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Mistral AI gives Le Chat voice recognition and deep research tools
Mistral AI has updated Le Chat with voice recognition, deep research tools, and other features to make the chatbot a more helpful assistant.
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Military AI contracts awarded to Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI
The Pentagon has opened the military AI floodgates and handed out contracts worth up to $800 million to four of the biggest names: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon Musk’s xAI. Each company gets a shot at $200 million worth of work.
How are humanitarians using AI in 2025?
During May-June 2025, Data Friendly Space and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy conducted a global online survey on humanitarian adoption and aspirations across the sector.
Applied use cases
Meta hires two Apple AI researchers for Superintelligence push
Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab has hired Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab artificial intelligence researchers Mark Lee and Tom Gunter for its Superintelligence Labs team, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as it intensifies its pursuit for top AI talent.
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Netflix has used artificial intelligence in one of its TV shows for the first time, in a move the streaming company’s boss said would make films and programmes cheaper and of better quality.
Can finance put a stop to AI data mining?
As generative artificial intelligence changes the way people use technology, new battle lines are being drawn around the control of customer data.
Ethics
Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI
The provision denied access to US$500 million in federal funding for broadband internet and AI infrastructure projects for any state that passed any such law.
Meta rebuffs Brussels over AI rules
Meta just blew a hole in a European Union plan to tame artificial intelligence models. The technology giant on Friday was the first Big Tech company to come out saying it will not sign the EU's code of practice for general-purpose AI.
The ethical minefield of Big Tech in the US military
As Big Tech and the military converge, concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and conflicts of interest become increasingly apparent.
Robotics
Bedrock Robotics brings in $80M for construction retrofit kits
Bedrock Robotics Inc. yesterday emerged from stealth with $80 million in seed and Series A funding. The startup said it is developing advanced autonomous systems for the $13 trillion global construction industry
New tool gives anyone the ability to train a robot
MIT engineers designed a versatile interface that allows users to teach robots new skills in intuitive ways.
Elephant Robot Demonstrates Bioinspired 3D Printing Technology
Researchers at EPFL have developed a 3D-printable, programmable lattice structure made from a single foam material that mimics biological tissues, enabling robots to combine soft and rigid parts within a single design.
Research
University students feel ‘anxious, confused and distrustful’ about AI in the classroom and among their peers
The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia for all the reasons one might expect: Early studies are showing that artificial intelligence tools can dilute critical thinking and undermine problem-solving skills. And there are many reports that students are using chatbots to cheat on assignments.
The Helicobacter pylori AI-clinician harnesses artificial intelligence to personalise H. pylori treatment recommendations
The AI system identifies optimal treatment strategies in key subgroups: 65% (n = 24,923) are recommended bismuth-based therapies, and 15% (n = 5898) non-bismuth quadruple therapies.
Commercialization of medical AI technologies: challenges and opportunities
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant impact on healthcare. For example, AI-guided imaging can improve the diagnosis/treatment of vascular diseases, which affect over 200 million people globally. Recently, Chiu and colleagues (2024) developed an AI algorithm that supports nurses with no ultrasound training in diagnosing abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with similar accuracy as ultrasound-trained physicians.
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