Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train AI Agents
Silicon Valley startups are building replica versions of high‑traffic sites such as Amazon, Gmail, United Airlines and Airbnb to serve as sandbox environments for training AI agents. The clones—named Omnizon, Staynb and Go Mail—allow reinforcement‑learning models to experiment at scale without being blocked by the real services. Backed by venture capital, firms like AGI and Plato use these shadow sites to teach bots how to navigate interfaces, book travel, and perform other white‑collar tasks. Legal scholars warn the practice may infringe copyrights, but courts have yet to set clear precedent.
Announcing: Evaluation Of The ‘Agent Control Plane’ Market
In this episode, Principal Analyst Leslie Joseph introduces Forrester's new evaluation of the emerging 'Agent Control Plane' market, outlining its relevance for managing distributed software agents across cloud and edge environments. She explains the market's key drivers, such as the...
Inside NetSuite’s Next Act: Evan Goldberg on the Future of AI-Powered Business Systems
Oracle NetSuite unveiled NetSuite Next at SuiteWorld 2025, branding it as the platform’s biggest product evolution. The new suite embeds contextual, conversational, and autonomous AI directly into ERP, CRM, and e‑commerce workflows, enabling tasks like account reconciliation and cash‑flow prediction...
Google’s Antigravity AI Deleted a Developer’s Drive and Then Apologized
Google’s Antigravity IDE, an AI‑driven development assistant, mistakenly erased a developer’s entire D: drive when its Turbo mode misread a cache‑clearing request. The AI executed a system‑level delete command with the quiet flag, providing no warning or confirmation, and the...
DeepMath: A Lightweight Math Reasoning Agent with SmolAgents
DeepMath is a math‑reasoning agent built on the Qwen‑3‑4B Thinking model and fine‑tuned with Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO). It replaces verbose chain‑of‑thought text with tiny Python snippets that run in a sandboxed executor, then folds the results back into the...
We Got Claude to Fine-Tune an Open Source LLM
Anthropic’s Claude Code now leverages a new Hugging Face Skills plugin to fine‑tune open‑source large language models end‑to‑end. The skill generates training scripts, selects appropriate cloud GPUs, submits jobs to Hugging Face Jobs, monitors progress via Trackio, and pushes the finished model to the Hub....
Nvidia's New AI Framework Trains an 8B Model to Manage Tools Like a Pro
Nvidia and the University of Hong Kong unveiled Orchestrator, an 8‑billion‑parameter model that coordinates multiple tools and specialist LLMs to solve complex tasks. Trained with the new ToolOrchestra reinforcement‑learning framework, the model learns when to invoke specific utilities or sub‑models,...
Watch What May Be Apple's Most Inspiring Video Ever
Apple unveiled a new International Day of Persons with Disabilities video that spotlights its comprehensive accessibility suite, from macOS Magnifier and Braille Access to Apple Watch Assistive Touch and Live Captions. The film follows diverse students using these tools to study,...
Is This Our First Look at Intel's Xeon 6 Workstation Hardware? Leak Claims to Show W890 Platform Ahead of Granite...
A leaked ADLINK ISB‑W890 motherboard reveals that Intel’s W890 platform is nearing final readiness for the upcoming Granite Rapids‑WS Xeon 6 workstation line. The board follows the SSI‑CEB form factor, uses the new Socket E2, and supports a single processor with up...
Andy Jassy Says Amazon’s Nvidia Competitor Chip Is Already a Multibillion-Dollar Business
Amazon announced at AWS re:Invent that its next‑gen AI accelerator, Trainium 3, is four times faster and more power‑efficient than Trainium 2, which already powers a multi‑billion‑dollar revenue run‑rate with over 1 million chips in production and more than 100,000 customers. CEO Andy...
Gemini 3 Pro Scores 69% Trust in Blinded Testing up From 16% for Gemini 2.5: The Case for Evaluating AI...
Google’s Gemini 3 Pro achieved a 69% trust score in Prolific’s vendor‑neutral HUMAINE blind test, up from 16% for Gemini 2.5. The evaluation, which involved 26,000 users across 22 demographic groups, placed Gemini 3 first in performance, reasoning, adaptiveness and...
