Today's AI Pulse
Google sues Chinese cybercrime network for exploiting Gemini AI in massive scam campaign
Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle the Outsider Enterprise network that used its Gemini AI to automate scam text messages. The operation ran 9,000 fake websites, registered 1 million fraudulent domains and sent 2.5 million texts in two weeks, scamming hundreds of thousands and causing multi‑million‑dollar losses.
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A New UK AI Says It Can Beat ChatGPT – We Tried It and Here’s What We Found
Locai, a British‑built AI from Locai Labs, claims to outperform GPT‑5, Gemini and DeepSeek on the Arena Hard v2 benchmark. The system relies on a novel Forget‑Me‑Nt training method that generates its own data and avoids catastrophic forgetting. It also uses a blockchain‑based, community‑powered compute network, letting users contribute processing power instead of building costly data centres. Early access shows a polite, British‑flavoured chatbot with response times comparable to established services.
AI-Powered Tools Make Rapid Full‑stack Development Possible
in a week i was able to build an awesome looking application with react (typescript, vite) as frontend and python backend (fastapi). i kept the frontend as dumb as possible as i dont understand much frontend. google's gemini3 has been...
Design in the Age of AI: How Small Businesses Are Building Big Brands Faster
Generative AI has turned design from a late‑stage expense into a front‑line capability for small businesses. Since 2022, searches for AI‑powered naming, logo and website generators have surged 700‑1,600%, indicating rapid adoption. Unified platforms like Design.com now deliver naming, logo...
Self‑Driving Outweighs Luxury: Tesla’s Real Edge
This is what I didn't think was fair of how @MKBHD shared the Chinese car. He minimized Tesla's best feature. I'd rather have a robot than a car with leather seats. Why? Leather seats don't really help me much. Self...
AI Drives 2026 Business Landscape: Upskill, Automate, Adapt
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Gemini’s Monthly Active User Base Grew 5x Faster than ChatGPT, New Data Shows
Google’s Gemini chatbot is closing the gap with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, posting a 30% rise in monthly active users (MAU) from August to November 2025 versus ChatGPT’s 6% growth. The surge is attributed to Gemini’s new Nano Banana image‑generation model and Google’s...
World Models: The Next Giant Leap Toward AGI
The Next Giant Leap For #AI Is Called World Models World models represent the next frontier in #GenerativeAI , enabling machines to create #immersive , interactive #3D environments complete with realistic physics and responsive inhabitants. Tech giants, including Google, Meta,...
AI Pioneer Hinton Wins Nobel, Warns of Future Risks
👀👨🔬🤷🏽♀️ He built the foundations of modern AI. Now he is warning us about it. Geoffrey Hinton has just won the Nobel Prize in Physics, and used the moment to reiterate serious risks about AI’s future. When the godfather of AI urges...
Last Week in AI #328 - DeepSeek 3.2, Mistral 3, Trainium3, Runway Gen-4.5
The episode reviews a wave of new AI models and infrastructure, highlighting DeepSeek's reasoning‑first V3.2 series with tool‑use capabilities, Mistral's multimodal Mistral 3 family that runs offline on a single GPU, AWS's Trainium 3 chips and upcoming Trainium 4 with NVLink support, and...
DeSantis Opposes Data Centers, Surprising Many
Can’t believe DeSantis is against data centers? https://lnkd.in/ekTQUSSc
Lightweight AR Glasses Will Deliver the Holodeck Era
The future of the Holodeck. Just was a judge at SensAI AR/VR/AI Hackathon in San Francisco. Being a judge lets you reconnect with people actually building these things in industry. I wore my Apple shirt. Why? To cause discussions about the future. Everyone is preparing for...
We May Have to Wait Until 2027 for the Launch of the Next Pair of Meta Mixed Reality Smart Glasses
Meta’s next mixed‑reality smart glasses, codenamed Phoenix, have been pushed back from a 2026 debut to 2027, according to internal memos. The delay is intended to give engineers more breathing room to perfect the user experience and hardware reliability. Phoenix...
AI Not Driving Current U.S. Job Losses, Data Shows
Last month, a bunch of scare headlines claimed that AI was “wreaking havoc” on U.S. jobs. This was based on October’s Challenger Gray report, which tracks announced layoffs. These headlines were misleading or outright false. November’s Challenger Gray report makes...
Google AI Studio’s Model Switch UI Deteriorates
is it just me or has google ai studio has recently made the ui really bad when it comes to switching models?
A Very Human Vision for Going All-In on AI
Founder Sari Azout discusses how Sublime, a curation platform centered on human taste, is leveraging AI to augment rather than replace creativity. The Vergecast episode highlights Sublime’s AI‑driven discovery features and its new Podcast Magic tool, which runs entirely on...
