🧠 Apple expands “Apple Intelligence” with privacy-first features
Apple rolled out a wave of AI updates across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro - Live Translation, sharper visual recognition, smarter Shortcuts, even suggested polls in Messages.
The headline: more runs on-device, less round-trip to the cloud - so better privacy by default. Developers also get free access to Apple’s base model for app integrations.
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📈 Anthropic’s “Economic Index” shows AI uptake is uneven
Anthropic’s first Economic Index paints a lopsided picture: adoption is surging but scattershot. Some regions are sprinting; others are still stretching.
Enterprises mirror that split - few have AI baked into workflows, many are still dabbling. API usage is the tell for who’s actually committed.
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🌐 UK-US ink massive AI & tech deal
President Trump’s UK trip doubles as an AI business push. Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) are on hand to tout a UK-US infrastructure pact.
The model: UK offers sites and power; NVIDIA supplies the silicon; OpenAI layers on software - pitched as “sovereign AI” capacity for Britain within a broader multibillion-dollar deal.
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🔒 Vision1.ai claims “world’s first offline AI revolution”
Big claim alert: Vision1.ai says it’s cracked fully air-gapped AI - no internet at all, yet “cloud-level” performance.
If real, sectors like healthcare, finance, and defense - where leaks are a hard no - will pay attention. Whether this is breakthrough or just bold branding… worth watching.
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💬 Samsung AI Forum 2025 kicks off
Samsung opened its two-day AI Forum with heavy hitters - Yoshua Bengio, Stefano Ermon, and more.
Themes: foundation models, generative AI, and the sticky ethics bits - how to make AI useful and trustworthy without tripping over social risk. Big aims, slightly academic vibe.
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⚠️ Cyber pros warn of AI-driven “zero-day” attacks
Security folks say autonomous agents are creeping toward bespoke “zero-day AI attacks” - exploits you don’t see until they bite.
Cue a mini-boom in AI-driven detection/response tools, while regulators step up scrutiny on chatbot behavior and accountability.
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📜 Policy tug-of-war: moratoriums & global governance
Sen. Ted Cruz says a 10-year moratorium on state/local AI laws is still on the table, despite chatter that it was toast.
Meanwhile at the UN, countries backed an Independent AI Science Panel and a Global Governance Dialogue - aimed at giving the Global South more voice in how AI rules take shape.
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