Microsoft’s AI assistant is appearing as an undeletable app on some LG televisions following an automatic software update. Users on Reddit are calling the forced installation “mildly infuriating,” highlighting a growing tension between convenience and user control in the smart device ecosystem.
At the NeurIPS AI conference, the conversation was dominated by fears of a future superintelligence. Critics argue this focus overlooks the tangible, present-day damage from AI, from deepfakes to mental health crises.
Volkswagen is ending car production at its Dresden plant to create a research hub for AI and robotics. This shift comes as the AI infrastructure spending spree, fueled by massive corporate debt, faces a sharp market correction.
A team from Germany has used machine learning to create the most detailed 3D map of global buildings ever made. The dataset covers 97% of Earth’s structures and reveals stark differences in building volume between continents.
Google Translate is getting its biggest upgrade in years, now powered by the Gemini AI model. A new beta feature also enables real-time, voice-preserving translations directly through your headphones.
OpenAI is using its own AI coding agent, Codex, to recursively improve itself. The company says most of Codex is now built by Codex, and engineers treat it as a teammate that can be assigned tasks through Slack.
Oracle is pushing back the completion of key data centers for OpenAI from 2027 to 2028. The delay, blamed on labor and material shortages, triggered a sell-off in AI infrastructure stocks. It highlights the growing pressure on AI firms to turn massive investments into real revenue.
Oracle is forcefully denying a report that its data center build-out for OpenAI is being delayed until 2028. The company says all sites required to meet its commitments are on schedule.
OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, its latest AI model for ChatGPT Plus. Independent testing shows it’s only marginally better than its predecessor, with a new “go signal” behavior that could annoy power users.
Broadcom’s stock suffered its worst day since January, plummeting 10.5% to around $363.70. This came after CEO Hock Tan outlined a $73 billion AI product backlog, a figure that immediately drew skepticism from top analysts during the earnings call.
