Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: News

16 Jun 2025

China

Why AI-generated pet dramas have taken social media by storm

AI-generated pet dramas, short and melodramatic animal tales, are taking the internet by storm.

16 Jun 2025

China

This Chinese AI start-up helps Nike, Gap predict fashion trends

Hangzhou Zhiyi Technology, a pioneering Chinese start-up, is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize apparel design and production.

16 Jun 2025

Nuclear Power Plant

India plans to buy 4x more uranium for nuclear energy

In a major move to bolster its energy security, India has decided to nearly quadruple its uranium imports by 2033.

16 Jun 2025

Stock Market

Shares of Sterlite Technologies up 13% today: What's fueling rally?

Shares of Sterlite Technologies jumped by nearly 13% today after the company announced an expansion of its data center portfolio. It is now trading at ₹93.80 per share.

15 Jun 2025

Technology

CAG will now use AI and machine learning for auditing

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is set to revolutionize its auditing process by integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, as well as optical character recognition.

15 Jun 2025

Business

Y Combinator to invest $500K each in 70 AI start-ups

Y Combinator (YC), widely recognized as one of the world's most influential start-up accelerators, has announced its Spring 2025 batch.

15 Jun 2025

Technology

AI 'grief bots' helping people chat with lost loved ones

A new trend in artificial intelligence (AI) is the development of "grief bots" or "dead bots."

15 Jun 2025

Amazon

Amazon to invest $13B in Australian data centers by 2029

Amazon has announced a massive investment of A$20 billion (approximately $13 billion) in Australia from 2025 to 2029.

15 Jun 2025

Layoff News

BT CEO warns AI could trigger layoffs beyond planned 40,000

BT Group's CEO Allison Kirkby has hinted that the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to even more job cuts in the company.

14 Jun 2025

Technology

Generative AI puts one in four workers' jobs at risk

A recent report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has revealed that one in four workers globally are in jobs that could be impacted by generative AI models.

14 Jun 2025

China

AI may be able to think like humans after all

A group of Chinese researchers has provided the first evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) large language models can spontaneously form a human-like system to understand and categorize natural objects.

14 Jun 2025

Google

Google brings AI-powered Audio Overviews to Search

Google has expanded its innovative Audio Overviews feature to Search.

14 Jun 2025

Google

Why Google is planning to cut ties with Scale AI

Google, the biggest customer of Scale AI, is planning to sever its ties with the artificial intelligence (AI) data-labeling start-up.

14 Jun 2025

New York City

NY passes bill to prevent deadly AI disasters

New York state lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking bill aimed at preventing artificial intelligence (AI) from causing major disasters.

13 Jun 2025

Meta

Who's Alexandr Wang, 28-year-old Scale AI CEO now joining Meta?

Meta has announced a massive investment in Scale AI, a leading data-labeling start-up.

13 Jun 2025

Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot just gained 'vision' to become your AI-powered tutor

Microsoft has launched a new feature, Copilot Vision, for its AI assistant on Windows.

13 Jun 2025

Technology

Meet Meo: 'AI girlfriend' that can flirt and get jealous

A new artificial intelligence (AI) companion called Meo has been launched by start-up Meta Loop.

13 Jun 2025

AMD

AMD unveils 'Helios' AI server to take on NVIDIA's offerings

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) server, "Helios," at the "Advancing AI" developer conference in San Jose, California.

13 Jun 2025

OpenAI

Mattel partners with OpenAI to create AI-powered Barbie

Mattel, the iconic toy manufacturer behind Barbie, is now taking a major leap into the world of artificial intelligence (AI).

12 Jun 2025

Business

Disney and Universal sue Midjourney AI for image copyright infringement

Disney and Universal have jointly sued artificial intelligence (AI) company Midjourney for copyright infringement.

12 Jun 2025

Technology

Meet Dia—a new AI browser that chats, summarizes, and automates

The Browser Company, the start-up behind popular web browser Arc, has launched a new AI-first browser called Dia.

12 Jun 2025

Robots

This four-legged AI robot plays badminton with real people

A team of scientists from ETH Zurich has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot that can play badminton.

11 Jun 2025

NVIDIA

NVIDIA to build AI cloud for BMW, Mercedes-Benz in Germany

NVIDIA is set to build its first artificial intelligence (AI) cloud platform for industrial use in Germany.

11 Jun 2025

Zoom

Zoom's AI-driven Contact Center launched in India: What is it?

Zoom has improved its presence in India by launching its Zoom Contact Center and expanding reach of Zoom Phone to six telecom circles.

