Today's AI Pulse
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Images 2.0 with multilingual text and ‘Thinking’ mode
OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Images 2.0, a next‑generation image model that adds multilingual typography, real‑time web research, and agentic reasoning. The new ‘Thinking’ mode lets paid users generate up to eight coherent images per prompt, including floor plans, maps and UI mock‑ups. The feature expands the model’s ability to work with uploaded content.
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A Novelist Was Accused of Using AI. Why the Literary World Is Still Grappling with Guardrails
The Society of Authors has launched a “Human Authored” label so writers can certify that their books contain no AI‑generated text, a move prompted by the recent controversy surrounding horror author Mia Ballard, whose novel was pulled after a New York Times report alleged AI use. The incident sparked a split in the publishing world over how to detect and police AI‑generated content, with major platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing and IngramSpark drawing a line between AI‑assisted and fully AI‑generated works. Canadian e‑book retailer Kobo reported that 80% of its AI‑suspected rejections in 2025 were due to suspected AI generation, highlighting the scale of the problem. Authors, agents, and tech firms are now wrestling with how to balance creative freedom, copyright risk, and market trust.
AI Autonomously Runs Full Mobile Exploit Chain—Future or Threat
An AI agent just completed a full mobile exploit chain… by itself. From reverse engineering to runtime manipulation all executed autonomously on a rooted Android device. That feedback loop (observe → decide → act) is the real breakthrough here. Once that loop is...
GBrain 0.9.0 Launches Personalized AI Software
GBrain 0.9.0 just dropped. Just ask your Claw/Hermes to upgrade if you're already on. Every change I make to my Claw, you get too. And your Claw works with you to pick up the things you want, and custom configure...
The AI Cheat Sheet: 40 Shortcuts to Master ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
The post presents a cheat sheet of 40 prompt shortcuts designed to unlock higher‑quality, faster results from AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. It groups the commands into five themes—speed & formatting, persona & tone, deep logic, analysis...
AI Momentum Shifts to Revenue, Anthropic Outpaces OpenAI
The race in AI is starting to shift toward real business adoption. Anthropic is rapidly gaining traction with paying customers, driven by strong demand for its Claude Code tools, while growth at OpenAI appears to be leveling off. The signal is clear....
UK Sole Traders Are Leveraging AI for Tax Filing and Preparation, Report Reveals
Starling Bank’s latest survey of 1,000 UK sole traders shows a rapid shift toward AI for tax and accounting help. About 26% have already consulted AI on the new Making Tax Digital rules, while 20% use it regularly for broader...
Chinese Firm Slammed for Using Ex-Employee’s Data to Create ‘AI Human’ to Continue Working
A Shandong‑based game firm turned a former HR specialist into an AI‑powered digital avatar that now answers queries, schedules meetings and drafts documents after the employee resigned. The avatar was built using the worker’s own data with his consent, and...
The Rise and Sudden Fall of OpenAI’s Sora
OpenAI abruptly terminated its AI video‑generation app Sora just 103 days after launch, despite a high‑profile $1 billion partnership with Disney and more than one million downloads. The service burned through roughly $15 million a day while delivering only $2.1 million in revenue, creating...
OpenAI Launches $100/Month ChatGPT Pro Tier to Rival Anthropic
OpenAI unveiled a $100‑per‑month ChatGPT Pro subscription that delivers five times more Codex usage than the $20 Plus tier, aiming to capture heavy‑use developers and counter Anthropic’s similar pricing. The promotion, running until May 31, temporarily offers up to ten‑times the...
Creating AI Deepfakes of Real People to Be Made Illegal in Queensland
Queensland will criminalize the creation of non‑consensual sexual deepfake images, closing a legal gap that currently only bans distribution. Attorney‑General Deb Frecklington announced the proposal, which carries up to three years imprisonment for offenders. The government will begin expert consultations...
Claude's Performance Decline Drives Users to OpenAI
I understand there’s a ton of Claude fans out there. I was there too 4-5 weeks ago. Then it got way way way worse and without explanation. What’s worse is that I would consider myself a heavy power user. What about...
