2025-07-16

Mistral unveils Voxtral, an open-source speech model with lower costs than proprietary rivals

French AI company Mistral AI presents Voxtral, two open-source models for speech understanding that are designed to replace proprietary solutions at less than half the cost.<br /> The article Mi [...]

2025-07-16

AWS unveils Bedrock AgentCore, a new platform for building enterprise AI agents with open source frameworks and tools

AWS beleives AI agents will change how enterprises work and with its new Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, it hopes to make it easier to build and deploy agents in one go. [...]

2025-07-16

The iOS 26 public beta now has a possible release date, and it’s later than usual

iOS 26 could get its first public beta around the middle of next week according to a reputable source. [...]

2025-07-16

Another High-Profile OpenAI Researcher Departs for Meta

Jason Wei, who worked on OpenAI’s o3 and deep research models, will be joining Meta’s superintelligence lab. His colleague Hyung Won Chung is also joining Meta, a source tells WIRED. [...]

2025-07-16

Oracle Java users turning to open source after frequent audits and pricing hikes

Following four price changes between 2020 and 2023, Oracle customers aren't happy with Java pricing - and are seeking alternatives. [...]

2025-07-15

Mira Murati says her startup Thinking Machines will release new product in ‘months’ with ‘significant open source component’

Backed by $2B and with OpenAI’s open-weight model now in limbo, Thinking Machines could capture developer attention and interest. [...]

2025-07-15

Laid off Candy Crush studio staff reportedly replaced by the AI tools they helped build

Microsoft’s extensive gaming portfolio was hit hard by sweeping layoffs earlier this month. The situation appears to have been particularly galling for staff at Candy Crush developer King who are re [...]

2025-07-15

GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns

Trump’s crypto bills could turn trusted Big Tech companies into the next FTX. [...]

2025-07-15

Mistral’s Voxtral goes beyond transcription with summarization, speech-triggered functions

Mistral's open-source speech model Voxtral can recognize multiple languages, understand spoken instructions and also offer enterprise security. [...]