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Lovable signs multiyear deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says

Lovable and Google signed an expanded multiyear deal that involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.

Exclusive: Inside Yum's effort to predict what customers will crave next

Yum is opening up about how it uses AI, data science and prediction-market research to forecast future menu winners across Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut.

Alphabet raises record $85B in equity for AI infrastructure

Alphabet raised $85 billion in the largest equity offering in history, backed by a $10 billion Berkshire Hathaway stake. The proceeds will fund AI infrastructure as the company guides for up to $190 billion in 2026 capex.

SpaceX wins tax exemption for $55bn AI chip plant despite local backlash

Elon Musk’s Terafab plant sparks fierce opposition and threat of legal action from residents of Texas county

Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did

Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts by asking Meta’s AI support chatbot to change account email addresses without identity verification. Meta says the flaw is fixed, but attacks reportedly continued after the company’s announcement.

Exclusive: GLAAD's CEO says AI bias puts LGBTQ+ people at risk

AI companies must ensure their models are trained responsibly, Ellis said.

ChatGPT reportedly hit 1 billion monthly active users faster than any other app.

According to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, ChatGPT reached the milestone last month, roughly three years after launching, Reuters reports. It apparently passed 1 billion MAUs faster than the other apps that have hit the benchmark, including Google Maps, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out

Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don’t want “lots of sources.”

Exclusive: Hasbro will license AI Mr. Potato Heads

The move comes as brands attempt to safely bring their characters into the AI era.

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Meta bets on AI agents to unlock WhatsApp revenues

Mark Zuckerberg expands group’s push into the technology as it seeks to turn messaging app into a bigger business

Exclusive: Yahoo launches AI tools for NBA fans and investors

CEO Jim Lanzone said the vision for Scout was always to bring it to Yahoo's other properties and improve them.