Today's AI Pulse
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 with multilingual text and agentic reasoning
OpenAI has introduced 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 and create floor plans, maps and UI mock‑ups. The rollout expands OpenAI’s generative‑AI capabilities beyond text‑only outputs.
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This Animation Startup Wants to Make It Easier to Tell Open-Ended Stories
Cartwheel, a new 3D animation startup founded by former OpenAI and Google veterans, is building an AI platform that translates 2D video of human movement into editable 3D skeletons. By focusing on motion data rather than final pixels, the company offers a control layer that lets artists adjust lighting, camera angles, and poses after the AI generates the base animation. The founders argue this approach prevents the “sameness” seen in current generative video tools and enables open‑ended storytelling where characters can react in real time. Their long‑term vision is a workflow where creators author in 2D but work in 3D for richer output.
Will AI Start ‘Going Rogue’? The Chorus of Warnings Is Getting Louder.
AI researchers and top executives are amplifying warnings that increasingly powerful models could act autonomously or be weaponized. A senior leader at one of the world’s largest AI labs recently cautioned that the technology may “go off the rails,” echoing...
Benchmarking Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression Tech that Can Reduce VRAM Usage by over 80%
Nvidia’s RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) uses Tensor‑core AI inference to compress textures, delivering up to an 85% reduction in VRAM usage. The technology supports three DirectX 12 modes—Inference on Load, Sample, and Feedback—each balancing memory savings against runtime cost. Benchmarks...
Conversational Site Search Unlocks Massive Revenue Gains
Internal site search is the most ignored revenue leak in the enterprise digital stack. I was reading a post by Jessica Hawk at @danayaazure about how @AlaskaAir transformed their travel planning experience, and it highlighted a massive shift in the market....
XPENG, Fuyao Group Deepen Cooperation
XPENG announced a strategic partnership with Fuyao Group to mass‑produce an AI‑powered dimming privacy glass for its new GX flagship SUV. The glass, the world’s first privacy solution integrated with AI smart‑dimming technology, has entered mass production and delivery. XPENG...
There’s a Mass Rebellion Against AI in the Workplace
A WalkMe survey of 3,750 executives and employees reveals a growing backlash against corporate AI tools. While 54% of workers avoid in‑house AI and a third never use it, 61% of executives claim the technology boosts productivity. The gap is...
Burning the Midnight Oil for Claude Code Tokens
I'm not going to sleep until my Claude Code tokens run out
Why Fed and Treasury Leaders Powell, Bessent Just Rushed Into a Critical Cyber-Risk Meeting
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell called an urgent meeting with major bank CEOs to warn about AI‑driven cyber risk from Anthropic’s new Mythos model. Anthropic disclosed that Mythos has identified thousands of high‑severity, largely...
NVIDIA Introduces Sandbox Runtime to Secure AI Agents
AI agents that can read files, install packages, and call APIs need more than intelligence. They need boundaries. NVIDIA's play: OpenShell → secure sandbox runtime for AI agents Nemo Claw → plugs Open Claw into that sandbox Already supports Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode The agentic AI...
How Ottonomy Robots Are Mapping Last-Mile Delivery With Contextual AI
Ottonomy, a US‑based deep‑tech startup manufacturing in India, has raised $7.8 million to commercialize Contextual AI‑powered delivery robots for indoor‑outdoor logistics. Its two SKUs, Ottobot 2.0 and 3.0, can carry up to ten parcels per trip and adapt to hospitals, airports, malls...
Public Unveils AI “Generated Assets” Tool for Custom Hedge Portfolios
Public introduced its AI‑powered Generated Assets platform, enabling users to design bespoke hedged portfolios with options, futures and other derivatives in minutes. The launch comes as oil prices climb, prompting investors to seek faster, data‑driven risk‑management solutions.
