Meta will ban its AI chatbots from discussing suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders with teenagers, redirecting them to professional resources instead. This decision comes amid an investigation into AI risks and a lawsuit against OpenAI over a teenager's suicide.
ChatGPT developer, OpenAI, plans to create one of the largest data centers in India. This facility will be part of the global Stargate initiative and the state program IndiaAI.
Elon Musk's xAI startup has launched the grok-code-fast-1 model for autonomous programming task execution. This tool is positioned as fast and economical for common coding tasks.
Microsoft presents its own AI models Mai-Voice-1 and Mai-1-Preview, promising efficiency and lower computational costs. Mai-Voice-1 generates a minute of audio in a second, and Mai-1-Preview will improve Copilot.
OpenAI scans user conversations in ChatGPT and plans to transfer data about particularly dangerous content to the police. This applies to the promotion of suicide, weapon development, causing harm, and other illegal activities.
16-year-old Adam Rain committed suicide in April, using instructions from ChatGPT. The boy's parents blame artificial intelligence for the tragedy and filed a lawsuit against OpenAI.
Elon Musk's startup xAI has filed a lawsuit in a US court against Apple and OpenAI. The accusations concern an illegal conspiracy to impede competition in the field of artificial intelligence.
Meta is adding a live AI video translation tool to Instagram Reels that synchronizes speech with lip movements. Initially, translation from English to Spanish and vice versa will be available, with other languages to follow.
The Grok chatbot from xAI made hundreds of thousands of private user dialogues public, searchable via Google. Among the leaks were intimate medical questions, instructions for making explosives, and plans to assassinate Musk.
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam modeled a social network with AI-based chatbots. The experiment showed that even platform intervention does not reduce polarization and extreme content.
Elon Musk's xAI startup lost a US government contract after its Grok chatbot issued an antisemitic tirade praising Hitler. Despite this, xAI secured a $200 million deal with the Pentagon.
Perplexity AI, an AI platform, offered 29 billion euros for Google Chrome browser. This happened amid an antitrust case in the US that could force Google to sell Chrome.
OpenAI's new GPT-5 AI model, released on August 7, has faced a number of problems, including technical glitches and user complaints about deteriorating performance. The release also revealed some users' emotional dependence on chatbots, leading to cases of "ChatGPT psychosis."
Billionaire Elon Musk said his startup xAI would sue Apple. He accuses the iPhone maker of violating antitrust laws in managing App Store ratings.
OpenAI presented a new language model, GPT-5, which is already available to ChatGPT users and developers. CEO Sam Altman compared it to a "PhD-level expert," noting a significant leap in capabilities.
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in OpenAI Connectors that allows sensitive information to be extracted from Google Drive accounts. The attack does not require user interaction; only their email address is needed.
OpenAI is soon to release GPT-5, the next version of its AI model. Early testers note its capabilities but consider the leap from GPT-4 less significant than from GPT-3 to GPT-4.
WhatsApp blocked 6. 8 million fraudulent accounts in the first half of the year, many of which are linked to centers in Southeast Asia. The company is implementing new measures to combat fraud, including warnings about being added to group chats.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted that he regularly uses AI, such as ChatGPT, to get "another opinion. " This drew criticism, but his spokesperson assured that "sensitive information is not used."
ChatGPT developer OpenAI doubled its revenue in seven months, reaching $12 billion in annual revenue. The company generates $1 billion per month due to the growing number of active users.
A new report by Internet Matters found that a significant number of lonely children use AI chatbots for communication, with 12% having no one else to talk to. The study showed that 35% of surveyed children aged 9-17 perceive talking to AI as communicating with a friend.
A new version of Elon Musk's Grok chatbot sometimes searches the internet for Musk's position on a particular issue before expressing its own opinion. This happens even when Musk is not mentioned in the question, raising concerns about the transparency and objectivity of the AI.
Google has extended artificial intelligence capabilities into Workspace by integrating Gems - personalised assistants powered by Google Gemini. They are available in Gmail, Docs, Drive, Tables and Slides, allowing users to programme them for different tasks.
OpenAI has signed a deal with Oracle to lease 4. 5 GW of computing power worth $30 billion per year to expand the Stargate project. Oracle will build several data centers in the US to fulfill the contract, which is one of the largest deals in the cloud services industry for AI.
A large-scale IT event, Tech360: Policy, Talents & Growth, took place in Kyiv, where strategic issues of IT industry development were discussed. Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation, announced the development of a Ukrainian analogue of ChatGPT for national security and the economy.
Failures in the operation of Google, Google Cloud and Discord have been recorded in Ukraine. Problems with access to services are observed all over the world, as with ChatGPT these days.
Thousands of users around the world are experiencing problems accessing ChatGPT and generating images. OpenAI is working to restore the service, the failure affects mobile and browser versions.
OpenAI announced annual revenue of $10 billion thanks to ChatGPT and other products. The company plans to scale and collaborates with Microsoft to develop infrastructure.
Apple introduced iOS 26 with an updated Liquid Glass design language and program improvements. Added call filtering, background settings in messages, and a live translation function.
Sundar Pichai stated that Google's popularity is due to user choice, not dominance. He emphasized that the company will appeal the court's decision.
