Startups bet on AI – and a leaner future
When Eric Lauer needs to hire at Giftory, the online gift-giving platform he runs, he's no longer looking for eager young coders fresh out of college.
China's Moonshot AI chases 'DeepSeek moment' with much-hyped model
A model released on July 17 by Chinese startup Moonshot AI has fuelled buzz around the country's tech prowess, as experts said it could rival some of the more advanced offerings from US labs.
Google Gemini launch delayed as tech falls short of internal goals
Alphabet Inc's Google is months behind schedule on delivering Gemini 3.5 Pro, its most powerful flagship AI model, because the company has been taking time to try to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding, according to people familiar with the matter.
AI homework tools cut exam scores by 20%, study of 26,000 Chinese students finds
Researchers in Sweden and Hong Kong say students may experience a deceptive sense of fluency – AI makes tasks feel effortless.
EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals
The European Union demanded on July 16 that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.
AI chatbots are at risk of spreading government restrictions on online speech, a new study says
Ask Claude to make a pamphlet critical of President Donald Trump or Britain's King Charles III, and Anthropic's chatbot would oblige. Prompted to do the same for Thailand's king, Saudi Arabia's crown prince or China's leader, and the artificial intelligence model declined.
Apple gets approval for iPhone AI in China with Alibaba, Baidu
Apple Inc on July 15 received long-awaited government approval to roll out Apple Intelligence in China, potentially giving it a boost in the world's most competitive smartphone market.
Microsoft unveils AI system to automatically fix cloud security risks
Microsoft has introduced a new internal multi-agent AI system designed to proactively find and help fix security weaknesses across its cloud infrastructure, as AI-driven cyber threats become more sophisticated.
Climate initiatives lose funding battle to AI, cybersecurity
Corporate America is struggling to meet its climate goals as sustainability initiatives lose out on funding to competing priorities such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital transformation.
Google keeps expanding Gemini in Chrome
Google, owned by Alphabet, is continuing to expand Gemini's integration with Chrome, bringing the AI assistant to more users while beginning to roll out a dedicated Gemini shortcut for Chrome on Android.
