Water joins energy as top AI flashpoint
Water is fast becoming one of the defining fights around the AI buildout.
OpenAI, Microsoft Sued by Publishers for Scraping Articles (1)
Publishers that collectively own and operate nearly 400 newspapers are suing OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for scraping their content to build products like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot without permission or compensation.
We’re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses
We're launching Meta Glasses with 26 styles across a range of colors, lenses, and frames, so there's a pair for just about any style.
Long-Term NAEP Shows Growth for 9-Year-Olds, More Disappointment for Teens
Wednesday’s release of the Nation’s Report Card offers some of the first proof of post-COVID academic recovery. But 13-year-olds haven’t made any gains.
educational publisher Great Minds
When AI builds itself \ Anthropic
Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications.
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 \ Anthropic
Today we’re launching Claude Fable 5: a Mythos-class model that we’ve made safe for general use.
Meta Removes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses, Is Mad About it
Mostly just mad they got caught.
The system, which was not active or available for anyone to use, was reportedly designed to use AI to identify anyone seen through the lens of the company’s line of Ray-Ban smartglasses. If the system recognized the face, it would alert the wearer to that person’s identity. Wired noted the code for that hidden facial recognition system was available in an app that has been downloaded onto more than 50 million devices.
ChatGPT hit 1 billion users nearly twice as fast as TikTok did
New Sensor Tower data shows its three-year journey to the milestone was quicker than any other app in history....
Gemini for Science: AI experiments and tools for a new era of discovery
Gemini for Science is a new collection of science tools and experiments to expand the scale and precision of scientific exploration.
Sam Altman Says AI ‘Jobs Apocalypse’ Probably Won’t Happen. What Changed?
The OpenAI CEO reversed his own dire predictions about AI and employment, but layoffs keep coming.
Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation \ Anthropic
Anthropic has raised $65 billion in Series H funding led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital.
After embracing AI for teachers, Randi Weingarten backs restrictions for students
The AFT president is walking a tightrope on AI in education. A year after AFT partnered with OpenAI and Microsoft on teacher training, the union president is now calling for bans on student-facing AI and stronger guardrails around classroom technology.
Is Anthropic’s New A.I. Really That Scary? It Depends Whom You Ask.
Anthropic said that Claude Mythos was too dangerous to release to the public. That claim has reopened an old debate over cybersecurity.
A new personal finance experience in ChatGPT
Preview a new personal finance experience in ChatGPT for Pro users in the U.S. Securely connect your financial accounts and get AI-powered insights and guidance grounded in your financial context, goals, and priorities.
America’s Schools Are Terrible at Catching Kids Up. How AI Can Help
Weisberg: Artificial intelligence can fill gaps for teachers who lack time & tools for getting kids back on track while keeping the class moving ahead.
Introducing Googlebook, designed for Gemini Intelligence
We’re introducing Googlebook, a new category of laptops designed for Gemini Intelligence and perfectly in sync with your Android phone.
All Those A.I. Note Takers? They’re Making Lawyers Very Nervous.
A trendy productivity hack, A.I. note takers are capturing every joke and offhand comment in many meetings. They could also potentially waive attorney-client privilege.
Even worse, say corporate lawyers: Sharing the meeting with an A.I. bot may void attorney-client privilege, making conversations that would not otherwise be subject to discovery fair game in a lawsuit.
Google Health Coach is becoming globally available
Google Health Coach, now available globally, provides personalized insights on workouts, sleep, recovery and wellbeing.
Copilot's agentic capabilities in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are generally available | Microsoft 365 Blog
Copilot's newest features are now generally available as the default experience across all Microsoft 365 subscriptions.
What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
The case for AI realism
AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.
Lawsuit Targets i-Ready Maker Over Student Data Privacy Concerns - The Educators Room
A federal class action lawsuit s alleges that its i-Ready platform unlawfully collects and shares students’ sensitive data without proper parental consent.
Introducing Claude Opus 4.7 \ Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Sal Khan says his AI tutoring chatbot has failed to catch on with students
Khan Academy's AI tutor Khanmigo has largely flopped with students, who simply don't use it. Even Khan now admits, "I don't view it as the end-all and be-all."
Suno on X: "Meet Suno v5.5: More expressive, more you. Use your voice, your sound, and your taste to make music that's unmistakably yours, in the best and most personal Suno experience yet. https://t.co/fKC7VAFLok" / X
Use your voice, your sound, and your taste to make music that's unmistakably yours, in the best and most personal Suno experience yet.
Opinion | Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign
The rapid advance of artificial intelligence is happening now.
Anthropic’s revenue run rate just topped $30 billion — that’s ahead of OpenAI, depending on how you count
The Claude maker’s revenue run rate has tripled in three months, as Dario Amodei’s firm takes the software world by storm....
Everyone's worried that AI's newest models are a hacker's dream weapon
Anthropic fears its unreleased model might unleash a wave of cyberattacks.
The back story behind the first “$1.8 Billion” dollar “AI Company”
AI isn’t the only thing behind Medvi
Has Technology "Broken" an Education System That Was "Just Fine"?
We’ve gone overboard on devices in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean all will be well if we just get rid of them.