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Signal’s creator is working with Meta on encrypting its AI.

In a post on the website for his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, Moxie Marlinspike says he’s working to “integrate Confer’s privacy technology so that it underpins Meta AI.”

Microsoft launched a second-generation version of its AI image model.

According to Microsoft, MAI-Image-2 offers improvements like “enhanced photorealism” and more reliable text generation in images. It’s rolling out now in Copilot and the Bing Image Creator.

Marc Andreessen is a philosophical zombie

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Google is reportedly testing a Gemini app for macOS.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has the scoop. Should Google release the app publicly, it will compete with other macOS AI chatbot apps like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.

Online bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027, Cloudflare CEO says

AI bots may outnumber humans online by 2027, says Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince, as generative AI agents dramatically increase web traffic and infrastructure demands.

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

Codex maker says it will “continue to support these open source projects” after deal closes.

A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta

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AI analytics agents need guardrails, not more model size

Picture a VP of finance at a large retailer. She asks the company’s new AI analytics agent a simple question: “What was our revenue last quarter?” The answer comes back in seconds.

How Kingfisher Powers Agentic Commerce with Google Cloud AI

Kingfisher and Google Cloud have entered into a partnership to bring agentic AI capabilities to provide personalised and conversational shopping experience

Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps

The “advanced flow” will be available before verification enforcement begins later this year.

Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors

Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement.

DoorDash launches a new 'Tasks' app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI

Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language.