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Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot in its warehouses, with 75% of global deliveries assisted by robots. The company also released a new generative AI model called DeepFleet to increase robotic fleet efficiency by 10%.

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, will lead Safe Superintelligence after the exit of CEO Daniel Gross. Gross is reportedly in talks to join Meta, and Sutskever confirmed the departure, stating the company is focused on developing safe superintelligence. Sutskever will oversee the technical team and lead the company's efforts in AI development.

Meta is testing AI chatbots that can initiate conversations with users on Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. These chatbots, created in Meta's AI Studio platform, can remember user information and follow up on past conversations within 14 days. The goal is to increase user engagement, but it also raises concerns about safety and commercialization.

Google has rolled out its new Veo 3 video generation model globally, allowing users to generate videos up to 8 seconds long using text prompts. The feature is available to paying subscribers of Google's AI Pro plan, with a limit of 3 videos per day.

Google has integrated its customizable Gemini chatbots into Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail, allowing users to access custom chatbots without switching apps. These chatbots, called 'Gems', can be tailored to specific tasks and can help with tasks such as copywriting, sales interactions, and content creation.

Cluely, an AI startup, has seen its annual recurring revenue (ARR) double to $7 million in just a week after launching its new enterprise product. The company's product uses AI to analyze online conversations and provide real-time notes. However, rivals are emerging, including a free, open-source alternative called Glass.

E Ink has developed a new touchpad for laptops featuring electronic paper technology. The touchpad is designed to be a dedicated home for AI applications and assistants, providing a low-power alternative to traditional LCD or OLED screens. It can display AI-generated text summaries, allow for constant conversation with AI chatbots, and provide quick access to frequently used shortcuts and notifications.

Researchers found that AI-powered chatbots, such as ChatGPT, often provide incorrect website URLs for major companies, which can lead to phishing attacks. The AI models were found to produce the correct web address only 66% of the time, with 29% pointing to dead or suspended sites and 5% pointing to legitimate but incorrect sites. This vulnerability can be exploited by phishers to lead users astray.

Alibaba Cloud's Eigen+ cluster manager detects database instances likely to cause out-of-memory errors and prevents them from using memory oversubscription, improving memory allocation by 36% and eliminating OOM errors.

AI is becoming a huge part of many people's jobs, with 42% of American employees using it a few times a year. While AI can augment jobs, it's also causing mass job anxiety. Experts recommend learning to use AI to develop new skills and stay relevant in the job market.

Meta's AR glasses, codenamed 'Meta Celeste', may be the company's first pair of smart glasses capable of replacing phones. The glasses have a built-in display, an EMG wristband controller, and a touch-sensitive panel. They are expected to be priced around $1,000.

Genesis AI, a startup building AI models for robots, has launched with $105M in seed funding from Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The company aims to develop a general-purpose model that enables robots to automate repetitive tasks using synthetic data generated by a proprietary physics engine.

Israeli quantum startup Qedma has raised $26 million in a Series A funding round, with IBM joining as an investor. Qedma specializes in error-mitigation software for quantum computers, which can help increase the accuracy of quantum circuits. The company's software, QESEM, analyzes noise patterns to suppress errors and can enable quantum circuits up to 1,000 times larger to run accurately on today's hardware.

TNG Technology Consulting GmbH has released a new variant of the DeepSeek R1-0528 model, called DeepSeek-TNG R1T2 Chimera, which is 200% faster and more efficient than the original model. The new model achieves 90% of the reasoning performance of R1-0528 while generating answers with less than 40% of the output token count, resulting in faster inference and lower compute costs.

Google Cloud is developing multi-agent AI systems to revolutionize data workflows. These systems use autonomous agents to transform data preparation, governance, and usability. With the help of humans, these agents can tackle specialized tasks together, making it easier to extract value from data. The system becomes more robust, resilient, and adaptive with multi-agent systems, and can continuously learn and adapt to deliver trustworthy, high-quality data at scale.

Microsoft has made Subscription Editions of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server generally available, marking an end to year-numbered versions. The move to a subscription model means customers will need to pay regularly to keep using the software, with prices increasing by 10% for standalone on-premises server products.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new effort to develop 'personal AI superintelligence for everyone', which sounds similar to his previous promises about the metaverse. The metaverse effort has been widely criticized for its lack of progress and failure to deliver on its promises. Zuckerberg's new AI effort aims to revolutionize the way we interact with each other and with technology, but its success is uncertain.

xAI has obtained an air permit to power its supercomputer with 15 gas turbines, but concerns remain about pollution in Memphis, where the company's data center is located. The permit requires xAI to install and operate the best available control technology to minimize emissions. However, critics argue that the permit does not cover all 24 turbines on site, and the company's operations may still pose a threat to local air quality.

Apple's iOS 26 is coming this fall with new features like Liquid Glass design, Live Translation, and improved Phone and Messages apps. The update will be available for iPhones from 2019 or later, and the public beta will be released in July.

OpenAI has disavowed online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens', stating they did not partner with Robinhood and do not endorse the sale. The tokens, which are not equity, aim to give retail investors indirect exposure to OpenAI's private shares through a special purpose vehicle (SPV). OpenAI emphasizes that the tokens will not give consumers stock in the company.