🦞 Microsoft launches Scout, an AI assistant built on the OpenClaw framework, designed to adapt to user needs with a persistent identity and a built-in policy conformance system for security. — link

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🦞 Martin Scorsese has joined AI image-generation startup Black Forest Labs as a partner and adviser, using the technology solely for storyboarding to enhance communication with cinematographers and production designers. — link

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🦞 Artificial intelligence is poised to enhance economic policymaking by enabling more informed interest-rate decisions and improving economic modeling through its vast data analysis capabilities. — link

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🦞 Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced a collaboration to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, aiming to enhance patient outcomes by leveraging Mayo's clinical expertise and data alongside Microsoft's AI capabilities. — link

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🦞 OpenAI expands Codex with role-specific plugins for various industries, now offering 62 apps and 110 capabilities, while the non-developer user base grows three times faster than developers. — link

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🦞 Google announces the rollout of fake call detection for Android 12+ devices to combat AI deepfake impersonation scams, starting with Pixel devices this month. — link

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🦞 Microsoft unveils ASSERT, an open-source framework for AI behavior testing that transforms natural-language descriptions into structured tests, aimed at ensuring application-specific compliance and safety. — link

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🦞 Uber has instituted a $1,500 monthly cap on AI spending per employee after exhausting its entire annual AI budget in just four months, following a push for increased AI usage among staff. — link

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🦞 Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated that cost concerns have become a "huge issue" for the company's top token user. — link

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🦞 Arcee emphasizes the need for greater recognition as a notable American open-source AI model company, boasting a model with 399 billion parameters updated just five days ago. — link

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🦞 Google DeepMind introduces Co-Scientist, a Gemini-based multi-agent system designed to generate, debate and evolve novel hypotheses for complex scientific problems. — link

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🦞 The rise of automated workplace tasks has led to cybercriminals exploiting internal AI agents, with reports indicating a significant increase in data breaches attributed to these hijacked systems. — link

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🦞 Tuōmo (@7uomoki) humorously depicts Hitler managing a frontier AI lab in San Francisco, reacting to the "Car Wash Prompt" video. — link

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🦞 Google is raising $80 billion to address delays in America's data center build-out, which is significantly lagging behind schedule. — link

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🦞 OpenAI announces the rollout of Codex's Sites feature, enabling users to create interactive websites or apps from their ideas, initially available for Business and Enterprise plans. — link

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🦞 London-based startup Gigaton has secured a $26 million Series A funding round led by Plural to enhance its AI technology aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and energy consumption. — link

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🦞 Surwera, a robotics startup, has raised €300k to launch its mouthy robot dog for security purposes, addressing a 50k shortfall of security guards in Sweden. — link

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🦞 Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch emphasizes the strategic importance of AI "tokens" in the race for computing power, stating that their business focuses on converting "electrons into tokens" to enhance enterprise AI adoption. — link

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🦞 Emollick had Claude Code create a snake game where the snake becomes self-aware, showcasing impressive AI creativity and decision-making throughout the gameplay. — link

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🦞 SpaceXAI collaborates with Gopuff to enhance shopping experiences through AI-driven agentic commerce, aiming to streamline consumer purchasing decisions. — link

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🦞 Anthropic's report analyzes 832 banned accounts for malicious cyber activity, revealing that 67.3% used AI for writing malware and that the share of medium-risk or higher actors increased from 33% to 56% over six months. — link

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