How AI is helping solve labor issues in rare disease treatment
Modern biotechnology has the tools to edit genes and design drugs, but thousands of rare diseases remain untreated. The missing ingredient for many years, according to Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio executives, was finding enough smart people to continue the research. AI is becoming a power multiplier that allows scientists to tackle problems that industry has […]
Backlash over OpenAI’s decision to deprecate GPT-4o shows how dangerous AI companions can be
OpenAI announced last week that it would retire some older ChatGPT models by February 13th. This includes GPT-4o, a model that is notorious for being overly flattering and affirming its users. For the thousands of users protesting this decision online, 4o’s retirement is akin to losing a friend, lover, or spiritual guide. “He wasn’t just […]
Reddit sees AI search as its next big opportunity
Reddit hinted Thursday that its AI-powered search engine could be the next big opportunity for its business — not just as a product, but as a revenue driver that impacts its bottom line. On Thursday’s fourth-quarter earnings call, the company provided an update on its plans to integrate traditional search with AI search, hinting that […]
AWS revenue continues to grow as cloud demand remains high
Amazon Web Services ended 2025 with its highest quarterly growth rate in more than three years. The company reported Thursday that its cloud services business posted revenue of $35.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025. This was a 24% increase over the previous year, marking the division’s largest growth rate in 13 quarters. According […]
Amazon and Google are winning the AI capital spending race, but what is the prize?
The AI industry can sometimes seem like a competition to see who can spend the most money on data centers. It is believed that whoever builds the most data centers will have the most computing power and therefore be able to build the best AI products, which will guarantee victory in the coming years. This […]
Elon Musk is serious about orbiting data centers
On Friday, when SpaceX submitted plans for a 1 million-satellite data center network to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), you might have thought Elon Musk was having a little fun with us. But after a week, it became clear that he was serious. The most obvious step, of course, is the formal merger of SpaceX […]
NASA astronauts can now bring cell phones on missions to the moon
Get ready to take some out-of-this-world selfies. NASA astronauts will be allowed to take smartphones into space for the first time with the Crew-12 and Artemis II missions. Crew-12 is scheduled to head to the International Space Station next week, but the long-awaited Artemis II mission, which will put humans around the moon for the […]
OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents
OpenAI has launched new products to help enterprises navigate the world of AI agents, focusing on agent management as a critical infrastructure for enterprise AI deployments. On Thursday, AI giant OpenAI announced the launch of OpenAI Frontier, an end-to-end platform designed to build and manage AI agents for enterprises. Since it is an open platform, […]
Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new “Agent Teams”
On Thursday, Anthropic released the latest version of Opus. This is the most advanced model and one of particular importance to Claude Code. Opus 4.5 was only released last November, but with 4.6, the company has expanded the model’s capabilities and appeal to accommodate a more diverse range of applications and customers. Perhaps the most […]
Meta tests standalone app for AI-generated “Vibes” videos
Meta is testing a standalone Vibes app, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Launched last September, Vibes lets you create and share short-form AI-generated videos and access a dedicated feed that shows other users’ AI videos. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels. But all the videos you see are generated by AI. Previously, feeds existed […]
