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Google just debuted Nano Banana 2, an updated version of its AI image generator. It combines the abilities of Google’s previous release, Nano Banana Pro—like text rendering and web searching—with speedier image generation.
The machine that will make tomorrow’s AI chips possible has just been declared ready for mass production – and the clock for the industry’s next leap has officially started.
Banks are testing a new type of artificial intelligence, like agentic AI, that does more than scan for keywords or follow preset rules.
Burrowed in the alleys of Hongik-dong, a hushed residential neighborhood in eastern Seoul, is a faded stone-tiled building stamped “Korea Baduk Association,” the governing body for professional Go.
of AI-powered technologies have almost entirely taken over the apps and digital services we use every day, from photo editors to fitness trackers. There's even a notable AI app available for podcasts too.
据云数据与AI咨询公司Datatonic分析，许多企业因人机协作AI实施不当，正在侵蚀生产力、竞争力和效率基础。报告指出，下阶段企业AI成功关键在于精心治理的设计，让AI与人类‘人机在环’协同工作，而非盲目取代劳动力。这警示企业：粗放式AI应用可能适得其反，加剧裁员风险。未来，平衡人机协作将成为AI转型核心。（128字）
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think Ten years ago AlphaGo, Google DeepMind’s AI program, stunned the world by defeating the South Korean Go playe
Improving trust in agentic AI for finance workflows remains a major priority for technology leaders today.Over the past two years, enterprises have rushed to put automated agents into real workflows, spanning customer support and back-office operations.
OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, the company announced Friday morning, commencing one of the largest private funding rounds in history.
Block, the fintech group headed by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, will cut its workforce by “nearly half” in one of the clearest signs of the sweeping changes AI tools are having on employment. Shares in the payment company soared more than 25 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday as it announc
the name Alap Shah didn’t ring a bell for many people. The 45-year-old financial analyst and tech entrepreneur had spent the past two decades working in relative obscurity.
Anthropic has reached a stalemate with the United States Department of War over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology.
Starting this week, Perplexity subscribers will have a new agentic tool at their disposal. Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, “unifies every current AI capability into a single system.” More specifically, Perplexity says it is a computer user agent that can execute complex workflows indep
Meeting notetaker Read AI on Thursday launched an AI-powered email-based assistant called Ada, saying it helps users manage their schedules, answer questions based on a company’s knowledge base, and reply to out-of-office emails. The company is calling Ada a “digital twin” that handles tasks for you
always prized “high-agency” individuals—people who impress their ideas upon the world by thinking for themselves and taking action without being told what to do.
Enterprises have struggled to find a return on investment from adopting AI tools. Now AI companies are trying a new tactic to get their tech to stick by partnering with consultants. On Thursday, French AI research lab Mistral AI and global consulting giant Accenture announced a multiyear partnership
As space companies itch to push the most advanced chips into orbit, the problem of cooling those high-powered processors is top of mind. “It’s cold in space … [but] there’s no airflow, and so the only way to dissipate is through conduction,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said when asked about space-based
about digital censorship in China is always either extremely boring or extremely interesting. Most of the time, people are still regurgitating the same talking points from 20 years ago about how the Chinese internet is like living in George Orwell’s 1984.
Could Meta be preparing to launch a Prada version of its Meta AI glasses? That’s the speculation after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, were spotted sitting in the front row of Prada’s Fall/Winter 2026 Fashion Week show in Milan on Thursday.
AI agents like OpenClaw have recently exploded in popularity precisely because they can take the reins of your digital life.
