First Driverless Semis Have Started Running Regular Longhaul Routes - Slashdot - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/02/2258206/first-driverless-semis-have-started-running-regular-longhaul-routes

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it launched commercial service in Texas under its first customers, Uber Fr...

NotebookLM, the acceptable face of Google AI, is getting an app in May - https://www.engadget.com/apps/notebooklm-the-acceptable-face-of-google-ai-is-getting-an-app-in-may-182041294.html?src=rss

Google is releasing a NotebookLM app on May 20, bringing the AI-powered research tool to Android and iOS.

Amazon launches Nova Premier, its top AI model for complex tasks - https://www.perplexity.ai/page/amazon-launches-nova-premier-i-0jXRticOScq0vX6vhdYDLw

Amazon has launched Nova Premier, its most capable AI model to date, designed to excel at complex tasks requiring deep context understanding, multistep...

Pinterest is finally doing something about its AI infestation - https://www.theverge.com/news/659485/pinterest-ai-image-label-filter-features

Pinterest is launching new features that will label images that are detected to be made or edited using generative AI, and allow users to see fewer of them.

Google’s Gemini chatbot gets upgraded image creation tools - https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/googles-gemini-chatbot-gets-upgraded-image-creation-tools/

Google's Gemini chatbot app now lets you modify both AI-generated images and images uploaded from your phone or computer.

Nearly half of workers using AI at work admit to doing so inappropriately - https://www.fastcompany.com/91325181/ai-work-survey-research

About 63% of workers have seen other employees using AI inappropriately, according to a new survey.

Meta Ramps Up AI Spending—Again - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-ramps-ai-spending

When it comes to artificial intelligence, Mark Zuckerberg is not holding back. Meta Platforms revealed Wednesday it was raising its projected capital spending for this year to as high as $72 billion, from a previous high of $65 billion outlined in January. If Meta spent at the upper level of its ...

Google’s CEO to testify against the DOJ in landmark antitrust trial - https://www.fastcompany.com/91325785/googles-ceo-testify-against-doj-landmark-antitrust-trial

Antitrust enforcers at the Washington trial are pursuing an order that would force the tech giant to sell its Chrome web browser.

These Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers - https://www.wired.com/story/these-startups-are-building-advanced-ai-models-over-the-internet-with-untapped-data/

A new crowd-trained way to develop LLMs over the internet could shake up the AI industry with a giant 100 billion-parameter model later this year.

Google CEO ‘hopeful’ Gemini will be part of Apple Intelligence this year - 9to5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/30/google-ceo-hopeful-gemini-will-be-part-of-apple-intelligence-this-year/

Google’s CEO shared today that he is ’hopeful’ a deal will be struck soon to integrate Gemini with Apple Intelligence.

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Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI - https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/duolingo-launches-148-courses-created-with-ai-after-sharing-plans-to-replace-contractors-with-ai/

Duolingo is introducing 148 new language courses that were created with generative AI, the company announced on Wednesday. The launch comes as Duolingo

Gemini is adding a GitHub app for coders - https://9to5google.com/2025/04/30/gemini-github-app/

The latest Gemini app will be GitHub, with this Extension coming to the web. This is Gemini's latest third-party integration...

Wikipedia To Use AI - Slashdot - https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/1518223/wikipedia-to-use-ai

Wikipedia will employ AI to enhance the work of its human editors, it said Wednesday, also asserting that it has no plans to replace those editors. The Wikimedia Foundation plans to implement AI specifically for automating tedious tasks, improving information discovery, facilitating translations, an...

WhatsApp is working on private AI chats in the cloud - https://www.theverge.com/news/658646/whatsapp-is-working-on-private-ai-chats-in-the-cloud

Meta says a coming WhatsApp feature called Private Processing will, on request, let users interact with Meta AI in a way that even Meta and WhatsApp can’t see.

Meta Plays Catch-Up, But Is It Working? - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-plays-catch-working?rc=lykptg

Meta Platforms kicked off its first-ever LlamaCon, a conference for AI developers, on Tuesday, unveiling a fleet of new products. They included a standalone smartphone app for its Meta AI assistant and a preview of an application programming interface for developers to access its large language ...

OpenAI adds shopping features to ChatGPT Search - https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-adds-shopping-features-to-chatgpt-search-133057362.html?src=rss

OpenAI, which spends far more money than it takes in, is trying something new to stanch the bleeding.

Take It Down Act heads to Trump’s desk - https://www.theverge.com/news/657632/take-it-down-act-passes-house-deepfakes

The Take It Down Act, which requires platforms notified of nonconsensual intimate images to take it down within 48 hours, passed the House in a landslide vote.

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Exclusive | Wall Street Banks Sell Final Slug of Elon Musk’s X Debt - https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/elon-musk-x-twitter-debt-sale-a1ef2b5a?st=dPiLgK

The loans sat on banks’ books for 2½ years until Donald Trump’s election rapidly changed company’s fortunes

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Quantum message travels record distance over fiber optic network - https://www.perplexity.ai/page/quantum-message-travels-record-SXixIU46SE6r3IQPbJHsQQ

According to sources, scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum communication by successfully transmitting quantum messages over a record-breaking...

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