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Need-to-Know
- OpenAI introduced Company Knowledge, letting ChatGPT search and analyze corporate data from sources like Google Drive and Dropbox.
- OpenAI partnered with the UK Ministry of Justice to launch data residency in Britain and deploy ChatGPT Enterprise for 2,500 employees.
- Next.js released its official AI model benchmark — GPT-5 Codex leads with a 42 % success rate.
- In Silicon Valley’s AI race, some firms now require 80-hour workweeks, pushing researchers to extremes to stay ahead.
- Australia sued Microsoft for misleading customers into pricier Copilot-bundled 365 plans while hiding cheaper legacy tiers.
- Anthropic expanded Claude for Financial Services with an Excel add-in, live data connectors, and industry-specific agent skills.
- OpenAI reported over one million weekly users experiencing severe mental distress from ChatGPT, prompting new global safety measures.
- Pinterest is piloting AI-powered personalized boards and styling tools to evolve into an intelligent inspiration and shopping platform.
- The U.S. Energy Department + AMD are investing $1 B to build two supercomputers for energy, medicine, and national security research.
- AWS warned that as agentic AI merges with SaaS, integration may simplify—but pricing and deployment will grow more complex.
- OpenAI aims to build a fully autonomous AI Researcher by 2028, capable of independent scientific discovery.
- GitHub launched Agent HQ to centralize management of multiple coding agents and improve security oversight.
- Adobe MAX 2025 introduced new Creative Cloud AI tools, including audio generation, Express assistants, and social-media agents.
- PayPal will enable direct ChatGPT payments by 2026, becoming the first digital wallet integrated into the platform.
- Australian police are developing AI to decode emojis + slang used by “crimefluencers,” targeting online crime networks.
- Character.AI will ban minors from its chatbots following lawsuits and safety concerns over harmful AI interactions.
- Vail, Colorado adopted HPE’s Smart City AI to boost wildfire detection and streamline local services.
- Mark Zuckerberg said social media is entering the AI-content era, with Meta planning to flood feeds with generated posts.
- Synthesia raised $200 M led by GV, valuing the AI-video startup at $4 B.
- IBM released open-source Granite 4 Nano models for mobile + browser use, outperforming other compact AI systems.
- Google launched StreetReader AI, letting blind users explore Street View through real-time audio and interactive navigation.
- DeepMind introduced the AI for Math Initiative with top institutions to accelerate breakthroughs in algorithms and math research.
- Former OpenAI researchers founded Applied Compute with $80 M to build reinforcement-learning-based custom models for enterprises.
- OpenAI unveiled Aardvark, a GPT-5 agent that autonomously detects and fixes software vulnerabilities (private beta).
- Google rolled out new AI-driven Android tools and XR devices, extending Gemini from developer workflows to immersive hardware.
Weekly AI Launches
- PawChamp launched a dog-training app with a Claude-powered AI buddy, 24/7 expert access, and science-based lessons.
- CalPulse released an app that snaps menu photos to reveal calories, macros, and healthier swaps.
- Chirpz launched a research assistant that surfaces and ranks academic papers with citations inside your editor.
- Dictly v1.2 arrived as a faster, fully offline dictation tool featuring Quick Capture context.
- Vercel released v0 for iOS, bringing its AI assistant for designing + scaling full-stack apps to mobile.
- Alai introduced an AI presentation builder with four slide suggestions and a modular element system for precise editing.
- Lindy unveiled its AI CMO—no-code agents that run full marketing campaigns using integrated models like Sora 2.
- Metorial launched Starbase, a browser-based playground for testing + debugging MCP servers with built-in LLM chat.
- Dynal.AI rolled out a tool that turns ideas or PDFs into LinkedIn posts written in your own tone.
- Vibecode App debuted a mobile builder that creates functional apps from plain language using Claude Code.
- Pokee AI introduced a “vibe agentic” workflow engine that builds reliable automations from one prompt.
- LLM Stats launched a platform comparing AI models across benchmarks, costs, and capabilities via API + playground.
- Gradient released Parallax, the simplest way to build distributed AI clusters running large models across devices.
- Well Intelligence unveiled Well, a financial-data platform for collection, cleaning, and orchestration.
- Unicorns Club launched Animation Builder, turning LinkedIn posts into celebratory TikTok-style videos.
- Google Labs introduced Pomelli, an AI marketing tool that learns brand voice to generate scalable content.
- Dodo Payments launched Sentra, an AI billing agent that automates invoices, insights, and customer actions.
- Base44 rolled out an AI builder that “thinks,” using search + logs to construct apps from context.
- Peakflo released AI Voice Agents acting as human-like, always-on team members for operations calls.
- CodeBanana launched collaborative “Google Docs for Dev,” enabling real-time coding with project-aware AI + shareable VMs.