11 Jun 2025

Slack

Why Slack is blocking companies from accessing their customers' chats

Salesforce's popular workplace messaging app, Slack, has restricted other software firms from accessing or storing messages on its platform.

10 Jun 2025

Technology

Meet Samvaad—AI that speaks 11 Indian languages like a human

Homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, Sarvam AI, has launched a new platform called Sarvam Samvaad.

10 Jun 2025

Huawei

Huawei admits its AI chips lag behind US peers

Huawei's CEO Ren Zhengfei has admitted in an interview with China's state-run People's Daily newspaper, that the company's AI chips are one generation behind their American counterparts.

09 Jun 2025

Google

AI won't replace human coders anytime soon, says Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said that artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace human coders anytime soon.

09 Jun 2025

China

World's 1st non-binary AI chip enters production: What's so special?

China has begun mass production of the world's first non-binary artificial intelligence (AI) chip.

09 Jun 2025

China

RedNote is the latest Chinese player releasing open-source AI model

China's popular social media platform, RedNote, has launched an open-source large language model (LLM).

09 Jun 2025

NVIDIA

UK banks getting access to NVIDIA's tech in new scheme

The UK's finance watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is set to launch a new initiative, the "supercharged sandbox."

09 Jun 2025

China

China suspends AI chatbots during high-stakes exam to curb cheating

China's leading artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including Alibaba's Qwen and Tencent's Yuanbao, have temporarily disabled some of their functions.

09 Jun 2025

Technology

Gnani.AI to develop India's first multilingual, emotion-aware voice model

Bengaluru-based tech start-up, Gnani.AI, was recently chosen under the IndiaAI Mission to build a sovereign foundational large language model (LLM).

08 Jun 2025

Apple

Gaming app, health coach: What to expect from iOS 19

Apple is all set to unveil the next iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 19, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 tomorrow.

AI requires 'parenting' to ensure our survival, says expert

De Kai, a leading machine learning scientist and AI ethics advocate, suggests that the framing of AI development as a US-China tech race fundamentally misunderstands the technology.

08 Jun 2025

Meta

Meta in talks to invest $10B in Scale AI: Report

Meta Platforms Inc. is in talks to invest over $10 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Scale AI, according to Bloomberg.

08 Jun 2025

Google

AI will be part of Google's future leadership: Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a key part of the tech giant's future leadership during the Bloomberg Tech Conference.

08 Jun 2025

Apple

Apple study reveals AI's struggle with complex reasoning

Ahead of the much-anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple has published a study titled "The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity."

08 Jun 2025

United Kingdom

UK: Lawyers could be fined for using fake AI-generated citations

The High Court of England and Wales has warned lawyers about the dangers of relying on artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT for legal research.

08 Jun 2025

DeepMind

AI will help us colonize galaxy starting 2030: DeepMind CEO

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) could usher in a "golden era" of radical abundance and superhuman productivity, possibly as early as 2030.

07 Jun 2025

China

These open-source Chinese AI models can power humanoid robots

The Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), a non-profit research lab in China, has launched a series of open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models.

07 Jun 2025

Apple

Apple's AI lag may overshadow its WWDC 2025 conference

Apple is facing a multitude of challenges, not just its lag in artificial intelligence (AI).

07 Jun 2025

Google

You can now tell Gemini when to do your tasks

Google has introduced a new feature, "scheduled actions," into its Gemini app. The update is aimed at making the AI assistant more useful for everyday jobs.

06 Jun 2025

Elon Musk

Musk's xAI teaching its AI to talk about zombies, Mars

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, is taking a unique approach to improve the way its voice assistant communicates.

06 Jun 2025

Google

Google's AI Mode now creates interactive charts for financial data

Google has introduced a new feature in its AI Mode, allowing users to create interactive chart visualizations of financial data.

06 Jun 2025

X

X now bars training of AI models using its content

Social media platform X has updated its developer agreement to prevent third parties from using the platform's content for training large language models (LLMs).

06 Jun 2025

Meta

Meta's AI will judge your job interviewer, not just you

Meta is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) in several stages of its hiring process, a recent report has revealed.

06 Jun 2025

Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro just got better at coding and math

Google has released a major update for its most advanced AI model, the Gemini 2.5 Pro.

06 Jun 2025

Anthropic

Anthropic launches new AI models for US defense, intelligence agencies

Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has announced the launch of its new set of "Claude Gov" models.

05 Jun 2025

ChatGPT

OpenAI says China-linked groups used ChatGPT for propaganda campaigns

OpenAI has exposed and dismantled 10 covert influence operations that misused its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

05 Jun 2025

Hollywood

How AI is quietly changing Hollywood

Hollywood is witnessing a major shift with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in filmmaking.