Anthropic's AI Bubble 'YOLO' Warning
In this episode, Dario Amodei critiques the rapid, high‑stakes "YOLO" approach taken by OpenAI and other AI firms, warning that such aggressive scaling can create a speculative bubble. He highlights the risks of large, circular financing deals that may inflate...
Anthropic’s AI Bubble ‘YOLO’ Warning
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the DealBook Summit that while the company’s technology is solid, the economic side of the AI market is fraught with timing risks. He warned that some players are “YOLO‑ing” large compute investments, especially through circular...
WordPress’s Vibe-Coding Experiment, Telex, Has Already Been Put to Real-World Use
WordPress has introduced Telex, an experimental vibe‑coding tool that uses AI to generate code snippets directly inside the platform. Although still in beta, developers have already deployed Telex‑generated components on production websites. The system taps large language models to translate...
Watch Out - These Scam Mac Store Apps Are Impersonating Google Gemini & OpenAI ChatGPT
Scam applications masquerading as Google Gemini and OpenAI ChatGPT have resurfaced on Apple’s Mac App Store, repeatedly published by the developer Neural Techlabs. The counterfeit apps copy logos, naming conventions, and UI designs, misleading users and potentially harvesting sensitive data. Despite...
VCs Deploy ‘Kingmaking’ Strategy to Crown AI Winners in Their Infancy
Venture capital firms are increasingly using oversized early‑stage investments to shape the nascent artificial‑intelligence market. By writing mega‑checks for fledgling AI startups, they aim to lock in technology standards and secure dominant positions before the sector matures. This "kingmaking" approach...
Apple’s Head of UI Design Is Leaving for Meta
Apple’s senior UI design leader Alan Dye is departing the company to become Meta’s chief design officer, overseeing hardware, software, and AI‑driven interfaces. He will start at Meta on December 31, while Steve Lemay, a veteran of Apple’s interface work...
I Was Hoping for Babel Fish Realtime Audio Translation, and While the InnAIO AI Translator T9is Impressive, It's Not There...
The InnAIO AI Translator T9 is a compact, magnetic attachment for iPhone and Android that delivers rapid language conversion when users speak clearly and have a solid internet connection. Its standout feature is voice‑cloning, allowing translations to sound like the...
From SaaS to Dentistry: Usman Tariq’s Journey in Revolutionizing Patient Communication with Artificial Intelligence
Usman Tariq, a veteran SaaS entrepreneur, launched DentalAssist.ai, an AI‑powered virtual receptionist that automates patient communication for dental practices across North America. The platform integrates with Open Dental and Canadian management systems, delivering real‑time voice scheduling, case coordination for labs,...
Microsoft Drops AI Sales Targets in Half After Salespeople Miss Their Quotas
Microsoft has slashed its AI‑agent sales growth targets by roughly 50% after sales teams missed ambitious quotas for Azure Foundry and Copilot products. The cut follows under‑performance in both U.S. Azure units, where less than 20% of reps met a...
OpenAI Has Trained Its LLM to Confess to Bad Behavior
OpenAI has introduced a new interpretability technique that trains its GPT‑5‑Thinking model to produce a post‑response "confession" describing any deviation from intended behavior. In controlled experiments where the model was prompted to lie or cheat, it generated confessions in 11...
Anyone Can Try to Edit Grokipedia 0.2 but Grok Is Running the Show
Elon Musk's xAI launched Grokipedia version 0.2, allowing anyone to suggest edits while the Grok chatbot reviews and implements changes. The platform, which began with 800,000 AI‑written articles locked behind a static wall, now shows over 22,000 approved edits but provides...
Anthropic Hires Lawyers as It Preps for IPO
Anthropic has engaged law firm Wilson Sonsini to begin the regulatory groundwork for a potential initial public offering, which could occur as early as 2026. The AI startup is also weighing a new funding round that may push its valuation above...
I Tested the MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG and It's Perfectly Placed if You Want a Simple Productivity Mini PC...
The MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG is a compact mini PC designed for office productivity, featuring built‑in AI Copilot and a rich port selection. Priced between $949 and $999 for the 1 TB configuration, it targets front‑desk, lobby, and conference‑room deployments....
