OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico
TechCrunch AI
OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partnership with security key provider Yubico.
Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
TechCrunch AI
"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.
Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles
TechCrunch AI
The move signals Google’s push to bring more advanced, conversational AI into the driving experience.
Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI
VentureBeat AI
Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot, the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what executives describe as a fully powered AI agent capable of searching enterprise data, drafting documents, and taking action on beh
Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment
VentureBeat AI
Nous Research, the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm, released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics
The creator of Claude Code just revealed his workflow, and developers are losing their minds
VentureBeat AI
When the creator of the world's most advanced coding agent speaks, Silicon Valley doesn't just listen — it takes notes.For the past week, the engineering community has been dissecting a thread on X from Boris Cherny, the creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic. What began as a casual
This startup’s new mechanistic interpretability tool lets you debug LLMs
MIT Tech Review
The San Francisco–based startup Goodfire just released a new tool, called Silico, that lets researchers and engineers peer inside an AI model and adjust its parameters—the settings that determine a model’s behavior—during training. This could give model makers more fine-grained control over how this
The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
MIT Tech Review
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. Nota
Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own
Wired AI
While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors’ models.
OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts
Wired AI
OpenAI is rolling out Advanced Account Security for people concerned that their ChatGPT or Codex accounts could be potential targets of phishing attacks.
Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed
Wired AI
With US restrictions limiting its access to advanced tech, SenseTime is doubling down on open source with a new model optimized to run on Chinese-made chips.
I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different
Wired AI
From sorting chicken nuggets to screwing in lightbulbs, Eka’s robotic claw feels like we're approaching a ChatGPT moment for the physical world.