Is Claude Code the Revolution?
Before we get to today’s column, we wanted to point you to Kevin’s Saturday scoop about a longtime Google DeepMind director raising capital for a visual reasoning AI startup and our Friday scoop a...
Meta Appoints Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chair
Meta Platforms appointed former Goldman Sachs banker and White House official Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, bringing in an executive with long experience in both government and...
Dashcam Maker Motive Touts AI but Relies on Humans
Last summer, a manager at startup Motive Technologies sent an urgent Slack message to 400 employees based in Pakistan. “WE HAVE A PROBLEM,” it said in all caps.
Motive sells AI-powered dashcams t...
Google Matches OpenAI on Shopping
Sam Altman, look behind you. Sundar Pichai is catching up. Google on Sunday announced it was adding the ability to buy stuff within its Gemini AI chatbot, using Google Pay to complete the transaction,...
Anthropic Unveils New Healthcare Features for Claude
Anthropic isn’t leaving the healthcare sector to OpenAI. The AI startup behind the Claude AI models on Monday announced Claude for Healthcare, a new set of tools and resources that healthcare provid...
Google Unveils AI Shopping Tools for Gemini
Google is adding the ability for users to shop directly within its Gemini chatbot and AI Mode search tool, the company said Sunday, making it the latest firm to add AI-powered commerce features. Shopp...
Robinhood Wins a Round in Battle With Coinbase
Robinhood and Coinbase are two of the most popular trading apps, historically concentrating on equities and crypto, respectively. But more and more, they’re competing head to head. Coinbase is launc...
Indonesia Blocks Grok Over Sexual Imagery
Indonesia blocked xAI’s Grok chatbot, due to the risk of sexual “deepfakes” on the service, Reuters reported, the latest sign of rising criticism of sexual imagery on the site. Earlier this week...
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