Google is shaking up the team behind Project Mariner, its AI agent that can navigate the Chrome browser and complete tasks on a user’s behalf,…
Author: Maxwell Zeff
Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini
From an advertising point of view, there are no ads in the Gemini app at this point. Within AI Mode, we’re still working through it.…
Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code
Sam Altman sits with his legs pretzeled in an office chair, staring deeply into the ceiling. To be fair, the new OpenAI headquarters—a temple of…
Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World
Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a new Paris-based startup cofounded by Meta’s former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, announced Monday it has raised more than $1…
OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
More than 30 employees from OpenAI and Google, including Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean, filed an amicus brief on Monday in support of Anthropic…
OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is still in the hot seat this week after his company signed a deal with the US military. OpenAI employees have…
Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a 'Supply Chain Risk'
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Pentagon to designate Anthropic as a “supply-chain risk” on Friday, sending shockwaves through Silicon Valley and…
Are You ‘Agentic’ Enough for the AI Era?
Silicon Valley has always prized “high-agency” individuals—people who impress their ideas upon the world by thinking for themselves and taking action without being told what…
Riley Walz, the Jester of Silicon Valley, Is Joining OpenAI
Riley Walz, a software engineer famous for his online stunts, is joining OpenAI to research and develop new ways for humans to interact with AI,…
Perplexity’s Retreat From Ads Signals a Bigger Strategic Shift
Perplexity is abandoning plans to put ads in its AI search product as the industry looks for sustainable business models that won’t hurt user trust.…