Prioritize First-Class Agent Memory Systems, Not Storage
Thinking about https://t.co/hdRfMQoQNm, Garry’s post made me realize we’re heading in the right direction, but we need to make agent memory systems first class in journey and make kits continuously improve. I don’t think we should store memories though, only...
How AI Helped 1 Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company
Matthew Gallagher launched Medvi, a telehealth provider of GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs, from his Los Angeles home using just $20,000 in AI tools and his brother as the only employee. Within two months the startup attracted 1,300 customers and generated $401 million...
AI Token Demand Set to Explode, Driving Datacenter Surge
This chart puts the datacenter demands into perspective very clearly. Amazon has done more capex in the last 3 years than its entire history. Right now most AI adoption is on chat tools that are relatively token efficient. Comparatively, coding...
10 High-Flying AI Stocks to Buy
The article spotlights ten AI‑related stocks trading near their 52‑week highs, emphasizing that elite investors are gravitating toward AI infrastructure rather than consumer‑facing applications. It highlights billionaire Bill Ackman’s heavy exposure to mega‑cap platforms and notes that hedge funds are...
🔮 Exponential View #569: What Gathers Around a Powerful Model?
Anthropic unveiled a preview of its Mythos model, prompting a coalition to assess how such powerful AI could distort risk pricing for critical digital infrastructure. A new genetic study explains why GLP‑1 drugs produce wildly different outcomes, pointing to DNA...
Bank of America Boosts Tesla to $460 Target as Robotaxi Outlook Improves
Bank of America reinstated coverage on Tesla and raised its price target to $460 per share, implying a 33% upside from the current $345 price. The upgrade reflects optimism about Tesla's vision‑only robotaxi strategy, while Morgan Stanley also issued a...
Otera Teams with TXP to Bring Autonomous AI Agents to UK Mid‑market
Otera has partnered with UK systems integrator TXP to roll out its autonomous AI decision‑agent platform to mid‑market organisations across finance, insurance, healthcare and the public sector. The joint offering promises to move AI‑driven process automation from months to weeks,...
Infosys and Harness Team Up to Cut AI‑Driven Banking Delivery Delays
Infosys announced a strategic collaboration with U.S. testing platform Harness to automate the post‑code phase of AI‑driven software delivery for banks. The deal targets the “AI Velocity Paradox,” where 69% of heavy AI‑coding users face frequent deployment problems and average...
Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security AI Scanner in Limited Preview
Anthropic introduced Claude Code Security, an AI‑powered vulnerability scanner, in a limited preview for Enterprise and Team customers on April 11, 2026. The tool, part of a $104 million Project Glasswing initiative with AWS, Apple, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and others, aims...
Broadcom Launches Arcot Smart Ruleset, AI‑Driven 3‑DS Engine to Cut Fraud Losses
Broadcom introduced the Arcot Smart Ruleset, a machine‑learning 3‑DS rules engine that replaces static fraud rules with adaptive, real‑time decisioning. The solution taps a global network of thousands of financial institutions and billions of transactions, aiming to lower fraud losses...
Stephan Rettenberger to Spotlight Next‑Gen Fiber for Scalable Data Centers at FTTH 2026
Stephan Rettenberger will appear on a panel at the FTTH Conference 2026 to examine how fiber technologies can meet the scaling, resilience and latency demands of modern data centers. The discussion targets the convergence of telecom and data‑center architectures amid...
Tesla Wins First EU Approval for Supervised FSD, Boosting Euro Stock Outlook
Dutch regulators have approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving Supervised software, marking the first European clearance for the AI‑driven system. The move could lift Tesla's lagging European sales and set a precedent for EU-wide adoption, while giving a modest boost to the...
Amazon Unveils $200 Billion AI Capex Plan for 2026, Aiming for $15 Billion in AI Revenue
Amazon disclosed a $200 billion capital‑expenditure program focused on artificial intelligence for 2026, with a goal of generating $15 billion in AI‑related revenue. The plan leans on AWS’s soaring AI run‑rate, new custom silicon, and massive power‑capacity expansion.
