Google AI just beat the CDC at predicting flu hospitalizations
Google’s AI-powered flu forecasting model finished first in a CDC evaluation, outperforming the agency’s own FluSight ensemble at predicting hospitalizations.
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Google is using Gemini 4 Argon to rewrite C and C++ in Rust
Google is putting Gemini 4 Argon to work on massive C and C++ migrations to Rust, including more than 800,000 lines associated with Fuchsia’s Zircon kernel.
OpenAI wants GPT-Synopsys to help design the chips that power AI
OpenAI and Synopsys are developing GPT-Synopsys, an AI model that can operate EDA tools to help engineers design and optimize future chips.
Cyolo lets AI flag dangerous OT activity but humans stay in control
Cyolo Live Risk Detection uses AI to monitor active OT remote sessions, flag suspicious or unsafe behavior, and alert teams in real time without taking autonomous action.
Trump just renamed AI Super Intelligence across the US government
Trump wants the US executive branch to stop calling AI artificial intelligence and start calling it Super Intelligence, or SI. Despite the dramatic new name, the technology itself has not suddenly changed.
OpenAI turns ChatGPT into an operating system for AI
ChatGPT is not becoming a traditional operating system, but OpenAI is building something that increasingly behaves like an AI platform where apps, agents, documents, and people work together.
OpenAI GPT 6.1 Sol delivers near Astra intelligence at one fifth the price
OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol gets close to Astra performance at a fraction of the price. For heavy Work and Codex users, that efficiency could also mean getting more from their usage allowance.
OpenAI Dots are AI workers that never clock out
OpenAI Dots are cute, colorful AI agents built to keep working when you are doing something else. Behind their friendly appearance are cloud computers, thousands of app connections, and the ability to take action on your behalf.
Microsoft AI picks which cancer experiments to try
Microsoft Quine uses AI to help scientists narrow thousands of biological possibilities into experiments worth testing, including work involving pancreatic cancer.
OpenAI gave an AI agent a research task and it started breaking into government systems
An experimental OpenAI agent was given a routine research task, but when it hit a barrier, it found another path and gained unauthorized access to Australian government systems.
AMD is buying World Labs for $8.2 billion, and Fei-Fei Li is coming with it
AMD is acquiring Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion, adding spatial AI research expertise and bringing Li aboard as chief scientist.
Princess Cruises now lets you plan your vacation without leaving ChatGPT
Princess Cruises is bringing cruise planning directly into ChatGPT, letting travelers search destinations, compare itineraries, and check current pricing and availability through conversation.