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Mistral's Revenue Soars Past $400M in Push for European AI
Mistral’s annualized revenue run rate now exceeds $400 million, a twenty-fold increase from its $20 million figure just one year ago, according to Financial Times AI. This explosive growth is driven by soaring European demand for sovereign AI alternatives to US-based tech giants.
OpenAI Enhances ChatGPT Research with Dedicated Document Viewer
OpenAI has deployed a major update to ChatGPT, introducing a full-screen document viewer that enables users to navigate complex, AI-generated reports in a dedicated window, according to a post on the Mastodon Social ML Timeline.
OpenAI Upgrades API with Agent Skills, Terminal Shell in GPT-5.2
Building an AI agent has been like training a long-distance runner with a thirty-second memory, but OpenAI’s newly upgraded Responses API directly confronts this limitation by adding support for persistent agent skills and a complete terminal shell, according to a VentureBeat AI report.
ByteDance launches Seedance 2.0 AI video model to rival Sora and Kling
While many AI labs pursue proprietary video generation models like Sora, ByteDance has taken a contrasting open-source approach with its new Protenix-v1, a model that replicates AlphaFold3's performance for biomolecular structure prediction, according to a Dev.to AI Tag report.
Alibaba Launches Qwen-Image-2.0 to Rival Google's Nano Banana
Alibaba has launched a powerful new vision-language model called Qwen-Image-2.0, a direct shot at Google's Nano Banana, according to a report from Mastodon Social ML Timeline. This marks the latest escalation in the global AI race, as tech giants push further into advanced multimodal systems.
Microsoft Uncovers Single-Prompt LLM Jailbreak; Copilot Hits 15M Paid Users
While most jailbreak techniques require elaborate multi-step attacks, Microsoft researchers have discovered a new class of single-prompt exploits that can systematically dismantle an LLM’s safety guardrails, according to The Register.
Oracle Launches Generative AI Certification Amid Java Licensing Concerns
While the cloud AI certification wars have been dominated by AWS and Azure, Oracle has just made a play for relevance with a surprising weapon: a completely free Generative AI certification, according to Dev.to AI Tag, practically giving it away to win developer mindshare.
Anthropic's AI Triggers $285 Billion Market Sell-Off
A single markdown file, not a product or a platform, triggered a market sell-off that erased approximately $285 billion in value during a single trading session, according to a report from Hacker News Newest, an event that dramatically repriced the enterprise software sector.
Alibaba's Qwen-VL launches 7B vision model with 2K resolution and text rendering
Alibaba's Qwen research team has released Qwen-Image-2.0, a 7-billion-parameter vision model that natively generates and edits images at 2K resolution with advanced text rendering, according to a post on the Mastodon Social ML Timeline.
Alibaba's Qwen-VL Launches 7B Model with 2K Image Generation
While many AI labs chase scale with ever-larger models, Alibaba's Qwen research team is betting on efficiency, releasing a compact 7-billion-parameter model capable of generating and editing high-fidelity 2K resolution images, according to a report from Mastodon Social ML Timeline.
Hugging Face Teases Anthropic Collaboration, Ignites Open-Source Debate
While Hugging Face has long been the bastion of open-source AI development, its recent cryptic tease of a collaboration with closed-source giant Anthropic has ignited a fierce debate about the future of AI's foundational principles, according to a post on Mastodon Social ML Timeline.
Autodesk Sues Google Over "Flow" AI Videomaker Name
For over 25 years, Autodesk has held the trademark for its "Flow" design software. Now, the company is suing Google for using the identical name for its new AI videomaker, alleging trademark infringement, according to a report from Fosstodon AI Timeline.
Google gains unconditional EU approval for $32B Wiz acquisition
In a regulatory environment where Big Tech acquisitions routinely face stringent conditions, Google secured a remarkably clear path forward, gaining unconditional EU antitrust approval for its landmark $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity firm Wiz, according to TechMeme.
Discord assumes all users are underage, requires proof of age
Discord will now assume every user is a minor, requiring them to prove they are an adult through an ID or facial scan, The Register reports. The new policy, set to roll out soon, will use an AI model to potentially infer a user's age, though the burden of proof ultimately falls on you.
ChatGPT Launches Ad Platform, Joining Select AI Services
While many AI services remain solely focused on subscription revenue, ChatGPT has taken a decisive step toward a hybrid model, launching an advertising platform that will show marketing messages to its US users, according to a report from The Register.
ChatGPT introduces ads for all free users starting today
For years, ChatGPT offered an ad-free sanctuary for its free users, but that era ended today as its parent company, OpenAI, began inserting marketing messages into its conversational interface, a significant monetization shift first reported by The Register.
Anthropic Safety Chief Resigns, Warns of AI Value Erosion
Anthropic’s head of safety has resigned and issued a stark warning about AI’s potential to erode human values, a bombshell development that comes as the company’s powerful new Claude Opus 4.6 model was being tested by major partners, according to a report from Dev.to AI Tag.
xAI Loses Fourth Co-Founder as Tony Wu Resigns
While Elon Musk’s xAI pursues a highly ambitious, $1.25 trillion plan to merge with SpaceX and launch orbital data centers by 2029, the company’s own foundation is cracking with the resignation of its fourth co-founder, Tony Wu, according to a TechMeme report.
Google Powers $185B AI Expansion with 1GW Texas Solar
Google is investing $185 billion to power its AI expansion with a 1GW solar farm in Texas, even as a newly reported vulnerability in its Google Translate service highlights the persistent security challenges of large language models, according to Fosstodon AI Timeline.
Discord requires age verification for all users to protect minors
Discord will soon classify all users as minors by default, requiring age verification to access its platform, according to The Register. The new policy, set to begin in 2026, will use an AI-based age-inference system that may grant exceptions to users it algorithmically deems to be adults.
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