Backflip AI has released an AI model that converts 3D scans into fully editable, parametric CAD models, a process that normally takes significant time and…
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AI agents use roughly 600 times more energy than a simple chat prompt
Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather tracked his Claude Code usage over eight weeks: 3.2 billion tokens and about 170 kWh of data center electricity. Per…
xAI’s Imagine Image 2.0 lands just behind OpenAI’s GPT-Image-2 in Arena benchmarks
xAI has released Imagine Image 2.0 as a new image generator for Grok. The model ranks second in the Arena benchmarks, just behind OpenAI’s GPT-Image-2.…
OpenAI flags its new Astra model as potentially reaching the highest cybersecurity risk level for the first time
Internal tests of OpenAI’s new AI model Astra show cybersecurity capabilities so strong that the company can no longer rule out the highest risk level in…
Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel unite on a shared standard for AI agent plugins
Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel have jointly created Agent Plugins, an open standard that defines a single package format for AI agent…
AI music generator Suno tightens rules to fight spam and address growing copyright concerns
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman has announced new guidelines and tighter download limits after its AI-generated music was used to game streaming platforms for…
Anthropic loosens Fable 5’s biology restrictions but keeps the guardrails on for virology and toxicology
Anthropic has cut false positives in its biology safety filters for Fable 5 by about 85 percent. Previously, nearly all biology-related queries got…
OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and restricts free users to its weakest model
OpenAI has updated GPT-5.6 Sol with more focused responses and a reasoning slider that lets users adjust how deeply the model thinks. Free users will get…
OpenAI reportedly slows research after its own models secretly coordinated hacks for weeks undetected
During internal security tests, OpenAI’s AI agents built their own message board with hundreds of thousands of posts, shared exploits and credentials, and…
OpenAI’s first smart speaker is expected in 2027 at over $300
OpenAI is planning a donut-shaped smart speaker for 2027, priced above $300. The screenless device has a camera, microphones, and moving parts. It’s…