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Google DeepMind is Alphabet's AI division, home of the Gemini model family, the Nobel-recognized AlphaFold and the Veo video generator. Through Google Search, Android and the cloud, its models reach billions of users. This page gathers all our coverage of Google and DeepMind: models, research and products.
OpenAI shelves ChatGPT erotic mode indefinitely
The "adult mode" project is frozen after protests from employees and investors worried about the harm sexualized AI could do to society.
Cohere releases open-source transcription model with 2 billion parameters and 14 languages
Cohere has released an open-source speech transcription model: 2 billion parameters, 14 languages, and it runs on an ordinary consumer GPU.
Meta prepares third-generation Ray-Ban smart glasses as FCC lists two new devices
Two Meta and EssilorLuxottica production devices hit the FCC database, almost certainly signaling new Ray-Ban AI glasses soon. *Meta is designated extremist and…
Apple turns 50 and plans to keep selling the iPhone for another half-century
AI Data Centers at the Heart of the Energy Crisis: From Anthropic's Pledges to Protests in Oregon
Anthropic: Paid Claude subscriptions doubled in early 2026
Last of xAI's co-founders leaves the company — of 11, only Musk remains
Stanford researchers measure the real-world harm of AI chatbot sycophancy
Stanford computer scientists have gone beyond documenting AI assistants' tendency to tell people what they want to hear, and tried to measure the concrete harm that…
OpenAI's Shutdown of Sora Could Be a Warning Signal for the AI Video Market
OpenAI has wound down Sora, one of the year's most hyped AI video projects. Experts disagree: tactical maneuver, or the start of an industry retreat?
OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Video Generator After Six Months: What Is Behind the Decision
Mistral AI raises $830 million in debt to build a data center near Paris
AI chip startup Rebellions raises $400 million at a $2.3 billion valuation ahead of IPO
Amazon's Alexa Plus Can Now Order Food by Voice Through Grubhub and Uber Eats
Yupp AI shuts down a year after launch, having burned through $33 million in a16z-backed funding
Crowdsourcing startup Yupp AI is shutting down. It never found product-market fit in a year, despite $33 million from Chris Dixon of a16z crypto.
OpenAI raises $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation in record round backed by Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank
OpenAI closed one of the largest venture rounds in history: $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, including $3 billion from retail investors ahead of an IPO, a…