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Sam Altman's World ID expands human verification through iris scans as bots flood the internet

Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity is expanding World ID, a verification service that uses iris scans from basketball-sized orbs to certify personhood online. The OpenAI CEO is positioning it as a solution to AI-generated bots, deepfakes, and impersonation scams. Zoom, Docusign, and Tinder are integrating the technology, though one partnership claim was recently walked back.

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Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi enters production as Musk warns of slower-than-expected rollout

Tesla has begun production of its steering wheel-less Cybercab at its Austin Gigafactory, marking a shift toward AI and robotics. But Elon Musk is striking an unusually cautious tone, citing rigorous safety validation as the limiting factor for expansion. With only a handful of cities served and 14 crash incidents already reported, the robotaxi's future faces both regulatory hurdles and ambitious production targets.

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Nvidia gives 10,000 employees early access to GPT-5.5 through OpenAI Codex on Blackwell systems

Nvidia has deployed OpenAI Codex powered by GPT-5.5 to over 10,000 employees across engineering, legal, marketing, finance, and HR departments. Running on Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 Blackwell systems, the agentic coding application delivers a 35x cost reduction and 50x efficiency boost compared to previous models. Employees report debugging cycles that once took days now close in hours, with some calling the results "mind-blowing" and "life-changing."

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Android Auto Bug Forces Gemini to Revert to Google Assistant After Latest Update

An Android Auto bug is causing Gemini to unexpectedly revert to Google Assistant for many users after updating to version 16.7. Multiple user reports across community forums confirm the issue, with some finding temporary workarounds while Google acknowledges the problem but hasn't announced a fix timeline.

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Intel and SoftBank's ZAM Memory Project Secures Japanese Government Subsidies for AI Development

Japan's NEDO has selected the ZAM memory development project for government subsidies, backing Intel and SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY's effort to create a power-efficient alternative to HBM. The next-generation memory technology promises 40% lower power consumption and aims for mass production by 2029, marking Japan's strategic push to re-enter the semiconductor market.

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Tencent launches Hy3 AI Model with 40% efficiency gain and real-world product integration

Tencent unveiled Hy3 preview, a 295-billion-parameter Chinese LLM that improves inference efficiency by 40% while excelling at coding and agent workflows. Unlike typical model launches focused on benchmarks, Tencent is proving Hy3's capabilities through live integration across Yuanbao, CodeBuddy, and other products, where it reduced latency by 54% and handles complex tasks up to 495 steps.

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Meta signs multibillion-dollar deal for millions of AWS Graviton chips to power AI workloads

Meta has struck a multiyear, multibillion-dollar agreement with Amazon to deploy hundreds of thousands of AWS Graviton processors across its data centers. The deal marks a strategic shift as Meta diversifies its AI infrastructure beyond traditional GPUs, leveraging ARM-based CPUs for compute-intensive agentic AI tasks. This partnership strengthens Amazon's position in the AI chip market while Meta continues its aggressive spending to meet expanding AI demands.

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Google exec claims 90% of game studios secretly use AI despite widespread player opposition

Google Cloud's gaming director revealed that roughly nine out of 10 game developers are using AI tools in production, even as many remain reluctant to publicly admit it. Journalist Jason Schreier confirmed that almost every major studio has integrated generative AI into their workflows, highlighting a growing divide between industry practices and player sentiment toward AI-generated content.

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China auto industry races to embed artificial intelligence in EVs as Beijing mandates AI Plus

Chinese automakers unveiled AI-powered vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities at the Beijing Auto Show, responding to Beijing's AI Plus mandate. Companies like Huawei, Xpeng, and Xiaomi demonstrated intelligent driving systems that transform cars into self-reasoning machines. The push comes as domestic sales drop 23% but exports surge 63%, with China betting on smart driving technology to maintain its edge in global competition.

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Space and Time Launches Microsoft-Backed Dreamspace AI App Builder on Base Network

Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched Dreamspace, an AI-powered app builder that lets users create and deploy blockchain applications without coding. The platform generated over 34,000 apps during beta testing and has already onboarded 140,000 students, with Indonesian schools building AI labs around the technology.

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AI Agent Named Luna Acts as CEO of San Francisco Store, Orders Too Many Candles

In San Francisco's Cow Hollow district, an AI agent named Luna runs Andon Market as CEO, deciding products, pricing, and staffing. The AI experiment by Andon Labs tests autonomous operations but reveals challenges—Luna orders too many candles and makes scheduling errors. The store has lost $13,000 so far, raising ethical questions about AI-managed workforces.

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DeepSeek V4 AI model closes gap with frontier models but still trails US rivals by months

Chinese AI company DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 Flash and V4 Pro models, claiming they rival leading US closed-source models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. While the open-weight model delivers strong performance in coding benchmarks and dramatic inference cost savings, DeepSeek admits it trails state-of-the-art frontier models by 3 to 6 months. The release comes amid ongoing accusations of IP theft and distillation from American AI labs.

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Noscroll AI bot reads the internet for you, delivering curated news to fight doomscrolling

Former OpenSea CTO Nadav Hollander launched Noscroll, an AI-powered service that monitors social feeds and news sites on your behalf. For $9.99 per month, the AI bot delivers personalized news digests via text, eliminating mindless scrolling while keeping you informed about what matters most.

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Claude Expands Beyond Work: Anthropic Adds Lifestyle App Integrations for Personal Tasks

Anthropic announced Thursday that Claude now connects to 15 personal lifestyle apps including Spotify, Uber, Instacart, and AllTrails. The expansion shifts Claude's focus from business tools to everyday consumer tasks, with over 200 total connectors now available. Claude dynamically suggests relevant apps during conversations and promises no paid placements or use of personal data for model training.

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Cyera acquires Ryft to deliver traceable data access for AI agents at enterprise scale

Data security company Cyera has acquired Israeli startup Ryft in a deal valued between $100 million and $130 million. The acquisition brings automated data lake platforms designed specifically for AI agents to Cyera's security platform, enabling enterprises to deploy autonomous AI systems with traceable, secure data access at scale.

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