OpenAI’s Sora has once again captured global attention with the launch of its Android app, which saw an estimated 470,000 downloads on its first day, a remarkable figure that nearly quadrupled its iOS debut (TechCrunch). The Android rollout, available in seven markets including the U.S., Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, represents a significant expansion for OpenAI’s viral AI video app. Unlike the earlier iOS version, which was invite-only and limite

Amazon has unveiled Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation service designed to help self-published authors on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) reach readers around the world. The service, currently in beta, offers translations between English and Spanish and from German to English, with plans to add more languages in the future (TechCrunch). With less than five percent of titles on Amazon available in more than one language, the company sees this as an opportunity to br

Artificial intelligence has driven a wave of massive infrastructure projects across Wisconsin, where major tech firms are investing billions to build sprawling data centers. These facilities, which power AI models and cloud computing, have become a symbol of both technological progress and growing concern. Supporters see them as engines of economic growth, while environmentalists and residents warn that their enormous energy and water demands threaten the state’s resources an

Snowflake and SAP have joined forces to launch a groundbreaking collaboration that unites the Snowflake AI Data Cloud with SAP’s Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC), marking a new era in enterprise artificial intelligence and data integration. This strategic partnership aims to empower organizations to harness semantically rich business data with the scalability and intelligence of Snowflake’s platform, enabling faster innovation, more informed decision-making, and enterprise-grade

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget marks a pivotal step in advancing Canada’s position in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. The 2025 budget allocates more than $1 billion over five years to strengthen these technological ecosystems while integrating AI across federal departments and agencies (CBC). Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne outlined that $925.6 million will go toward establishing a large-scale, sovereign public AI infrastruc

Coca-Cola is once again leaning into artificial intelligence for its latest holiday campaign, despite the storm of criticism that surrounded its 2024 AI-generated ad. The beverage giant’s 2025 “Refresh Your Holidays” campaign aims to blend tradition and innovation, bringing back the brand’s iconic Christmas trucks with a digital twist. Produced by AI studios Secret Level and Silverside, the new spot uses generative AI to animate festive scenes filled with anthropomorphic anim

OpenAI is urging the United States government to dramatically expand its electricity generation, warning that without a massive increase in power supply, America risks losing its lead in artificial intelligence to China. In a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the company called for the construction of 100 gigawatts of new energy capacity each year, nearly double the total that the U.S. added in 2024, to meet the growing demands of AI infrastru

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI have entered a monumental $38 billion, multi-year partnership that underscores both companies’ growing ambitions in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The agreement enables OpenAI to run its most advanced AI workloads on AWS’s high-performance infrastructure starting immediately, marking one of the largest cloud deals in history and a major shift in OpenAI’s cloud strategy ( Investing.com ). Under the deal, OpenAI will gain acce

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