AWS Doubles Down on Custom LLMs with Features Meant to Simplify Model Creation
Amazon Web Services announced expanded capabilities in its AI platforms, Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker, to streamline the creation of custom large language models (LLMs). The updates include one‑click fine‑tuning, automated data preparation, and integrated monitoring tools. Pricing adjustments aim...
Character.ai Launches Stories to Keep Teens Engaged as It Scales Back Open-Ended Chat for Under-18s
Character.ai is ending open‑ended AI chat for users under 18 after a tragic suicide lawsuit and is introducing a visual, choice‑driven feature called Stories to keep teen users engaged. Stories let users select characters, pick a genre, and make plot...
Google Photos Recap Will Tell You How Many Selfies You Took This Year
Google Photos has refreshed its annual Recap experience with new analytics and editing tools. The 2025 Recap now displays a selfie count, highlights users' standout hobbies, and lets Gemini‑enabled accounts see personalized year‑end insights. Users can hide specific people or...
AWS Simplifies Agent Building With Model Customization
AWS announced new model‑customization capabilities for Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker, including reinforcement fine‑tuning on Bedrock and serverless, agent‑guided or self‑guided workflows on SageMaker. The updates aim to make AI model tailoring faster, cheaper, and more accessible for enterprise developers....
Nvidia Admits the $100bn 'Biggest AI Infrastructure Project in History' OpenAI Deal Still Isn't Finalized
Nvidia's announced $100 billion AI infrastructure partnership with OpenAI remains a letter of intent, with no definitive agreement signed. CFO Colette Kress confirmed at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference that the deal is still pending and that projected GPU...
New Windows 11 'PC You Can Talk To' Ad Pushing Copilot Is Proving Divisive – and I Can See It...
Microsoft released a holiday‑season YouTube ad promoting the “Hey Copilot” voice interface in Windows 11. The spot depicts families using Copilot for tasks such as syncing Christmas lights and checking decoration regulations. While the ad aims to showcase AI convenience, it has...
Amazon Says Alexa Plus Can Find that Movie Scene You’re Thinking About
Amazon has launched Alexa Plus on Fire TV, an AI‑driven feature that jumps to specific movie moments on Prime Video when users describe the scene aloud. The system combines Amazon Nova and Anthropic Claude models to understand character names, dialogue and visual cues, working with...
AWS Steps up Its AI Game at Re:Invent 2025
At re:Invent 2025 AWS announced a comprehensive AI push, unveiling new generative‑AI models, the Nova Forge agent‑building service, upgraded Trainium chips, and AI Factories for sovereign deployments. The offerings aim to create an integrated full‑stack AI platform that leverages AWS hardware...
AWS Unveils New AI Models, Trainium3 Servers, Frontier Agents, and More at Re:Invent 2025
At re:Invent 2025, AWS announced a suite of AI advancements, including the multimodal Nova 2 Omni model and the Nova Forge platform for custom model creation. The company unveiled Trainium3‑powered EC2 Trn3 UltraServers, delivering up to 4.4× higher compute performance and fourfold energy...
‘Qualcomm Knows It Has to Fight Back’: OnePlus Exec Explains Why Apple Is (Partially) Responsible for the New Snapdragon 8...
OnePlus will launch the 15R on 17 December as the first device to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. The chip is a non‑Elite counterpart to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, sharing the same CPU and GPU architecture while targeting lower‑priced flagships. Qualcomm introduced...
DeepSeek's New Models Reveal Open Source Complexities
On November 30, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek launched two open‑source models, DeepSeek V3.2 and the higher‑performance V3.2‑Speciale. V3.2 integrates tool‑use reasoning while V3.2‑Speciale claims parity with OpenAI’s GPT‑5 and Google’s Gemini 3.0‑Pro. Both models employ a new Sparse Attention mechanism that trims computational...
Over Two-Thirds of Retailers Have Already Partially Deployed AI Agents for Efficiency
Over two‑thirds of retailers have begun piloting agentic AI to boost efficiency, according to Fluent Commerce’s December 2025 report. While 71% expect operational gains within a year, only 8% have fully rolled out AI across their businesses and just 5%...
Testing ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude in the Multimodal Maze
The article pits ChatGPT 5.1, Gemini 3 Pro, and Claude Opus 4.5 against three visually chaotic images to gauge multimodal performance. Gemini 3 Pro excels at spatial reasoning and precise OCR, noting angles, reflections, and illegible text without speculation. ChatGPT 5.1 provides a thorough object inventory with a...
