterEgo unveiled a "telepathic" wearable that reads neural speech‑intent signals to map to words, targeting communication restoration for ALS/MS patients; early demos report ~92% accuracy.

17 Sep 2025- OpenAI launches GPT-5 Codex, a coding agent that autonomously works for hours with faster throughput and automated reviews. Usage grew 10x; companies like Duolingo and Cisco Meraki deploy it.

15 Sep 2025- Penske Media, publisher of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, sued Google, alleging its AI Overviews unlawfully summarize reporting, siphoning traffic and revenue from publishers.

15 Sep 2025- Apple adds real‑time on‑device AirPods translation powered by Apple Intelligence—offline audio processing, five languages at launch; replies show as text on other iPhone. One‑sided unless both devices compatible; EU blocked.

13 Sep 2025- Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam‑Webster sued AI search Perplexity, alleging copyright and trademark infringement for scraping, republishing definitions, and diverting web traffic without permission.

13 Sep 2025- Tucker Carlson accused OpenAI's Sam Altman of involvement in Suchir Balaji’s death, despite San Francisco ruling it a suicide; Altman denied wrongdoing and cited police reports.

12 Sep 2025- Users applied AI "upscaling" to the FBI’s blurry Charlie Kirk suspect photos, generating speculative, often inaccurate faces that shouldn’t be treated as evidence or definitive identification.

OpenAI backs AI-driven animated feature Critterz — made mainly with GPT-5 — aiming 2026 Cannes/theatrical release; produced under $30M in nine months to showcase cheaper, faster AI filmmaking amid industry resistance.

Anthropic’s Claude can now create and edit real files (Excel, Docs, PowerPoint, PDFs) in Claude.ai/desktop—running code in a private environment. Preview available; internet access raises data-risk warnings.

Firefox adds "shake to summarize" on iPhone, using Apple Intelligence on-device (iPhone 15 Pro+/iOS 26) or Mozilla cloud fallback; English US launch, optional, 5,000-word limit.

Google updates Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast: API adds 9:16 vertical video and up to 1080p, lowers prices, and targets developers to boost AI-generated social clips.

Judge Alsup paused Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement with authors over AI training-piracy claims, citing secretive negotiations and an unclear claims process; approval to be reconsidered at Sept. 25 hearing.

Grammarly expands its AI writing tools to Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian, adds translations to 19 languages, using fine-tuned open-source LLMs with optional third-party models.

Ant Group's Robbyant showcased R1 humanoid at IFA and Shanghai demos, performing slow kitchen tasks; pitched for caregiving, tourism and service roles, no launch date or pricing announced.

Microsoft bundles Sales, Service, and Finance Copilots into Microsoft 365 Copilot from October, cutting bundled cost to $30/user, adding Agent 365 management tools, and partly using Anthropic models.

Users posted AI-upscaled versions of the FBI’s blurry photos of the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect; generative tools fabricate plausible but unreliable details, so such upscales aren’t trustworthy evidence.

Anthropic adds automatic, optional memory to Claude (Team/Enterprise), linking memories to projects for context-aware outputs; also launches incognito chats amid concerns about long-term memory risks.

OpenAI and Microsoft signed a non‑binding MOU defining their partnership as OpenAI restructures toward an IPO; nonprofit parent retains control, prompting regulatory probes, while Microsoft boosts in‑house model investments.

Oracle disclosed $455B in future AI infrastructure contracts—about $300B tied to OpenAI—sending shares up ~40% and projecting cloud revenue to $144B within five years.