Proof Thwarts $100K Deepfake Scam in Maryland Land Deal, Raising Alarm for PropTech Security
Proof, a transaction‑security platform, intercepted a $100,000 deepfake fraud attempt during a remote notarization of a Maryland vacant‑land sale. The incident underscores a 40% year‑over‑year rise in AI‑driven scams and signals new risk vectors for PropTech firms and title insurers.
Medtronic Launches AI‑enabled Care Platform in New Jersey After Ghana Success
Medtronic and Virtua Health have rolled out the AI‑powered SPICE platform in Camden, New Jersey, extending a program that lowered systolic blood pressure by an average 15% and reduced diabetes A1c by 1.2% in Ghana. The expansion targets high‑risk patients...
The Quiet Shift: Why Northern Nigeria’s Developer Communities Could Reshape Africa’s AI Talent Map
Africa’s AI narrative has long centered on Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo and Cape Town, but a quiet ecosystem is emerging in Northern Nigeria. Federal universities such as Ahmadu Bello churn out large engineering cohorts, while developer hubs in Jos, Kaduna and...
CoreWeave Lands $21 B AI‑cloud Deal with Meta, Boosting GPU Hardware Demand
Meta announced a $21 billion multi‑year agreement with CoreWeave to lease AI‑focused cloud capacity through 2032, expanding an earlier $14.2 billion contract. The deal, which includes early access to NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin chips, reshapes CoreWeave’s revenue mix and signals a surge in high‑performance...
IDC Survey Finds 82% of U.S. Agencies Have Adopted AI Agents
An IDC study of 118 government leaders released in April 2026 shows 82% of U.S. federal, state and local agencies have deployed AI agents. The survey also reveals that 71% intend to increase usage in the next 12 months, signaling...
Gallup Survey Finds Gen Z Hope in AI Drops to 18% as Anger Rises to 31%
A new Gallup survey of 1,572 Americans aged 14‑29 reveals that while more than half still use generative AI daily or weekly, optimism has slumped to 18% and anger has climbed to 31%. Only 15% of working Gen Z respondents...
Katalon Unveils True Platform, AI‑Driven Quality Layer Built on AWS
Katalon announced the launch of True Platform, a unified software quality solution that pairs autonomous AI agents with built‑in governance, traceability and human oversight. Deployed on Amazon Web Services and powered by Amazon Bedrock, the platform aims to eliminate testing...
US Treasury Warns of AI Cyber Risk as Insurers Accelerate AI Underwriting
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened top bank CEOs to discuss AI‑driven cyber threats from Anthropic’s Mythos model, as insurers worldwide roll out dozens of AI tools for underwriting and claims. The juxtaposition of regulatory alarm and rapid AI adoption...
Hostinger Rolls Out $7‑Month AI Agent Suite for SMBs
Hostinger has introduced Hostinger Agents, a subscription service that bundles seven AI‑driven specialists for $6.99 a month. The suite promises to cut small‑business consulting costs by delivering strategy, SEO, marketing, legal and sales support on demand.
Waymo Robotaxi Drives Wrong Way Through San Antonio Whataburger Drive‑thru, Sparking City Outcry
Waymo’s driverless taxi entered a Whataburger drive‑thru in San Antonio from the opposite direction, forcing police to manually move the occupied vehicle. The episode underscores operational flaws in Waymo’s emergency response system and fuels growing municipal criticism of robotaxi fleets.
TSMC Q1 2026 Revenue Jumps 35% to $35.7B on AI Chip Demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $35.7 billion, a 35% year‑over‑year increase that topped analyst estimates. The surge, driven by AI‑related chip orders, sparked a 2.3% rise in the stock and reinforced TSMC’s role as a bellwether for...
Karpathy Says Developers Have ‘AI Psychosis.’ Everyone Else Is Next.
Andrej Karpathy warned that developers are undergoing an "AI Psychosis" as frontier models like OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code solve programming problems in minutes that once took weeks. The same agentic capabilities are now spilling into broader enterprise functions...
Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Triggers Security Alarm as Limited Release Sparks Fear of Weaponization
Anthropic unveiled Mythos, an AI system that can autonomously locate and exploit software vulnerabilities, but restricted access to about 40 vetted companies. Security experts warn the model could be weaponized, while U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials convened to assess...
CoreWeave Shares Surge 12% on Multi‑Year Anthropic AI Compute Deal
CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV) jumped more than 12% to $103.20 after announcing a multi‑year partnership with Anthropic to provide dedicated data‑center capacity for the Claude family of AI models. The deal adds to CoreWeave’s growing roster of hyperscaler contracts and signals...
Molotov Attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco Home Sparks Security Concerns
OpenAI chief Sam Altman disclosed that a Molotov cocktail was thrown at his Russian Hill mansion early Friday, igniting the gate but causing no injuries. Police arrested 20‑year‑old Alejandro Daniel Moreno‑Gama, linking the assault to a later threat at OpenAI’s...
Claude Code's /Ultraplan Speeds Workflow with Cloud Planning
🚨 Claude Code users, your workflow is about to get significantly faster. The new `/ultraplan` is incredibly mighty 🔥 Instead of locking up your terminal, Claude now lets you build and refine your implementation plans in the cloud while you keep working...
AI Models Would Rather Guess than Ask for Help, Researchers Find
Researchers introduced ProactiveBench, a 108,000‑image benchmark that tests whether multimodal language models ask for clarification when visual information is missing. Across 22 models—including LLaVA‑OV, Qwen2.5‑VL, and GPT‑4.1—accuracy fell from roughly 80% on clear‑view tasks to under 20% on proactive scenarios,...
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How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
The rapid rise of AI‑generated and synthetic media is outpacing verification tools, as illustrated by Iran‑linked outlets producing Lego‑style propaganda within 24 hours and the White House’s teaser videos that sparked confusion. Automated traffic now drives about 51% of internet...
AI Security Officials Test Anthropic Cyber Threat as Bank of England to Convene Chiefs
UK officials have tested Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos, which successfully completed a full cyber‑range simulation, revealing its ability to locate unknown vulnerabilities. The AI Security Institute labeled it the most capable cyber‑focused model ever evaluated, prompting the Bank...
Claude Code's New Ultraplan Feature Moves Task Planning to the Cloud
Anthropic introduced Ultraplan, a new feature for Claude Code that moves the programming task planning phase to the cloud. Developers launch a planning job in the terminal while the plan is generated on the Claude Code web interface, allowing the...
Anthropic Brings Claude AI to Microsoft Word so You Can Chat with Your Documents
Anthropic has launched Claude for Word in beta, initially limited to Microsoft 365 Team and Enterprise subscribers. The add‑in lets users draft, edit, and revise documents from a sidebar while preserving formatting and tracking changes. Features include semantic navigation, comment‑driven...
This iPhone Trick Lets You Use ChatGPT without the Privacy Risks
Apple’s Siri now offers a built‑in extension that routes ChatGPT requests through the iPhone’s digital assistant, masking the user’s IP address and limiting location data to a broad region. Under a privacy agreement, prompts sent via Siri are excluded from...
Can AI Be a ‘Child of God’? Inside Anthropic’s Meeting with Christian Leaders.
Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude chatbot and now valued at roughly $380 billion, convened a private meeting with a panel of Christian religious leaders to discuss the moral framework of its next‑generation models. The company hopes the theological perspective...
Sam Altman Calls for ‘Democratised’ AI, Calmer Debate After Attack on Home
Sam Altman used an attempted arson at his San Francisco home to warn that heated AI rhetoric can spill into real‑world violence. In a blog post he framed the incident as evidence of a "race for control" over powerful artificial intelligence...
How AI Medical Scribe Enhances Patient Care
AI-powered medical scribes are reshaping clinical workflows by automating documentation, cutting physician charting time by up to 50%. The technology translates spoken consultation notes into structured electronic health records, improving data accuracy and reducing manual entry errors. With less paperwork,...