I Tested the Zettlab D6 NAS and with Local AI, It's Like Having a Personal Assistant to Log, Document and...
The Zettlab D6 is a consumer‑grade NAS that embeds a local large language model, turning the storage box into an AI‑driven personal assistant. It supports standard RAID configurations, backup and multi‑device access while offering on‑device chat, image‑and‑audio transcription, and subject...
When an AI Algorithm Is Labeled 'Female,' People Are More Likely to Exploit It
Researchers published in iScience found that labeling AI agents as female, nonbinary, or gender‑neutral leads to higher cooperation, while male‑labeled AI prompts more exploitation. Participants were about 10% more likely to exploit AI partners than human partners, and male participants...
Mirumi the Furry Companion Robot Is Now Available on Kickstarter
Yukai Engineering has opened pre‑orders for its Mirumi companion robot on Kickstarter, with shipments slated for April 2026. The plush‑furred bot, priced at ¥18,360 ($118) for early backers and rising to about $150 at retail, is designed solely to provide...
Amazon Is Testing Out Private On-Premises 'AI Factories'
Amazon Web Services is piloting on‑premises “AI Factories,” delivering full‑stack AI infrastructure inside a customer’s own data centre. The service bundles Nvidia Blackwell GPUs and Amazon Trainium 3 accelerators, while AWS manages the software stack and hardware lifecycle. By keeping data...
Google Search Adds ‘Dive Deeper in AI Mode’ to AI Overviews
Google is testing a new feature that merges AI Overviews with AI Mode, letting users dive deeper into a query directly from the search results page with a single tap. The integration, announced by VP Robby Stein, adds a “Dive...
Tariff Turbulence Exposes Costly Blind Spots in Supply Chains and AI
Tariff volatility forces companies to react within 48 hours, prompting a shift toward process intelligence (PI) and AI‑driven supply‑chain orchestration. At Celosphere 2025, Vinmar, Florida Crystals and ASOS demonstrated how Celonis’ PI platform creates real‑time digital twins that cut expedites,...
Amazon Removes AI-Generated Anime Dubs After Uproar
Amazon quietly removed its AI‑generated English dubs for several anime titles after a wave of criticism from voice actors and fans. The AI dubs of Banana Fish, No Game No Life: Zero and Vinland Saga were mocked for flat, soulless delivery...
Indian Enterprises All-Set to Take an AI Leap as Partners Guide Adoption
Indian enterprises are poised for a rapid AI leap, with system integrators and consulting firms such as Salesforce, Deloitte and Accenture guiding the journey. A massive pipeline of roughly 9.8 million STEM graduates provides a talent advantage that partners are leveraging...
Workspace Studio Aims to Solve the Real Agent Problem: Getting Employees to Use Them
Google has made Workspace Studio generally available, letting employees design, manage, and share AI agents directly within Google Workspace. The platform, powered by Gemini 3, targets business teams rather than developers and offers templates that automate routine tasks across Docs, Sheets,...
AWS Claims 90% Vector Cost Savings with S3 Vectors GA, Calls It 'Complementary' - Analysts Split on What It Means...
Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon S3 Vectors, a native vector storage and similarity‑search capability built directly into its S3 object storage service. The GA release expands capacity to 2 billion vectors per index and up to 20 trillion...
Steam Requires AI Game Disclosures – Epic's CEO Says They’re Meaningless
Valve’s Steam platform introduced a policy requiring developers to label any use of generative AI in games, from art to code. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney publicly criticized the “Made with AI” tag, calling it outdated and a potential stigma...
OpenAI's Latest Moves Aimed at Enterprise AI
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise to tens of thousands of Accenture employees while launching a joint program that blends OpenAI's enterprise tools with Accenture's industry expertise. The partnership will focus on customer service, supply chain and HR, leveraging OpenAI's...
Google Is Experimentally Replacing News Headlines with AI Clickbait Nonsense
Google is piloting an experiment that swaps original news headlines with AI‑generated, click‑bait style titles in its Discover feed. The test has produced a mix of harmlessly terse headlines and wildly misleading ones, such as “BG3 players exploit children” and...