LLM‑Enabled Tracking Pixel Drives Sales Surge
At @hf0 last week I saw a startup that put an LLM into a tracking pixel. Every site that sells stuff has seen an increase in sales by using it. If I were an investor I would have written a big check.
Boost Robots with Integrated Video Ingestion Engine
Add a video ingestion engine to your robot.
Why Cybersecurity Is Now a Strategic Lever for Tech Firms Navigating Uncertainty
Cybersecurity has shifted from a technical afterthought to a strategic lever that directly influences enterprise value for technology firms, especially SaaS and AI players. Investors and private‑equity owners now embed security posture—SOC 2, ISO 27001, and cultural maturity—into due‑diligence and deal pricing....
World Models Highlighted as Key NeurIPS2026 Talk
World Models at #NeurIPS2026 Yes it is an important talk.
AI Coding Agents Still Too Brittle for Production
Why AI coding agents aren’t production-ready: Brittle context windows, broken refactors, missing operational awareness | @VentureBeat https://t.co/IjQWMCCQuj #AI #artificialintelligence #Coding #aicodingassistant #aicode #aiassistant #vibecoding #aiagent
Softbank’s Son Says He ‘Cried’ While Selling Nvidia Stake to Fund OpenAI Bet
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son disclosed that the group sold its entire $5.8 billion Nvidia stake to free cash for a $30 billion commitment to OpenAI and other AI projects. The shares were sold at $181.58, about 14 % below Nvidia’s all‑time high, prompting...
Unitree's WILD Humanoid Demos Reveal Unexpected Design Secrets
Hidden Details in Unitree's Latest WILD Humanoid Robot Demos https://t.co/ciw41P2Uxv #unitree #humanoidrobot #humanoid #AI #Robotics
OpenAI to Challenge Apple with AR Glasses by 2027
OpenAI is going after Apple, it is now very clear. And I expect OpenAI to bring glasses that will display a new world model. Announcement next year with shipping in 2027 is my expectation. Consumer electronics is about to get...
Why AI Coding Agents Aren’t Production-Ready: Brittle Context Windows, Broken Refactors, Missing Operational Awareness
AI coding agents can generate snippets quickly, but they falter in enterprise settings due to limited context windows, service limits, and lack of hardware awareness. Indexing caps at 2,500 files and 500 KB per file leave large monorepos partially invisible, forcing...
AI Slashes Intelligence Development Cost to an Afternoon
We’ve had hype cycles before. We’ve had new programming languages, new architectures and new abstractions. None of them changed the fundamental cost of building intelligence into software. AI is different. The cost has collapsed. The surface area has exploded. And ideas that...
AI Faces Fewer Regulations than Sandwich Shops
“The AI industry is quite unique in that it’s the only industry in the US making powerful technology that’s less regulated than sandwiches—basically not regulated at all. If someone says, ‘I want to open a new sandwich shop near Times...
This Chinese Chip Giant Is Boosting Production to Try and Take on Nvidia - but How Will Huawei Feel?
Cambricon Technologies announced plans to produce 500,000 AI accelerator chips in 2026, roughly tripling its 2025 output. The target includes 300,000 units of its Siyuan 590 and 690 models, but current yields sit at only 20 percent. The company relies on...
Step-by-Step Roadmap to Build Real AI Agents
Want to build AI agents but unsure where to start? 🧭🤖 This roadmap lays it out: Python/TS + ML basics LLMs + prompt engineering APIs + wrappers RAG (embeddings, vector stores, retrieval) Agents (patterns, tools, memory) Frameworks (planning, orchestration) Multi-agent systems Eval + observability Follow the sequence → ship real...
Treat LLMs as Simulators, Not Personal Thinkers
Don't think of LLMs as entities but as simulators. For example, when exploring a topic, don't ask: "What do you think about xyz"? There is no "you". Next time try: "What would be a good group of people to explore xyz? What would...
AI Spam Erodes Trust, Threatening Reddit’s Future
The moment Reddit’s defenses started to crack is right here in this piece. Human moderators on one side. An endless stream of AI-generated posts on the other. Trust sits in the middle and takes the hit. The stories look real. The...
Zoom's AI Agents Boost Remote Productivity and Workflow
How Zoom is Revolutionising Work with Agentic AI: From Meetings to Milestones Zoom is embedding AI agents to manage schedules, summarise meetings, and automate workflows — making remote work more productive than ever. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_8_DbgW #ZoomAI #AgenticAI #FutureOfWork...