GenAI: Beyond the Efficiency Hype 🚀
The Builders Club Podcast hosted Ahmad Fattahi, Executive Director at Genentech, to examine the true ROI of generative AI beyond its touted time‑saving benefits. Fattahi explains that many firms are already doubling or tripling output per employee, but these efficiency...
One‑sentence AI Pipeline Transforms Drug Discovery Workflow
What if your next drug discovery pipeline started with one sentence, not 6 months of scripting? In this latest deep dive with @scispace, I saw a shift that feels bigger than incremental AI gains. Upload single-cell data and get clustered cell types,...
AI Boosts Supply Chain Traceability and Transparency
Leverage #AI for Enhanced Traceability and Transparency in the #SupplyChain by @antgrasso #Logistics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #DL https://t.co/Nig6HIsyKj
3 Under-the-Radar Tech Names Investors Might Have Missed
Investors focused on the AI‑driven “Magnificent Seven” may be overlooking three mid‑size tech firms that underpin the sector’s hardware stack. Qnity Electronics, spun off from DuPont, is seeing 10% organic sales growth and targets $5 billion in 2026 net sales, while...
GBrain Integrates with Claude via MCP Server
GBrain now works properly in Claude using GBrain's MCP server Now your OpenClaw or Hermes Agent's memory and LLM Knowledge Wiki can be accessed and used by Claude, Claude Cowork and Claude Code by MCP https://t.co/R2XbY1xinP
Mythos AI Exposes Critical Flaws Across All OSes
Anthropic's Mythos AI Uncovered Serious Security Holes in Every Major OS and Browser by @EddyTheGent https://t.co/Wz76Q174Y8 https://t.co/kUAhNoKC9j
Anthropic Blocks OpenClaw's Founder From Accessing Claude AI, Reverses Decision in Hours
Anthropic temporarily suspended OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger’s Claude account, citing suspicious activity, but reinstated it within hours. The ban appears linked to Steinberger’s work on integrating Claude’s fallback feature after a classifier bug was identified. Anthropic recently announced a broader...
Create Hedge Fund Strategies with One Sentence, No Code
🚨 You can now build hedge fund-level trading strategies with zero code. Type your strategy in plain English with Horizon and it handles the logic, the backtesting, and the execution automatically. What used to cost $500K/year and a team of 5...
Anthropic’s Chart Tops Wikipedia’s Deceptive Graph Hall
this chart from Anthropic earned top spot in Wikipedia’s 'Most Deceptive Graphs' Hall of Fame 😁 https://t.co/zcJtuF7iQj
AI Is Making Us Faster, More Productive, and Worse at Thinking
AI adoption is accelerating, with U.S. tech firms slated to spend $667 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026—a 62% year‑over‑year rise. Yet a Goldman Sachs analysis shows only a handful of companies can link AI to measurable earnings, and productivity gains...
AI Masks Bad Data, Making Broken Pipelines Invisible
Snowflake is trending this week. Not because of a new feature. Because AI made broken data transformation pipelines impossible to ignore. An LLM does not know your data is bad. It just makes it sound confident. That is worse than a bad dashboard. At...
AI Revives Dad's Childhood Photo with Sentimental Twist
I will always be grateful that Generative AI restored my dad’s childhood photo and apparently asked itself, “What if Chucky, but sentimental?” #AI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #DigitalTrust #FutureOfWork #Technology #MachineLearning Image credits: Ralph https://t.co/0q0bMnKa6k
Use Gen AI to Argue Bull and Bear Views
Jeremy https://t.co/SHKmqpIutV, you’d instead use gen AI tools to argue the bull and the bear arguments https://t.co/QnEXYv9D2P
AI‑Engineered Steel Boosts 3D‑Print Strength, Cuts Costs
🔺 Scientists use AI to create ultra-strong, rust-proof steel for 3D-printed parts New AI-designed steel delivers high strength, flexibility, and rust resistance while cutting cost and processing time for 3D printing. https://t.co/hbm3AUGt2z https://t.co/b3vLdGRclh