America Party (AP), a new meme coin on the Solana blockchain,went up over 537% in the 24 hours following its launch. While it is loosely associated with Elon Musk's political fantasy, the token has no official backing. Driven purely by speculation and social media buzz, AP remains a high-risk investment
"The most important thing," says Alvin Lee, founder of Castles Can Fly. "Is that every leader takes it personally. It is a personal experience, with personal impact."
Ruoming Pang, who currently leads Apple's foundation AI models, is leaving to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. Pang's departure underscores challenges in Apple's AI division and Meta's aggressive bid for AI supremacy. Pang's move and more high-profile hires have helped Meta evacuate its position in AI leadership — as Apple has had to take a step back and sort out its own AI story in the shadow of internal shifts and a stagnation in innovation.
TikTok is working on a follow-up to its hit app, internally known as "M2," which will release to the U.S. on September 5. It comes as a deal to sell TikTok's American operations to a group of non-Chinese investors ears completion. Oracle is also expected to play a central role. The modification was made under strong US legal pressure and amid concerns over privacy, but China's approval is still needed.
Khushboo Gulabani said I designed and implemented a centralized, real-time reporting dashboard that consolidates key campaign data, including statuses, deliverables, pacing, and KPIs, across all accounts within a market.
Ishneet Dua is particularly excited about the potential intersection of AI and quantum computing, as well as the opportunities that remain untapped in developing cloud-native, agentic AI
China will soon roll out its national digital identity system (CDID) for the Chinese Cyberspace, called the "Cyberspace ID, which tethers people's offline IDs to their online presence.
OpenAI is pausing operations s for one week, citing employee burnout following a frenetic period of work. But the break comes at a time of fierce competition from Meta, which is offering huge incentives to pry away OpenAI's best and brightest. With internal morale under some pressure and rivals circling, this is not so much a regrouping as it is damage control.
NASA partners with Netflix to start livestreaming of its mission on the OTT platform. This will include liev streaming of rocket launches, spacewalks, and views from ISS. The agency aims to reach and inspire wider global audiences.
Daniel Gross, co-founder of Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), is the latest addition to Meta's new superintelligence lab. The top AI researcher is making a transition after his time as CEO of SSI, which is now run by Ilya Sutskever. Gross's recruitment is a part of Meta's aggressive hiring spree under CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the company attempts to beat others to the punch when it comes to developing a powerful and safe artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Microsoft and the Premier League have penned a huge five-year deal to transform the fan experience with the power of AI. Powered by tools such as Azure AI and Copilot, fans can get personalized content, real-time stats, multilingual highlights and smart Fantasy League help. The deal also will upgrade the Premier League's internal operations and security in one of the largest digital transformations in sports history.
A group of tech billionaires such as Anduril's Palmer Luckey and Founders Fund's Peter Thiel, have extended their support behind a new digital bank called Erebor. Tapping the opportunity left by Silicon Valley Bank, Erebor pursues AI, crypto, defense, and startup space. The Columbus-based bank's digital-only approach, including a stablecoin component, is targeted at positioning itself as a regulated leader in tech-focused finance.
Meta has announced Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) which is yet another bold step towards actualizing artificial general intelligence (AGI). Led by Scale AI's Alexandr Wang and GitHub's Nat Friedman. Other recruits include OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic's top AI talent. Backed by heavy investment and aggressive hiring, Meta wants to charge the front lines of the next wave of AI breakthroughs, even as the industry gets more crowded.
Cibaca continues to explore image classification and deep learning from a research-first perspective. Her ongoing work focuses on using publicly available datasets to develop scalable models with educational and scientific utility, with an emphasis on responsible AI use and transparency.
Dr. Sureshkumar Somanathan said Real transformation comes from aligning technology with strategy, operations, and culture