Category: AI News

Perplexity launches Personal Computer for Windows

Perplexity has released Personal Computer for Windows, bringing its agent platform to more than a billion Windows devices for Pro, Max, and Enterprise users.

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GrapheneOS Wipe At Airport Leads To Federal Charge In Atlanta

A federal court in Atlanta is weighing whether a phone's duress password counts as destruction of evidence under Title 18, in a case that could reshape border-device law.

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X Money Begins Limited US Rollout for Premium Subscribers

X Money has launched in beta for Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the US, offering a deposit account, peer-to-peer payments, and a metal debit card via Visa.

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Open Secure AI Alliance launches to build open defenses for AI systems

NVIDIA and dozens of industry partners have formed the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop and share open tools that strengthen AI safety and cybersecurity.

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Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and dozens of tech firms urge Washington not to restrict open-weight AI

Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and 47 other firms signed a letter urging Washington to keep open-weight AI models available, arguing they support U.S. AI leadership.

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Beijing forces millions to break up with virtual partners as population shrinks

China's Cyberspace Administration has banned minors from AI companion chatbots and ordered crisis monitoring, prompting ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to disable features.

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Anthropic launches Claude for Small Business, a connector and workflow package for QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, and more

Anthropic introduces Claude for Small Business: connectors and agentic workflows for QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, Docusign, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365.

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42% of LG smart TV apps sell your internet connection to strangers: LG says no more

LG plans to suspend webOS apps that turn TVs into residential proxy nodes, after researchers found 42% of LG smart TV apps contain proxy SDKs.

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Poolside releases Laguna S 2.1, an open-weight coding model that beats rivals 10x its size

Poolside's 118B-parameter Laguna S 2.1, with 8B active per token, tops Terminal-Bench 2.1 and ships under OpenMDW-1.1 on Hugging Face.

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AI-driven system discovers six new metal alloys for jet engines and nuclear power

University of Toronto researchers used an AI-driven active learning platform to identify six new metal alloys that retain strength under extreme heat.

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Flock Safety Abandons Audio Surveillance Pilot After Public Backlash and Civil Liberties Concerns

Flock Safety ended its audio distress detection pilot on July 17, 2026 after public backlash, while thousands of microphones remain deployed across the U.S.

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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5, available now across all platforms

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5, a new flagship model that approaches Claude Fable 5 performance at roughly half the cost, with broad gains on coding and knowledge-work benchmarks.

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Number of Americans Not in Labor Force Reaches Record 105.8 Million

An estimated 111 million Americans age 16 and over are now outside the labor force, the highest figure on record, driven by retirement, disability, and death.

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Coal-fired power generation sees resurgence as nations prioritize energy security over climate targets

Global coal demand hit an all-time high in 2025 at 8.85 billion metric tons, as countries from Asia to North America extend coal plant lifespans to secure baseload power.

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Trump administration reportedly reviving push to ban Chinese AI models following Kimi K3 launch

The Trump administration is reportedly reigniting efforts to ban Chinese open-weight AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek, citing cybersecurity risks.

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