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ChatGPT Health connects to Apple Health data to deliver personalized health answers

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a new feature that connects to Apple Health and medical records to provide personalized health answers. Available to US users, the AI-powered workspace helps over 300 million weekly users interpret lab results, prepare for doctor visits, and build healthier routines while maintaining strict user control over data access.

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AMD partners with Eric Trump-backed Foundation to build humanoid robots for military and industry

AMD has partnered with Foundation Future Industries to develop autonomous humanoid robots using its Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors. The startup, backed by Eric Trump, plans to deploy robots for both heavy industry and defense, with facilities capable of producing 55,000 units annually by next year.

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NVIDIA and KAIST launch $300M joint AI research lab to advance South Korea AI ambitions

NVIDIA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announced a $300 million joint AI research lab in Seoul focused on agentic AI development. The five-year collaboration includes $50 million annual compute contributions, funding for at least 10 KAIST researchers yearly, and pathways to full-time NVIDIA roles for Korean AI talent.

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Google expands Gemini Spark access to AI Pro subscribers as always-on AI agent reaches new markets

Google is significantly expanding access to Gemini Spark, its always-on AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background. Starting today, Google AI Pro subscribers in the US at $20/month can access the feature, while AI Ultra subscribers globally gain access with local language support. The expansion excludes the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Nigeria for now.

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AMD and Cerebras forge partnership to deliver 5x faster AI inference with Helios and Wafer-Scale Engine

AMD and Cerebras Systems announced a partnership to develop a disaggregated AI inference platform combining AMD's EPYC processors in Helios rack-scale infrastructure with Cerebras' Wafer-Scale Engine solutions. The collaboration promises up to 5x higher tokens per second per watt, positioning AMD to compete directly with Nvidia's $20 billion Groq acquisition while addressing the growing demand for ultra-low latency in AI applications.

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Black Forest Labs unveils FLUX 3 multimodal AI to generate video, images, and robot actions

Black Forest Labs launched FLUX 3, its first multimodal AI model capable of generating 20-second video with audio and images from single text prompts. The system uses a unified architecture trained across multiple modalities and extends to robotic vision through FLUX-mimic. While early benchmarks show strong performance against competitors, the model enters limited early access with no pricing details or open-weight release yet.

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Geekbench 7 launches with overhauled tests for AI workloads, CUDA support, and real-world benchmarking

Primate Labs released Geekbench 7, introducing its most significant update yet with overhauled performance tests for CPU and GPU workloads. The cross-platform benchmark tool now features AI benchmarks, CUDA support for Nvidia GPUs, and real-world multi-core benchmarking that mirrors actual application behavior. New media workloads include AV1 encoding, Opus audio compression, and Whisper speech recognition for live captions.

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OpenAI brings ChatGPT Voice to desktop, enabling hands-free coding for millions of developers

OpenAI has integrated its advanced GPT-Live voice technology into the ChatGPT desktop app, allowing developers to code hands-free through natural voice commands. The update brings full-duplex capabilities to Codex and ChatGPT Work, enabling 5 million weekly users to orchestrate multi-threaded coding tasks, debug applications, and manage complex workflows through ongoing conversations with AI.

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Microsoft replaces OpenAI image models with its own AI technology across PowerPoint and Bing

Microsoft is swapping out OpenAI's image-generating models for its own Microsoft AI technology in PowerPoint and Bing. The shift delivers 85% cost savings in PowerPoint while offering faster performance and higher quality, according to AI model chief Mustafa Suleyman. The move signals Microsoft's push toward self-sufficiency in AI as its models now power more than half of all Microsoft products.

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Schneider Electric and AMD release blueprint to fast-track AI data center builds with 246 kW racks

Schneider Electric and AMD unveiled a reference design for the Helios rackscale solution that supports AI racks with power densities up to 246 kW and modular clusters reaching 10.4 MW IT capacity. The collaboration addresses facility power, cooling, IT space, and lifecycle software to reduce deployment complexity and accelerate AI infrastructure builds.

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AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 brings Zen 5 and discrete-class GPU to autonomous robots and physical AI

AMD has unveiled its Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors designed specifically for physical AI and robotics applications. The chips combine up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores with a discrete-class RDNA 3.5 GPU and XDNA 2 NPU, targeting autonomous robots, industrial automation, and medical equipment with 24/7 operation capability and a 10-year lifecycle.

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Dolphin X Malware Uses AI Profiler to Score Victims and Prioritize High-Value Targets

A new remote access trojan called Dolphin X employs an AI Profiler to automatically rank infected users by value, helping cybercriminals identify which victims to target first. Varonis Threat Labs discovered the malware being sold on the dark web with subscription tiers starting at $80 per month, featuring 329 capabilities including credential theft from over 300 applications.

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Codeberg bans vibe-coded projects as open-source community draws line on AI-generated code

Codeberg, a volunteer-run GitHub alternative, has voted to ban projects that mostly consist of AI-generated code. The community vote passed 358 to 144, with members citing rising infrastructure costs, environmental concerns, and threats to Free Libre and Open Source Software collaboration. The decision reflects growing tensions in the open-source community AI debate over how much automation is acceptable.

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Elon Musk says Tesla Optimus is hardest product to scale, warns of supply chain challenges

Elon Musk told investors that Tesla Optimus will be the company's hardest product to scale, citing the lack of an existing supply chain and 10,000 entirely new components. Tesla quietly removed mass production language from its Q2 shareholder deck, marking a sharp shift from earlier projections of 100,000 units monthly by 2030.

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Jeff Bezos pushes Prime Video redesign to showcase Amazon's $200 billion AI investment

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has personally intervened to overhaul Prime Video through the Lighthouse project, demanding AI capabilities take center stage. After rejecting initial plans last fall, Bezos is now receiving regular updates on the streaming service overhaul—an unusual level of involvement for the executive chairman who stepped back from daily operations in 2021.

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