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- 01 of 10NEWS
Indian startup Sarvam plans a giant AI language model for India
Sarvam, an Indian AI firm, announced it will build a huge model with one trillion tuneable settings (parameters), plus upgrades to its vision and speech tools for Indian languages. It aims to serve businesses and everyday users in India's many languages.
OUR TAKEAmbitious stuff, though a trillion of anything sounds like a phone bill nightmare.
Read more → - 02 of 10NEWS
Beijing's Moonshot AI raises $3.5 billion, doubling its target
Chinese AI company Moonshot AI closed a funding round worth $3.5 billion, valuing it at $35 billion, with China's state AI investment fund among the backers. It far exceeded its original $1-2 billion goal.
OUR TAKEWhen a state fund backs your chatbot, the stakes go beyond homework help.
Read more → - 03 of 10NEWS
South Korea now forces companies to label AI-made content
South Korea's revised AI Basic Act took effect, requiring businesses to clearly disclose when content such as text, images or voice is generated by AI. The rules also support usage cost help for vulnerable groups and push public sector AI adoption.
OUR TAKEFinally, a label telling us the poem was written by a machine.
Read more → - 04 of 10NEWS
EU eases its AI rulebook but keeps the safety nets
The EU's Digital Omnibus on AI took effect, pushing back deadlines for high-risk AI systems used in areas like hiring and education, while banning AI tools that create fake nude images. Businesses still must build risk management and documentation systems.
OUR TAKEBrussels gives everyone more homework time but still marks the assignment.
Read more → - 05 of 10NEWS
Japan opens a narrow path to use personal data for training AI
Japan revised its privacy law to let companies use personal data to train AI systems without needing individual consent, but only for a specifically defined purpose. Campaigners say it balances new ideas with limits on how much of your data gets scooped up.
OUR TAKEA narrow door is still a door, and doors get wedged open.
Read more → - 06 of 10NEWS
US court says insurer must open up about its AI claims tool
A Minnesota federal court ordered UnitedHealth to hand over records on how its nH Predict AI tool influences health coverage decisions, after claims it replaced doctors' judgment. The court protected the tool's source code but not its operational paperwork.
OUR TAKENice to see a computer program finally asked to show its working.
Read more → - 07 of 10NEWS
Musicians' union says labels sold their songs to AI firms for free
The American Federation of Musicians amended its lawsuit against Universal and Warner, alleging the labels let AI music generators Suno and Udio use members' recordings without paying or crediting them. The case questions who gets paid when a label licenses your performance to a computer.
OUR TAKEMusicians already split royalties five ways, now they split them with software.
Read more → - 08 of 10TOOLS
Indian voice AI startup Smallest.ai raises $13 million
Bengaluru-founded Smallest.ai raised a $13 million round to build voice assistants that can listen and talk at the same time, called full-duplex, instead of taking turns like a walkie-talkie. The aim is smoother customer service calls handled by AI.
OUR TAKETalking over the customer is usually rude, here it is a feature.
Read more → - 09 of 10TOOLS
Chinese firm RedBear AI raises millions to give chatbots better memory
RedBear AI, based in China, raised hundreds of millions of yuan to develop AI that remembers past conversations, aiming this at customer service, marketing and education apps. It is the company's sixth funding round in just 15 months.
OUR TAKEAn AI that remembers you is either helpful or a horror film.
Read more → - 10 of 10TOOLS
New AI tool aims to catch software bugs before they ship
Dublin-based BrowserStack launched Test Companion, an AI assistant built into coding software that writes, runs and fixes tests for websites and apps automatically. It targets quality checking teams who currently do this work by hand.
OUR TAKEAn AI that finds bugs so humans do not have to.
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