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Google Translate Levels Up with AI Language Practice

Google is rolling out an AI-powered feature in Google Translate that helps users practice speaking and listening in new languages. The tool offers customized exercises based on skill level and learning goals, tracking progress as users improve. Live translation capabilities now let users converse naturally in over 70 languages, even in noisy environments. The beta is currently available for select language pairs and users in the U.S., India, and Mexico (see Google’s announcement).

Meta Taps Midjourney for Next-Gen AI Images and Videos

Meta is partnering with AI imaging pioneer Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, aiming to integrate it into future AI models and Meta products. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the move highlights Meta’s aggressive strategy to compete with other leading AI platforms like OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo. Midjourney, which remains independent and investor-free, recently stepped into AI video with the launch of its first model, V1 (see Meta’s announcement).

Authors’ Lawsuit Against Anthropic Reaches Settlement

AI startup Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit brought by fiction and nonfiction authors over its use of books to train language models. In Bartz v. Anthropic, the court issued a mixed ruling: some uses could qualify as fair use, but millions of books may have been illegally sourced from pirate sites — a clear copyright violation. Internal documents revealed plans to build a “central library” of “all the books in the world” to keep “forever,” raising legal and ethical concerns. Facing potential financial penalties, Anthropic reached a settlement with the authors, though financial details haven’t been disclosed (see official statement).

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🚐 Self-Driving Shuttles Take On Food Delivery: Robomart has unveiled the RM5, its latest autonomous food delivery robot — a self-driving vehicle about the size of a shuttle bus. It carries up to 500 pounds across 10 lockers, allowing multiple deliveries per trip. Unlike traditional food apps, Robomart charges a flat $3 fee and aims to cut delivery costs by up to 70% compared to human drivers (read more).

🌾 Rice Farmers Turned Climate Heroes with AI: Mitti Labs is using AI and satellite data to measure methane emissions from rice paddies and train farmers in climate-friendly practices. By tracking emissions and generating carbon credits, Mitti helps farmers boost their income by around 15% while fighting climate change (read more).

🤝 IBM and AMD Team Up on Quantum-AI Hybrid: IBM is teaming up with AMD to build next-gen computing systems that combine quantum computing with AI-focused chips. The goal is a scalable, open-source quantum architecture that helps researchers solve complex challenges in drug discovery, logistics, and materials science (see IBM’s announcement).

💰 Intel’s Government-Backed Gamble: The Trump administration plans to swap Intel’s government grants into an $8.9B investment in Intel’s common stock. Intel Foundry posted a $3.2B Q2 loss and lacks major contracts, and while analysts doubt the deal solves internal problems, federal backing could still aid domestic and AI projects (see Intel’s announcement).

🤖 Grok 2.5 Goes Open Source: Elon Musk’s xAI has released the weights for its older Grok 2.5 model on Hugging Face, making it publicly available. Musk announced that Grok 3 will also be open-sourced in about six months. The release comes as the Grok chatbot continues to stir controversy, from conspiracy-laden responses to transparency issues with its system prompts (see Musk’s announcement).

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