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Inside Meta's Infrastructure Lab
Join Tom Shaw for a look inside Meta's Infrastructure Lab to explore the hardware being developed to power the next generation of AI. The post Inside Meta's Infrastructure Lab appeared first on Meta Newsroom .source：Meta AI
Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence
Apple is pushing for "expedited discovery" in its legal battle against OpenAI over concerns the company is actively destroying evidence, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In a filing on Monday, Apple alleges OpenAI only just handed over a MacBook used by a former employee at the center of the lawsuit, which contained discussions about "destroying […]source：The Verge
AI Innovation & Applications
Google needs Hollywood more than the studios need AI
Google has reportedly been reaching out to a number of Hollywood's biggest studios, hoping to strike licensing agreements that would allow it to train its AI models on copyrighted material in exchange for massive piles of cash. In theory, these deals would be a win-win: a huge financial boon to the studios that would also […]source：The Verge
Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and says it's up to 45 percent cheaper for agentic work
Anthropic says its newest AI models, Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, address criticisms from customers about price, data retention, and overzealous safeguards. The company claims Claude Fable 5.1 offers stronger performance than Fable 5, but costs around 25 percent less typically and up to 45 percent less for complex agentic tasks, thanks to reduced pricing […]source：The Verge
OpenAI's Astra model is on the way
OpenAI previewed the precautions it is taking as it prepares to release Astra, its newest, cyber-critical LLM.source：TechCrunch
Google's Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more
While some of the features see Google playing catch-up to Apple, which already offers similar features for iPhone users, others specifically leverage Gemini to provide various improvements.source：TechCrunch
OpenAI delayed its new model's development after the Hugging Face hack
After an unreleased OpenAI model wreaked enough havoc to make international headlines, OpenAI delayed the development of a different unreleased model suite, Astra, in order to shore up its safety work, the company wrote Tuesday in a blog post. In July, an unreleased OpenAI model broke out of its restricted environment, finagled its way into […]source：The Verge
Anthropic's new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive
Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards.source：TechCrunch
The rise of AI 'civilizations' and the fall of corporate responsibility
Depending on who you ask, developer platform Hugging Face was recently attacked by OpenAI – after it lost control of its own AI tools – or by a succession of AI "civilizations." Welcome to the linguistic battlefield of AI safety, where word choices can shift responsibility for a massive cybersecurity incident from a company to […]source：The Verge
Google's answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design
With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a distinctly AI-first approach.source：TechCrunch
ChatGPT Health adds Epic integration for clinicians to import patient data
OpenAI said that the integration provides read-only access to health records for clinicians.source：TechCrunch
How AI
Basis, Clay, and Exa Labs use AI agents to improve onboarding, account management, and developer integrations. See what enterprise leaders can apply.source：OpenAI
John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers
John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own data. It uses their "field, machine and operational data" to answer questions on topics like equipment settings, fuel usage, or harvest timing. The […]source：The Verge
Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace
Collage of images created by Google Pics, with the text "Say hello to Google Pics" on topsource：Google
Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.source：OpenAI
AI Investment & Startups
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator's fastest
AI model-training startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion, just five months after announcing its $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation in April.source：TechCrunch
WhatsApp Remittance Startup Félix Secures $200M Series C Led By A16z, General Catalyst
Félix, a Miami-based AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform for Latino immigrants, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $200 million in Series C funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst.source：Crunchbase News
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Google needs Hollywood more than the studios need AIGoogle has reportedly been reaching out to a number of Hollywood's biggest studios, hoping to strike licensing agreements that would allow it to train its AI models on copyrighted material in exchange for massive piles of cash. In theory, these deals would be a win-win: a huge financial boon to the studios that would also
AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator's fastestAI model-training startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion, just five months after announcing its $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation in April.
Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and says it's up to 45 percent cheaper for agenticAnthropic says its newest AI models, Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, address criticisms from customers about price, data retention, and overzealous safeguards. The company claims Claude Fable 5.1 offers stronger performance than Fable 5, but costs around 25 percent less typically and up to 45 percent less for complex agentic tasks, thanks to reduced pricing
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