October 01, 2025

OpenAI's new social app is filled with terrifying Sam Altman deepfakes: OpenAI's Sora app makes it too easy for people to create misleading AI content. Read More

Sources: Gusto paid $600M to acquire Guideline, plans to divest customers linked to rivals: While the HR tech Guideline was last valued at $1.15 billion, the sale will likely yield a profit for most investors. Read More

Meet the end-of-life planning startup co-founded by NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook: Eazewell helps families navigate end-of-life planning, from coordinating a funeral to cancelling someone's mail, with the help of AI. Read More

Data centers need power now. That's why we're working to build multi-gigawatt power stations that generate reliable electricity, with fewer delays and minimal added strain to the grid.

Hollywood is not taking kindly to the AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood: Tilly Norwood is not real, but the company that created her hopes that she's the first of many AI-generated stars. Read More

OpenAI staff grapples with the company's social media push: Current and former OpenAI researchers seem torn over how the company's Sora app fits in with its broader mission. Read More

Salesforce launches enterprise vibe-coding product, Agentforce Vibes: Salesforce is also releasing a vibe-coding agent named Vibe Codey to help companies foray into vibe coding with enterprise security. Read More

Meta plans to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats: Meta plans to use data from your interactions with AI products to sell targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram. Read More

OpenAI ropes in Samsung, SK Hynix to source memory chips for Stargate: OpenAI has struck agreements with two of the world's biggest manufacturers of memory chips, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, to make DRAM wafers for the Stargate AI infrastructure project and build data centers in South Korea. Read More

Go Nano Bananas and Beyond! Learn how Google Cloud AI can empower your startup to build innovative applications at their upcoming Startup School: GenAI Media, kicking off on October 28.

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Google teases its new Gemini-powered Google Home speaker, coming in spring 2026: The somewhat delayed timing of the launch gives the company time to ensure the new Gemini functionality reaches its other Google Home customers on older devices and gives them time to work out the kinks. Read More

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