Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day

Pompeii reimagined with Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth. | Image: Google Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts...

The Verge AI·6d ago

House AI ‘kill switch’ bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms

The co-chair of a key Democratic House panel on AI is joined by a Republican on legislation that would authorize the government to shut down or throttle risky AI models.

POLITICO on MSN·Jul 24

OpenAI killed the tool behind this AI film. Its director says Hollywood is only getting started

Critterz’ director Nik Kleverov explains how Sora’s shutdown forced his team to rebuild, and why 2026 marks the beginning of AI’s mainstream adoption in filmmaking.

Fast Company·Jul 20

China AI Companion Law Takes Effect: Doubao and Qwen Shut Down, Millions Lose Chat Data

Tech Times·Jul 15

OpenAI Is Shutting Down Atlas after Sora, But Its AI Browser Ambitions Aren't Going Anywhere

News18·Jul 10

AI Video After Sora: 3 Updates You Should Make Before You Publish

I built my five-pillar framework in April. Four months later, Sora's shutdown and YouTube's purge proved Pillar 5 right.

Search Engine Journal·Jul 27

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Ars Technica AI·Jul 23

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

OpenAI’s Sora may have shut down, but Google apparently thinks there’s still interest in a tool that lets you star in your own ...

BusinessGhana·Jul 18

Eigenvalues for People Who Slept Through Linear Algebra

by Kamrun Nahar — Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Explained SimplyThey Built a Bridge in London. Math Shut It Down in 48 Hours.The two words that saw it coming also run Google search, Spotify recommendations, and your...

Towards AI·Jul 14

The ChatGPT browser is already dead

OpenAI is already shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser that could do tasks for you on your behalf, less than a year after launching it. Atlas was announced in October, but as part of its wave of...

The Verge·Jul 9

Google Assistant to shut down on Android, Wear OS next month

Mashable·1d ago

The Sovereignty Trap: Why Canada Builds AI but Struggles to Consume It

by Tae Yeon Eom — Canada's AI leaders debated sovereignty days after a frontier model got shut down by a foreign export control. Nobody connected the dots.

Medium·Jul 27

Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a...

The Verge AI·Jul 23

PixVerse Closes $439M Round, Targets AI Game Engines After Sora Exits Market

Tech Times·Jul 15

The Week AI Became Infrastructure

by @pramodchandrayan — A shut down, an offering, and an inner life—how three stories revealed AI's true scale

The Pragmatic Engineer·Jul 10

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is sunsetting its AI-powered browser after less than a year. But it's moving some agentic browsing features to its desktop app and a Chrome extension.

TechCrunch on MSN·Jul 9