Top Stories

1. Google's Investment in Anthropic

- Google has expanded its investment in the AI startup Anthropic with a substantial $2 billion commitment following an initial $500 million seed contribution.

2. Medical Breakthrough: Artificial Heart Transplant

- Surgeons have successfully conducted the first-ever transplant of an artificial heart created from biocompatible materials in a patient with end-stage heart failure.

3. OpenAI's New API Launch

- OpenAI has launched a new API designed to assist developers by providing more adaptable and efficient GPT-4 responses tailored to specific user needs.

4. Meta's In-House AI Chip

- Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip designed for training AI systems, aiming to lessen its dependence on hardware manufacturers like NVIDIA. This AI-specific chip was developed in collaboration with Taiwan-based TSMC and is currently being piloted in a small deployment.

5. OpenAI's Responses API

- OpenAI has introduced a new Responses API aimed at empowering developers to create AI agents capable of executing tasks independently. This new API will replace the existing assistance API, which will be phased out in the first half of 2026.

6. Google DeepMind's New AI Models

- Google DeepMind has unveiled two new AI models, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics ER, aimed at improving the interaction and understanding capabilities of robots in the physical world.

7. Viral AI Platform Manus

- The viral AI platform Manus from Chinese startup Butterfly Effect has inadvertently boosted the popularity of another AI tool, Browser Use, which enhances website accessibility for agentic applications.

8. Moon Valley's AI Video Model

- Los Angeles-based startup Moon Valley has unveiled an AI video-generating model called Mary, developed in partnership with Asteria, a burgeoning AI animation studio.

9. Snapchat's AI Video Lenses

- Snapchat has announced the launch of its first video-generative AI lenses utilizing an in-house developed generative video model, available exclusively to Snapchat Platinum subscribers.

10. META's Copyright Lawsuit in France

- META is confronting a copyright lawsuit in France, initiated by authors and publishers accusing the company of economic parasitism.

11. Salesforce's Investment in Singapore

- Salesforce is set to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years to promote the adoption of its AI agent development platform, AgentForce.

12. Wolfe Games: AI-Powered Murder Mystery

- Elliot Wolfe, the executive producer and son of Law & Order creator Dick Wolfe, is venturing into the true crime fan base with Wolfe Games, a new startup co-founded with Andrew Adeshek and Noah Rosenberg, utilizing AI technology to create daily murder mystery games.