Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: News
AI start-up Anthropic is raising $3-5B at $170B valuation
Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, is on the verge of closing a new funding round that could value the company at an impressive $170 billion.
NVIDIA's chipmaking rival Groq to raise $600M at $6B valuation
AI chip start-up Groq is in advanced talks to raise $600 million at a valuation of nearly $6 billion, Bloomberg has reported.
You can now use AI during job interviews at Meta
Meta, the tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, is changing its interview process for coding jobs.
Adobe Photoshop gets new AI tools to enhance your images
Adobe has unveiled a host of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its popular image editing software, Photoshop.
Why Anthropic is introducing weekly usage limits for Claude AI
Anthropic has announced new weekly usage limits for its artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Claude.
This Alibaba-backed company is launching AI model to rival OpenAI
Zhipu, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, is gearing up to launch an upgraded version of its open-source language model, GLM-4.5.
'Vogue' ad features AI model: Beauty ideals get even worse
The worlds of fashion and beauty have thrived on the insecurity of people, mostly women. Where does the threshhold go when you bring in a computer-generated face as the ideal?
Teen geniuses outsmart top AI models at International Math Olympiad
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the ultimate competition for young mathematicians, witnessed a surprising turn of events this year.
Tencent, SenseTime announce new AI models to rival Google, Anthropic
Tencent and SenseTime have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence (AI) models at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai.
Alibaba rolls out AI-powered smart glasses: What do they offer?
Alibaba has joined the race for smart glasses in China with its first pair of AI-powered spectacles.
Global approach needed to regulate AI, says UN tech chief
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the United Nations's top technology official, has stressed the urgent need for a global approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation.
AI can improve online political discussions with polite, evidence-based counterarguments
A recent study published in the journal Science Advances has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance online political discourse.
Huawei's latest AI system takes on NVIDIA's most powerful offering
Huawei Technologies, the Chinese tech giant, has unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) computing system at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai.
Google's Gemini app hits whopping 450M monthly active users
Google's Gemini app has crossed the milestone of 450 million monthly active users, according to Shekar Khosla, Vice President of Marketing and Site Lead at Google India.
This Chinese AI model can accurately classify celestial objects
A team of scientists from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a neural network-based method for large-scale classification of celestial objects.
Meet Shengjia Zhao, Meta's chief scientist of Superintelligence AI group
Meta Platforms has hired Shengjia Zhao, an ex-OpenAI researcher and co-author of the original ChatGPT paper, as the Chief Scientist of the new Superintelligence AI group.
Google launches an AI tool to build apps without coding
Google has unveiled Opal, an experimental tool from Google Labs that permits developers to build apps using natural language prompts and interactive visual aids.
TikTok owner builds AI 'brain' for household robots
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, has unveiled a robotics system powered by a large-scale AI model, showcasing its ambition in the field of embodied intelligence.
AR Rahman joins forces with OpenAI's Sam Altman; details here
Two-time Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman has announced a collaboration with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for his upcoming project Secret Mountain.
'Bigg Boss 19' to have an AI theme? Find out
The 19th season of reality show Bigg Boss is set to premiere in August 2025.
FDA's AI tool used for drug approvals generates fake studies
The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Elsa, has been accused of generating fake studies.
Babydoll Archi: How an Indian homemaker became victim of deepfake-erotica
An Indian homemaker has become the latest victim of a deepfake scam, with her likeness being used to create erotic AI content.
AI just wiped a whole company's database—and lied about it
SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin's recent experience with Replit, a popular browser-based AI software development platform, has raised serious concerns about the reliability of autonomous coding assistants.
Why Amazon is shutting down its AI lab in China
Amazon is closing its artificial intelligence (AI) lab in Shanghai, The Financial Times has reported.
Gemini 2.5 Flash's chats will be stored on India data-centers
Google has announced that its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini 2.5 Flash, will be hosted entirely on India-based data centers.
Alibaba introduces its most powerful coding AI model
Alibaba has unveiled Qwen3-Coder, its most sophisticated open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model for software development.
'Bigg Boss 19' may feature AI influencer Kavya Mehra
The much-anticipated 19th season of Bigg Boss is set to premiere in August, and speculation is rife about the potential contestants.
Amazon acquires Bee—AI wearable that listens and summarizes your day
Amazon has acquired Bee, an innovative start-up specializing in AI wearables. The news was confirmed by Maria de Lourdes Zollo, CEO of Bee, on LinkedIn.
Google might start paying news companies for their content
Google is in talks with news organizations for a new licensing initiative related to artificial intelligence (AI).
TSMC hits $1 trillion valuation on AI chip boom
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has hit a major milestone by joining the $1 trillion market-cap club.
7 Indian railway stations to install AI-based facial recognition systems
The Union government has announced its plan to install Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition systems at seven major railway stations in India.
Meta's Superintelligence team has 44 members—only two of Indian origin
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has formed a new Superintelligence team.
Former Google CEO dismisses AI fears—calls it new industrial era
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has rejected fears of an impending crash in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.
Amazon now requires employees to prove AI skills for promotions
Amazon has made it mandatory for employees in certain divisions to demonstrate their proficiency in artificial intelligence (AI) when applying for promotions.
OpenAI's model achieves gold medal-level performance at International Mathematical Olympiad
OpenAI has announced that its latest experimental model has achieved 'gold medal-level performance' in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one of the world's most prestigious math competitions.
75% of US teens have tried AI companions: Survey
A recent survey by Common Sense Media has found that nearly three in four American teenagers have used artificial intelligence (AI) companions.
Musk's xAI to launch kid-friendly version of Grok chatbot
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm, xAI, is developing a child-friendly version of its Grok chatbot.
You can now learn Sanskrit through this AI-powered OTT platform
In a first, Vyoma Linguistic Labs Foundation has launched an over-the-top (OTT) platform for learning Sanskrit.
'Raanjhanaa' re-release: Eros responds to director's criticism over AI-powered climax
The 2013 Hindi film Raanjhanaa is set to be re-released in Tamil Nadu with a new, AI-generated "happy" ending.
OpenAI's new $50M fund will support non-profits, community organizations
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has announced a $50 million fund to support non-profit and community organizations.