General AI News

Google Gemini Omni just leaked 16 days before I/O 2026. Here is what the new video tool really is and why it threatens OpenAI Sora.

The Pentagon awarded May 2026 classified AI contracts to seven vendors. Anthropic was cut out as a supply chain risk. Here is what that means.

xAI just shipped Grok 4.3 to the API at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens. Fast and cheap, but not beating Opus 4.7 or GPT-5.5. Here’s the breakdown.

Anthropic is in talks to raise at a $900 billion valuation, topping OpenAI. Here is what flipped, and what it means for tools you already pay for.

Character AI removed Roar, Soft Launch, and most models in a single April 2026 update. Here’s what changed and what to do next.

Alec Radford’s pre-1931 language model talkie just dropped. The 13B vintage LLM is a clean test of how AI generalizes vs memorizes.

Two federal courts split on whether AI chats are private in April 2026. Here’s what the rulings mean for Character AI and Replika users.

An amateur used GPT-5.4 to crack a 60-year-old open math problem in April 2026. The lesson for RR readers is not what you think.

Janitor AI rolled out mandatory face photo age verification on April 25, 2026. Here’s what changed, why users are refusing, and what to do next.

The best AI shopping agents in 2026 ranked by autonomy level. From browse-only assistants to full-checkout agents, here is which ones close the loop.