Meta AI hiring freeze and restructure dividing AI division into four specialized units.

Meta Freezes AI Hiring Amid Restructuring of AI Divisions

Introduction Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, has long positioned itself as one of the biggest investors in artificial intelligence (AI). From powering recommendation engines on social media feeds to developing large-scale AI language models like LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI), the company has consistently presented itself as a frontrunner…

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NASA’s Surya AI Model Revolutionizes Solar Flare Forecasting

Introduction The relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and space science has been steadily deepening, with AI now helping humanity explore and safeguard itself from cosmic phenomena that were once considered unpredictable. One of the most pressing challenges in space weather research has been the accurate forecasting of solar flares—violent bursts of electromagnetic radiation from the…

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Bill Gates Launches $1M Alzheimer’s AI Prize

By AJ Health & Tech Desk | August 20, 2025 In a move that merges global health philanthropy with cutting-edge artificial intelligence, Bill Gates announced the $1 million Alzheimer’s AI Prize on August 19, 2025. The competition challenges innovators worldwide to build AI-driven tools capable of advancing Alzheimer’s research and accelerating the hunt for treatments….

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“AI Agents in Gaming” Transform Developer Workflows, Study Finds

AI Agents in Gaming: 87% of Developers Now Use AI in Game Creation By AJ Tech Desk | August 20, 2025 A newly released industry study has revealed that 87% of game developers now use AI Agents in Gaming workflows—a striking indicator of how quickly artificial intelligence is embedding itself into the heart of the…

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EU GPAI Rules Begin: New AI Transparency Standards Enforced

EU’s General-Purpose AI Obligations Come into Effect On 2 August 2025, the European Union officially began enforcing its General-Purpose AI (GPAI) obligations, a key part of the AI Act, the world’s most ambitious framework for artificial intelligence regulation. This marks a pivotal shift in how AI is governed, demanding greater transparency, accountability, and safety from…

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ChatGPT Go India Launch: Affordable AI Access at ₹399/month

OpenAI Brings Affordable AI to India with ChatGPT Go In a bold step to expand its global footprint, OpenAI has officially launched ChatGPT Go India, a budget-friendly subscription priced at ₹399 per month ($4.57). The plan offers users up to 10 times more messages and image generations than the free tier, aiming to bring the…

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Alan Turing Institute Faces Identity Crisis Amid Staff Turmoil

The Turing Institute Crisis: AI Research Hub in Turmoil The Alan Turing Institute (ATI)—the UK’s flagship center for artificial intelligence and data science—is facing its biggest crisis since its founding in 2014. Once celebrated as a hub for ethical AI research in healthcare, climate, and education, ATI now finds itself torn between its original mission…

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OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-5 Tone Fixes After Bumpy Launch

OpenAI Introduces GPT-5 Tone Fixes After Mixed Launch Feedback When OpenAI launched GPT-5 earlier this month, the event was billed as a major milestone in artificial intelligence. Promising unprecedented reasoning capabilities, smarter code generation, improved health insights, and creativity boosts, GPT-5 was designed to unify the best features of its predecessors. But just weeks into…

“OpenAI GPT-5 rollout UI showing model choice with GPT-4o restored.”

OpenAI GPT-5 rollout: ChatGPT leader explains 4o’s return

A pivotal post-launch interview A week after GPT-5’s debut, OpenAI is rethinking how it retires models. In a new interview, Nick Turley—head of ChatGPT—explains why GPT-4o briefly disappeared, why it’s coming back, and how the company plans to manage model changes at unprecedented scale. He also describes features aimed at healthy usage, including overuse notifications,…

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Oracle Google Gemini partnership reshapes enterprise AI

The deal at a glance Oracle and Google Cloud have announced a significant partnership: Oracle will offer Google’s Gemini AI models through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrate them into Oracle’s business applications. For enterprise builders, that means direct access to Google’s latest multimodal models—text, image, video and audio—inside Oracle’s cloud ecosystem and apps for…