​OpenAI’s first hardware device is reported to be a screenless, AI-guided smart speaker that can move. Weird enough for you?  

​OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.  

​A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.  

​If you’ve been waiting to try Apple’s revamped Siri without installing a developer beta, you now can. The company on Tuesday released the iOS 27 public beta, giving iPhone owners early access to its AI-powered assistant and other new features before the software’s official launch this fall.  

​Anthropic has consistently attempted to depict itself as the ethical foil to other AI companies. This latest marketing stunt — which leans into criticism of AI as a way to make Anthropic seem aware of the responsibility it carries — would appear to be more of the same.  

​Overtone describes itself as “a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions.”  

​The company said the “rumors are completely false” after its stock sank more than 50% on a report that it was weighing the option.  

​Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.  

​DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI “standards body” modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.  

​DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at a $71 billion valuation.