This week in AI, security researchers stole artificial intelligence models with near-perfect accuracy by capturing electromagnetic signals, as MIT unveiled a robot system that can handle odd-shaped warehouse packages with 80% success. Meanwhile, three nations launched AI regulations, and Google released its more autonomous Gemini...
The Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling its complaint against Rytr for selling an artificial intelligence “Testimonial & Review” service. The regulator alleged that Rytr violated the FTC Act by providing subscribers to this service with a means to generate false and deceptive...
SandboxAQ raised more than $300 million to apply quantum technology to artificial intelligence. The funding round puts the company’s valuation at over $5.6 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Dec. 18). Tech-focused venture capital companies have made AI a priority, and SandboxAQ tries to stand out by...
Japanese tech investment firm SoftBank will reportedly invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son announced the investment Monday (Dec. 16) at President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Logo residence in Florida and said the money will be deployed by...
Google unveiled a platform that provides artificial intelligence agents and AI-powered search to enterprises. The new Google Agentspace brings together the company’s Gemini AI model and search capabilities and the enterprise’s data, wherever it’s stored, Google said in a Friday (Dec. 13) press release. “Google...
OpenAI said its deployment of a new telemetry service caused a three-hour outage of all its services Wednesday (Dec. 11). The company’s ChatGPT, API and Sora services were degraded or unavailable from 3:16 p.m. to 7:38 p.m. Pacific time, OpenAI said in an incident report....
This week in artificial intelligence, shopping assistants emerged across major tech platforms. Meanwhile, recycling firm AMP secured $91 million for sorting robots, FlexPoint sped up payment processing, and Puma released its first AI-designed sneaker. The tech developments signal shifts in how consumers buy, businesses process...
Silicon Valley is unleashing artificial intelligence agents that can surf online stores, swipe digital credit cards and buy goods without a human lifting a finger — forcing eCommerce players to grapple with a future where the shoppers aren’t people. Tech heavyweights and startups are racing...
In artificial intelligence (AI) news this week, new partnerships highlight intensifying competition in enterprise AI infrastructure. Oracle’s cloud revenue surged 52% amid a Meta partnership, while C3 AI deepened its Microsoft alliance with a new multi-year deal that opens up direct access to the Azure...