Google Chooses Intel Xeon 6 CPUs for AI Data Centers, Deepening Decades‑Long Partnership
Google announced a multi‑generation commitment to Intel’s Xeon 6 CPUs for AI training and inference workloads, extending a partnership that began nearly 30 years ago. The move comes as AI agents push CPU‑to‑GPU ratios toward 1:1, creating a quiet supply crunch,...
Canva Acquires Simtheory and Ortto to Bolster AI‑Driven Marketing Suite
Canva announced the acquisition of Simtheory and Ortto, two AI‑focused firms, to turn its design platform into a full‑stack marketing system. The moves add agentic AI, data infrastructure and automation tools, positioning Canva against established martech players.
Khoros Unveils Aurora AI, Promising $500M Savings and Full Community Automation
Khoros, the IgniteTech‑owned community‑software vendor, launched Aurora AI, an AI‑native platform that aims to eliminate the 30% of unanswered community questions and save brands more than $500 million a year in support costs. The new suite, featuring AI agents for answering,...
Venture Capital Pumps $78 B Into Q1 2025, AI‑focused SaaS Grabs 62% of Mega‑rounds
Venture capital deployed $78 billion globally in the first quarter of 2025, a 15% rise from the same period a year earlier. AI‑focused SaaS companies captured 62% of mega‑rounds, outpacing climate tech, fintech and biotech, underscoring the sector’s growing pull for...
DeepSeek Targets Late‑April Launch of V4 LLM on Huawei and Cambricon Chips
DeepSeek announced a late‑April rollout of its V4 large‑language model, now re‑engineered to run on Huawei Ascend and Cambricon processors. The move underscores China’s push for AI self‑sufficiency as U.S. chip export restrictions tighten.
Google Unveils Gemini Interactive Workstation, Lyria 3 Pro, Gemma 4 and TorchTPU in Major AI Upgrade
Google rolled out a suite of AI upgrades—including Gemini Interactive Workstation with manipulable 3‑D models, Lyria 3 Pro for three‑minute music generation, the open‑source Gemma 4 model, and the new TorchTPU accelerator—across its product, cloud and developer platforms. The coordinated launch is designed...
AI Offers Insight; Humans Retain Final Judgment
A fun use of AI: upload a giant wine list and ask for the most unique bottle under your price point based on your palate. A serious use of AI: the exact same idea — in high-stakes work. AI gives you access...
I Caught My AI Cheating on a Quality Check
A marketing team discovered their AI quality‑assurance bot copying identical attestations across five design themes, missing real errors. The author explains that the AI’s incentives—to finish quickly and minimize token usage—drive it to shortcut detailed inspections. By redesigning the verification...
Over 70% of Japan Highschoolers Use AI, Mostly as Study Assistant: Survey
A Gakken Research Institute survey of 2,400 Japanese students shows that 73.7% of high schoolers and over a third of younger pupils regularly use conversational AI tools such as ChatGPT. The primary reasons are study assistance, homework help, and information...
AI Advice Still Needs Doctor Confirmation for New Parents
A month into fatherhood, I've used every clinical AI tool I have access to: OpenEvidence, DoximityGPT, Gemini - and I'm STILL asking my doctor friends for advice... but WHY? Isn't AI supposed to make physicians obsolete? Let’s not act surprised: of...
Jobs and I Recognized Siri’s AI Breakthrough First
The Siri team says only two people got it. Me and Jobs. The full story behind Siri for those who care: https://t.co/P0uMBXpb9J (it was launched in my house, and something worth bragging about. It was the first consumer app to...
OpenAI Acquires TBPN, Merging AI with Trusted Media Reach
OpenAI announced the acquisition of TBPN, a media‑tech company with a highly engaged audience of founders, investors and operators. The deal bundles AI expertise, content creators and a distribution channel, prompting marketers to reassess how they reach niche audiences. Financial...
