Washington, D.C. — In what might be one of the most ambitious educational investments of the AI age, Google has committed $1 billion to train university students across the U.S. in the field of artificial intelligence. Yep, a billion—with a “B.” The tech titan announced this initiative as part of its broader effort to close…
When I first heard Grok Imagine had a “Spicy Mode,” I chuckled—you know, because it screams Elon Musk-level flair for controversy. But then the realization sank in: this isn’t harmless fun. This might be the tech version of opening Pandora’s box. Grok Imagine, xAI’s new image/video generator, now lets SuperGrok and Premium+ users turn text…
The latest headline-grabber is Hume’s Evi 3, a voice cloning tool capable of mimicking a person’s tone, accent, emotional nuance, and personality — all from just a 30-second audio sample. It can virtually resurrect celebrity voices like Ricky Gervais or Audrey Hepburn. While that opens doors for exciting creative and accessibility applications, it raises pressing…
Chinese firms like ByteDance are surging past global giants such as Google in AI-driven video creation. Whether it’s turning a written prompt or a still image into a vivid clip, they’re slashing cost and access barriers for everyone—from indie creators to big media houses. China Goes Hard on Real-World AI Deployment Beijing isn’t just tinkering…
When Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, makes a prediction, the world listens — and his latest one is a jaw-dropper. Speaking with The Guardian, Hassabis warned that the impact of artificial intelligence could be “10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution” — and, more worryingly, “10 times faster” in how quickly it…
It’s not every day you see hell break loose—literally and digitally. Activision Blizzard’s mobile title Diablo Immortal just kicked off its “Dark Rebirth” event, and with it, they unleashed a set of promotional images. But wait, the fiery twist? Those haunting visuals weren’t drawn by human hands. They were conjured up by artificial intelligence. According…
Elon Musk is turning up the volume—this time with an AI-fueled revival of Vine. In a post on X, Musk revealed that the Vine video archive, long assumed deleted, has been unearthed and is being restored so that users can repost their old six‑second classics. Even more exciting: instead of filming yourself, you’ll soon be…
So, Wix just did a thing—and if you’re running an online business or side hustle in 2025, you might want to sit up for this. In a bold, but honestly long-overdue move, Wix has launched an AI Optimization tool aimed at prepping websites for the fast-evolving world of generative AI. What does that even mean?…
So here’s the twist: Etsy, the go-to online marketplace for quirky, handcrafted goods and personalised everything, is pressing pause on those polished TV ads you’ve probably seen during the holidays. Instead, it’s doubling down on something a little less flashy but potentially a lot more powerful—AI-powered search. Why? Because people aren’t watching ads. They’re searching….
There’s a certain kind of electricity in the air when an open-source darling gets the kind of backing usually reserved for cloud giants and headline-grabbing AI unicorns. That’s exactly what happened this week as Anaconda, the Austin-based AI startup best known for its popular Python data science platform, closed a Series C round at a…