OpenAI has launched Prism, a free AI-powered workspace for scientists that integrates GPT-5.2 into a LaTeX editor. The tool is meant to help with drafting and formatting, but it’s renewing fears that it will accelerate the flood of low-quality “AI slop” into academic publishing.
The next Linux kernel release is packing some serious networking heat. Two major features, io_uring zero-copy receive and a new Broadcom driver, are set to merge for version 6.19, promising significant performance wins for high-throughput servers.
Apple has reportedly acquired the Israeli AI startup Q.ai in a deal worth close to $2 billion. The company’s founding team, including CEO Aviad Maizels, will join Apple.
The latest libcamera release brings major performance gains to camera software. GPU acceleration for its SoftISP can now deliver a 15x speedup in key image processing tasks.
Linux luminary Lennart Poettering has departed Microsoft to launch a new venture called Amutable. The company aims to bring “cryptographically verifiable integrity” to Linux systems, ensuring they start and remain in a trusted state.
Lloyds Banking Group is putting a concrete number on AI’s value, forecasting a £100 million benefit this year. The bank already has 50 generative AI use cases in production, which helped boost profit by £50 million in 2023. It’s using the tech to automate everything from complaints to coding.
Sebastiaan de With, the co-founder behind the acclaimed Halide camera app for iPhone, is heading back to Apple. This move comes as Apple’s design division sees significant shifts, including the departure of its UI design chief to Meta.
Google is launching a new “auto browse” feature for Gemini in Chrome, powered by its AI. It can perform complex tasks like researching flights and filling out forms automatically. The feature is rolling out to paid Gemini Advanced subscribers in the US.
When you ask Google a health question, its new AI summary is more likely to cite a YouTube video than a hospital or medical journal. Researchers say this shows the system prioritizes popularity over proven authority, a risky move for medical info.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pivoting hard from the metaverse to AI-generated social feeds. The company’s Reality Labs division reported a staggering $6.02 billion loss last quarter while laying off over 1,000 employees. Now, Zuckerberg envisions AI that “understands” users and creates personalized c
