Artificial Intelligence

Coinbase has announced a strategic partnership with Perplexity AI, the innovative artificial intelligence-powered search engine startup, to launch a real-time crypto data service.

OpenAI is getting ready to launch its own AI-powered web browser, which could be released within weeks. The browser aims to let users complete tasks through a chat interface instead of clicking through websites, directly challenging Google Chrome.

YouTube is updating its rules to stop paying creators who post repetitive or low-effort AI-generated videos. The goal is to promote original content with real human input and improve the overall quality of monetised videos.

OpenAI has hired four senior engineers from Tesla, xAI, X, and Meta to strengthen its AI infrastructure team. This move highlights the fierce competition between major tech firms to secure top talent in the race to build advanced AI systems.

OpenAI has signed a $30 billion-a-year deal with Oracle to secure massive computing power for its Stargate AI project. Oracle will build large data centres across the US, using 4.5GW of energy and 400,000 Nvidia chips to meet OpenAI’s growing AI needs.

In an ironic turn of events, President Trump has just called DOGE (The Department of Government Efficiency) to slash all of its funding to Musk's businesses to cut costs.

OpenAI gave all staff a week off to slow down Meta’s aggressive hiring, after losing several researchers to Zuckerberg’s new AI team. Meta reportedly offered up to $100 million in pay packages, causing anxiety inside OpenAI as leaders scramble to stop more staff from leaving.

Meta has created a new AI division called Meta Superintelligence Labs and hired top researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic. The move has sparked tensions in the industry, with reports of massive bonuses and concerns about a growing talent war.

Zhipu AI was once on the U.S commerce Department's export control entity list, being one of the Chinese companies being blacklisted from procuring U.S components.

AB DAO and the AB Charity Foundation will build the world’s first national-level resort focused on AI and blockchain in Timor-Leste. The resort will include research centres, luxury facilities, and crypto-friendly services, aiming to attract global tech talent and boost the local economy.