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Hyundai now owns 100% of Boston Dynamics after acquiring SoftBank's final 20% stake for $325M. The deal cements its future in AI-powered robotics. What's next?

One year after AI Mode's launch, Google says users are shifting from short keyword searches to longer, conversational questions, according to a company blog post.

OpenAI has announced a multi-year partnership with Singapore focused on deploying AI in industry, training local talent, and supporting public-sector adoption.

Google announced new Workspace updates, introducing conversational voice search, the Google Pics design tool, AI Inbox features, and the Gemini Spark agent.

Insurance giant Travelers has launched a new AI-powered Claim Assistant nationwide, using OpenAI technology to provide 24/7 customer support and streamline filing. This move signals a major AI adoption in the insurance sector.

A widely shared Techdirt opinion piece argues that CEOs planning AI-driven layoffs are treating the technology as a substitute for workers rather than a tool to augment them — a strategy it calls a le

Google has rolled out AI features across Search and Lens to help vintage shoppers identify, price, and try on second-hand clothing in real time.

OpenAI's frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS, letting enterprise customers deploy them through existing AWS accounts, billing and security controls, according to OpenAI.

In an OpenAI case study, Wasmer describes using Codex to build a WebAssembly-based Node.js runtime for the edge in weeks instead of months.

IBM Research shows that pairing LLMs with structured agent logic cuts token consumption up to 30x while significantly improving accuracy across enterprise tasks.

A blog post detailing intrusive AI prompts in Gmail, and one developer's decision to switch to Fastmail after 16 years, drew 770 upvotes on Hacker News.

Google's Futures Lab and the University of Waterloo showcased student-built AI prototypes, including a sign language tutor and exercise tracker.