Google’s AI bounty program pays bug hunters up to $30K
On Monday, Google launched a new reward program dedicated specifically to finding bugs in AI products. Google’s list of qualifying bugs includes examples of the kind of rogue actions it’s…
OpenAI will let developers build apps that work inside ChatGPT
OpenAI is introducing a way to work with apps right inside ChatGPT. For software and services that connect to a new ChatGPT SDK, now you can tag in their apps…
AMD teams up with OpenAI to challenge Nvidia’s AI chip dominance
AMD is partnering with OpenAI to provide six gigawatts worth of processors for AI data centers, a move that challenges Nvidia’s AI chip market dominance. The five-year agreement aims to…
Sora provides better control over videos featuring your AI self
A frame from a Sora 2-generated video. Sora now lets you rein in your AI doubles, giving you more say on how and where deepfake versions of you make an…
Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s secret device won’t be ‘your weird AI girlfriend’
The goal is to develop a similar AI-assistant experience to Siri, “but better.” OpenAI and designer Jony Ive are trying to solve a number of technical challenges before releasing their…
Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop
Last week at the Zurich Film Festival, Eline Van der Velden – founder and CEO of AI production house Particle6 and its subsidiary talent studio Xicoia – said that a…
Tales from the AI hiring frenzy
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The billboard didn’t say…
I’ve fallen into Sora’s slippery slop
I’m not running. I’m frolicking. An anime version of Jesus Christ flipping tables. OpenAI employees performing in Hamilton costumes. News anchors discussing a story on television. A man doing a…
Music’s biggest labels are weeks away from major AI licensing deals
Taylor Swift’s label, Republic Records, is a division of Universal Music Group, one of the two labels reportedly close to an AI deal. Universal Music and Warner Music, record labels…
Amazon says its AI will let NBA fans track brand-new stats
New analysis of basketball players and games is coming to NBA fans live and online this 2025–2026 season thanks to Amazon Web Services’ AI and some seriously detailed movement tracking.…