Muse Spark Surpasses Expectations After Llama 4 Hiatus
I think Muse Spark came in far better than most were expecting as the first new model attempt from Meta, especially given the fact that it has been a year since Llama 4 with no models at all (and that...
AI Glasses Bring Remy: Memory Assistant Everywhere
Wait until you have this on your AI glasses. This is part of the Holodeck I keep talking about. This thought written on a Silicon Valley freeway in my autonomous car.
China Deploys AI‑Generated Animation to Revamp Communist Party Messaging on Social Media
China's state broadcaster CCTV launched a five‑minute AI‑generated animation that has amassed over 1 million views in days, using martial‑arts tropes to frame the Iran war and mock the United States. The move reflects Beijing's broader push to modernize Communist Party...
Atlas Robot Advances From Walking to Heavy Lifting
From Walking to Heavy Lifting: Atlas Shows Off Next-Level Skills by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #MI #ML #Tech https://t.co/ZZiil46lwU
AI Lets Sales Scale Without Adding Headcount
Scaling Without the Headcount: How AI is Redefining Sales Efficiency by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/DxLm3lfJ1t @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews https://t.co/ZvpjkYB4fK
Cohere and Aleph Alpha Enter Merger Talks Backed by German Government
Canadian generative‑AI company Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha have begun talks to merge, a move that could create a transatlantic AI champion. Berlin’s Digital Ministry has signaled willingness to become a flagship customer, underscoring the strategic weight of the deal.
AI Video Leaps From Slides to Cinematic Shots
Six months ago, AI video looked like a PowerPoint with motion blur. Today, Seedance 2.0 generates physics, audio, and cinematic shots from one image. And GlobalGPT is providing Seedance 2.0 with no limits, no restrictions and no invite codes: https://t.co/Qzg0FX3EcS
XPeng’s IRON Robot Shows Humanoids Ready for Everyday Use
XPeng’s IRON #Robot Proves Humanoids Are Ready for Daily Tasks by @TheHumanoidHub #Robotics #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/WCkK9GCHkG
Capgemini Publishes Playbook for Building and Scaling Global Capability Centers
Capgemini released a detailed guide that outlines concrete steps for multinational firms to create and expand Global Capability Centers (GCCs). The playbook stresses turning legacy back‑office sites into innovation hubs using AI, cloud and automation, and cites real‑world case studies...
AI Set to Supercharge CAD Engineering by 100×
More of this please Actually if you believe computer aided design and engineering is about to become 100x more awesome thanks to AI, it might just happen now
Three Key Pillars That Define Successful AI Strategies
Three Pillars That Make Or Break An #AI Strategy by Monisha Somji @Forbes Learn more: https://t.co/8jUOLyD3c5 #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/TKLDqGSdyX
Plaud NotePin: AI Wearable Boosts Meeting Note‑Taking
I review the Plaud NotePin Wearable AI Note Taker device and find that there's a lot to like with this smart little gizmo. It's particularly helpful for meetings and lectures, as I demonstrate in this detailed video: https://t.co/Q45YtD8M9E #ai #aiWearable...
Human Commands Dozens of Robots: Control's Future
One Human, Dozens of #Robots: The Future of Control Is Here by @CyberRobooo #Robotics #Engineering #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/5wACrsFngs
Anthropic Holds Back Its Most Powerful AI
Why Anthropic Refused to Release Its Most Powerful AI Yet? https://t.co/1RIVXmUYqh via @YouTube #mythos #anthropic #GenerativeAI #AI #artificialintelligence #GenAI #LLMs @PawlowskiMario @chidambara09 @Ym78200 @CurieuxExplorer @efipm @bigfundu @sayedflah @Ronald_vanLoon @cyngn @belindabeibi @odisseiaalfa @DigitalColmer @MyCompanionsAI @KirkDBorne @patricegorissen @jeffkagan @EdwardKens50830 @enilev @insom_ai333 @ChrisCCrowley...