In mid-June 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicated that an anticipated open-source AI model would be delayed to later in the summer, not June. On June 30, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s
In 2025 Meta launched Meta Superintelligence Labs led by Alexandr Wang (ex-Scale AI CEO) and Nat Friedman (ex-GitHub CEO), aiming to reach artificial superintelligence, backed by a $29 billion investment in AI
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Alibaba unveiled the Qwen VLo image-generating AI model and pledged at least ¥380 billion ($53 billion) to AI infrastructure over the next three years, including a second data center in South Korea
The 4th Hong Kong InnoTech Expo drew over 58,000 visitors and featured 120 AI-powered student teams, with winners set to represent Hong Kong at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions. Mayo Clinic’s
In a Nature study, cancer cells were shown to siphon mitochondria from nearby nerve cells via microscopic tubes, a mechanism called mitochondrial hijacking that promotes metastasis. A separate Science News report described
Meta hired Trapit Bansal, a key OpenAI researcher, and acquired a 49% stake in Scale AI valued at nearly $15 billion, while securing a 1.1 GW nuclear power supply for AI data
Waymo’s robotaxis are now providing over 150,000 autonomous rides per week in U.S. cities. By 2025 AI drives an estimated 80–90% of trading volume in major stock markets. The EU AI Act
CO3D comprises four identical S250-based satellites, each weighing about 250–300 kg with 100% electric propulsion, delivering ~50 cm spatial-resolution optical imagery. It aims to produce a global Digital Surface Model with ~1
Global consumer tech sales are projected to reach $1.29 trillion in 2025, about 2% growth over 2024. Apple leads wearables with roughly a 20–25% global market share in recent quarters, driven by
Google announced the integration of Imagen 4 into its Gemini AI platform in June 2025, enabling high-quality image generation from chat prompts with improved in-image text generation and default watermarking. Meta unveiled