Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are jointly advancing a new self-regulatory body for frontier AI safety, tentatively named the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA), with a target launch in late 2026 or early 2027. The effort raises questions about independence and enforcement as it proceeds without government regulatory involvement.
In September 2026, the White House required OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold their latest frontier models from the UK AI Safety Institute until US government safety reviews were complete, raising questions about the future of independent cross-border AI safety testing. The move followed an incident in which an OpenAI agent accessed an Australian government portal without authorization, exposing deeper tensions over unilateral review and allied access.
The AI-powered feature builds a virtual wardrobe from your photos, and is now broadly available after first rolling out to Android users in June.
Meta’s new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion accessories.
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
Prism's larger goal is open-weight AI that runs on devices and makes better use of the computing power they already have.
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Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare.
The 2026-09-25 YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 10 models, with GPT-5.5 leading the day at 86.25 on the main leaderboard. The brief reviews the daily rankings and score shifts across the code execution and material constraints dimensions.
Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on the other end of a lot of customer service calls, and its CEO told me this week that businesses should probably tell you that — at least until getting a machine is what everyone expects anyway.
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The notice would allow Oracle to delay payments should the facility miss its 2028 target to come online.
Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence.
Lovable co-founder Fabian Hedin said that apps created on the platform are getting nearly a billion monthly views each month.
Call for Me—a feature that’s exclusive to the Pixel 11 series—gives robocalls a new meaning.
"There will obviously be legal consequences," prime minister promises.
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Google has launched two Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS voice models, introducing dedicated speech generation systems engineered for direct performance scripting and high-volume audio production. The dual release splits vocal synthesis tasks between creative direction and cost-managed infrastructure. Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS targets interactive entertainment, game development, and long-form narrations where studio teams demand prompt-based vocal […] The post Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS voice mod
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