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Sometimes it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lenswas that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, receipts, and anything else into easily readable digital files. Now that app is being discontinued, Microsoft says, as it directs its […]

AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, these clips feature wild characters, likea shark wearing sneakersanda ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup driving this trend isOpenArt, founded by two former Google employees in 2022. It touts

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Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly s to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders.Subscribe Now Thelaunch of OpenAI’s long anticipated new model, GPT-5, isoff to a rocky startto say the least. Evenforgiving errors in chartsandvoice demoesduring yesterday’s livestreamed presentation of the new model (actually four

As human-spaceflight missions grow longer and travel farther from Earth, keeping crews healthy gets more challenging. Astronauts on the International Space Station can depend on real-time calls to Houston, regular cargo deliveries of medicines, and a quick ride home after six months. All of that may soon change as NASA and its commercial partners, like

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’ssecond-quarter earningscall that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an “AI-enabled shopping assistant.” However, he thinks that the agentic web, where AI agents shop on users’ behalf, is still far in the future. The remarks were made in response to a question about

OpenAI astounded the tech industry for the second time this week by launching itsnewest flagship model, GPT-5, just days after releasing twonew freely available modelsunder an open source license. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went so far as to call GPT-5 “the best model in the world.” That may be pride or hyperbole, as TechCrunch’s Maxwell

The world is in a race to deploy AI, but a leading voice in technology ethics warns prioritising speed over safety risks a “trust crisis.” Suvianna Grecu, Founder of the AI for Change Foundation, argues that without immediate and strong governance, we are on a path to “automating harm at scale.” Speaking on the integration

Meta has acquired AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum,The Information reports. It’s the company’s latest buy to strengthen its new AI unit, Superintelligence Labs, and Meta’s second major AI audio acquisition in the last month after itbought PlayAI.  WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz in a round

Googleannouncedon Friday that it’s givingGoogle Finance, its tool that provides financial information and business news, an AI update. Users will now be able to research their financial questions with AI, access advanced charting tools, and get real-time data and news. With the update, users can now ask detailed questions about finance and get a comprehensive