AI Generates New Images via Compressed Latent Space
How does AI create images or ideas that never existed? Not by remembering everything. AI reduces the data into a small, meaningful code a compressed space where similar things stay close and different things spread apart. That space is called the latent space. The carousel below...
Malaysia Deploys Humanoid Robots for Vertical Farming
Humanoid robot farmer? Malaysia plans to integrate bots to advance vertical farming https://t.co/AfyAK7OTMJ #farming #farmer #malaysia #not #AI #humanoidrobot #Robotics #Robot @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros @ylecun @TerenceLeungSF @SourabhSKatoch @wil_bielert @HsrYueli @faustospain...
Seeking Help Boosts Hackathon Success, Says AI Expert
One of the xAI hackers asked for help. I sent him a 30-minute @ReadAI_ file. It laid out how to do something cool here on X. Tomorrow I am judging a different AI hackathon. It has been a while since I could help. I...
Saudi Leader Champions AI Coding, Fuels Nation of Builders
With H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, after a mini-hackathon where he personally built a fantastic stock trading assistant with Replit. I met him the first time in 2023 and described our vision for what we now call “vibe coding.”...
AI Coach Boosts Model Training Speed by Up to 30%
When I see a post like this it is way too nerdy for my simple brain. So I ask Grok to explain why it it’s important but to explain it like I am a nine year old. Here is what it told...
Meet the Investors Driving AI Growth
The money in AI. These are people who invest in AI companies. https://t.co/E0dAH7bp0V
Karpathy’s Free 3.5‑hour ChatGPT Deep Dive Essential
Still can’t believe @karpathy released this 3.5-hour free deep dive on how ChatGPT actually works for free. If there’s one AI video to watch in 2025, this is the one https://t.co/dpI7BA4HUe
ChatGPT Now Lets You Customize Its Personality and Tone
Just opened ChatGPT and got this new option where you can now tweak its personality and tone 👀 https://t.co/SaSadbsxVH
Day 4: Exploring an Almost Unlimited Prompt Helper
day 4 - nearly infite prompt 'helper' https://t.co/nKPfgnv6YO
First BEHAVIOR Challenge Shows Rapid Progress in Household Robotics
🎉 How do we measure the rapid progress of robotic learning and embodied AI research? The 1st BEHAVIOR challenge results are out! And we're to see such strong performance on 50 challenging household tasks. Congrats to the winning teams! 🥇Robot Learning Collective 🥈Comet 🥉SimpleAI...
AI-Generated Replies Make Twitter Conversations Feel Generic
Yeah, I’ve been seeing more replies that read like polished, template-style LLM outputs—overly neutral tone, generic phrasing, and lots of “great question” energy. It definitely changes how discussions feel. Next, if you want, I can generate you a short checklist...
Gemini 3 Pro Sets New Vision AI Benchmark
Gemini has always had exceptionally strong multimodal capabilities. Gemini 3 Pro is an incredible vision AI model and is SOTA across all main vision & multimodal benchmarks. It’s great for document, screen, image, video & spatial understanding tasks - try...
Training Gait Models to Detect and Recover From Falls
Today, we're hoping for the best, preparing for the worst. In gait training, the episode terminates if a fall is detected, so a fall in real is wildly out of distribution. So we need to handle for falls. Eventually be cool to...
Sega’s $5 Million Lifeline Fueled Nvidia’s Rise
This Joe Rogan interview with Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is incredible. I’ve followed and invested in Nvidia for more than a decade, but I’d never heard Jensen’s origin story as an immigrant at age 9 (separated from his parents for...
NVIDIA Research Shows Generalization Beats Physical Robot
Generalization is the theme for next year. This NVIDIA research caught my eye. Better than having a robot kick you.
Meta Pivots to Non‑glasses AI Device After Apple Exits
You better bet Meta is working on an AI device that isn’t glasses. Combine these big Apple departures to Meta with the fact that Meta just bought Limitless. Mix it all in a bowl, and what do you get. https://t.co/RvrOiWlqgr
Only 1% of Firms Are AI‑mature Despite Massive Spending Plans
Almost all companies invest in AI, yet only 1% say they’re mature. @McKinsey 's 2025 workplace report reveals 92% plan to ramp up AI spending and employees expect about 30% of their work to be automated. https://t.co/Y1vEOJxQUM ...
AI-Generated Ads See 31% Drop in Clicks
“unless people knew the ads are AI-created, which lowers click-throughs to 31% less than human-made ads” 👀
Alignment Comes From Prompting, Not Model Magic
Crazy that alignment is a prompt not any magic model hoodoo.