Google has boosted its BigQuery data warehouse with three new managed AI-based SQL functions to help enterprises reduce the complexity of running large-scale analytics, especially on unstructured data. The functions — AI.IF, AI.CLASSIFY, and AI.SCORE — are designed to enable LLM usage for analytical tasks for enterprises on both structured and unstructured data directly within

The tech world is abuzz with news of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI signing a seven-year, $38 billion cloud computing deal, a partnership that promises high-powered AI advancements through massive infrastructure investments. AWS is providing OpenAI access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, including clusters of next-generation GB200 and GB300 chips networked via

Is Mojo still a contender for Python’s ML/AI crown? What languages outside of the Pythone ecosystem are good for data science? What’s the deal with Python dataclasses? And what’s this shiny new distributed-processing framework from the folks who gave us PyTorch? Find the answers to these questions and more, in this week’s report. Top picks

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.1, an update to its GPT-5 model, aiming to deliver faster responses, improved reasoning, and more flexible conversational controls as the company works to refine its ChatGPT experience for both consumer and enterprise users. The release includes new Instant and Thinking variants designed to offer more adaptive reasoning and a broader range

Synopsys said it would eliminate approximately 10% of its global workforce as the chip design software company integrates its $35 billion acquisition of engineering simulation firm Ansys. This move could affect up to 2,800 employees. The Sunnyvale, California-based company disclosed the restructuring plan in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on November 12, stating that

People with Google Workspace or Google AI Pro accounts can use Google’s Gemini AI assistant to generate documents in Docs and other Workspace apps. But anybody can use the Canvas tool in the Gemini web or mobile app (for Android or iOS) to create documents — without a paid subscription. Using Canvas, you can prompt

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence organization comprised of the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. and several for-profit subsidiaries. The company is perhaps best known for its ChatGPT chatbot, which launched in 2022, kicking off a period of massive disruption in the tech industry and beyond. A complicated and increasingly contentious relationship with Microsoft, ongoing legal issues over

In a reality attack destined no doubt to be completely ignored by ideologically deluded regulators and cash-hungry competitors, Apple has published an extensive report that proves the anticipated benefits of lower App Store commissions are not reaching European consumers at all.  Not only that, but even the developers who do benefit from this ham-fisted attempt at market liberalization aren’t

A Silicon Valley-based company called Uare.ai this week announced that it raised $10.3 million in initial funding, led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures, with other investors joining in. The company’s new platform, which it hopes to launch by next month, is a new kind of artificial intelligence — “Individual AI” — that enables people to create AI-based digital versions of

New US data centre projects in Texas and New York will receive $50 billion in new funding, part of a plan to grow US computing capacity for advanced AI work. The facilities, built with Fluidstack, are designed for Anthropic’s systems and will focus on power and efficiency needs that come with training and running large