AI did what? Gemini, Val Kilmer, Claude Mythos and more of the week’s most surprising developments

Have you been paying attention to the latest AI news? Take our quiz, then catch up on AI bringing Val Kilmer back, Gemini mastering human writing and more.

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

Vercel blamed its breach on an earlier hack at Context AI, which allowed hackers to hijack a Vercel employee’s account to steal customer data.

OpenAI’s existential questions

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI’s latest acquisitions and whether they address “two big existential problems” for the company.

I tried a new ChatGPT tool to help me find a better wedding venue — and I’m very glad it isn’t planning my big day

I just used AI to help plan my wedding — and there’s one important thing ChatGPT still can’t do.

OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team’s leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities as part of an effort to avoid “side quests,” and Peebles’ departure is just one of many recent changes as the company […]

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

Anthropic launches Claude design to simplify visual creation with AI

Anthropic has launched Claude Design, an AI tool that helps users create prototypes, presentations, and visual assets through simple prompts.

The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap
The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap

In the latest sign of AI silly season, Allbirds, the shoe company, told the world it was now an AI company and briefly managed to septuple its stock price. The Newbird AI story is really just one of a bunch of things this week that made us wonder: have we reached the peak of AI, […]

OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop

OpenAI’s agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.