Today's Top AI Stories

OpenAI is reportedly considering developing consumer health products, including a generative AI-powered personal health assistant, marking another ambitious expansion beyond its core AI offerings into the challenging healthcare sector where previous tech giants have struggled.

Three former Google and Meta silicon executives have raised $100 million for Majestic Labs, a startup developing high-capacity AI servers with 1,000 times more memory than conventional enterprise servers. The company aims to reduce data center costs by replacing up to 10 server racks with a single unit.

Broadcom and CAMB.AI are collaborating to embed AI-powered real-time translation capabilities directly into chipsets, enabling on-device processing for over 150 languages without cloud dependency. The technology promises enhanced privacy, ultra-low latency, and improved accessibility features including audio descriptions for visually impaired users.

A comprehensive study forecasts AI servers in the US will consume up to 1.125 billion cubic meters of water and emit 44 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030, putting major tech companies' net-zero commitments at serious risk.

Semiconductor startup Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence unveils its Omni Processing Unit, a composable AI chiplet based on Arm's Neoverse architecture, securing over $100 million in pre-orders from Fortune 500 companies and cloud providers across the US, Europe, and Asia.

Growing research reveals that heavy reliance on AI tools like ChatGPT is reducing critical thinking abilities and memory formation. Studies show users exhibit lower brain activity and poor recall, but experts suggest mindful usage strategies can turn AI into a cognitive enhancement tool.

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas raises concerns about AI companion apps potentially manipulating users' minds as people spend hours in virtual relationships. The warning comes as AI companionship technology gains popularity worldwide, with experts debating the psychological risks of replacing real human connections with virtual partners.

The Wikimedia Foundation urges AI companies to use its paid Enterprise API instead of scraping Wikipedia's content, citing declining human traffic and increased bot activity that threatens the platform's sustainability.

Cybersecurity researchers warn that AI agents are creating unprecedented security vulnerabilities as malicious actors exploit spoofed bots and injection attacks to compromise websites and systems.

Stockholm-based AI coding startup Lovable approaches 8 million users, up from 2.3 million in July, with 100,000 new products built daily. The company focuses on empowering non-technical users rather than developers, following a $200 million funding round at $1.8 billion valuation.

Canadian legal AI company Clio raises $500 million in Series G funding, reaching a $5 billion valuation while completing a $1 billion acquisition of Spanish legal research platform vLex, marking the largest M&A transaction in legal technology history.