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Meta's AI talent drain: culture trumps cash
Several researchers have left Meta's Superintelligence Labs for rival OpenAI, sometimes within weeks of joining. Despite nine-figure offers, the exits highlight the power of mission alignment and culture in AI research, suggesting compensation alone won’t secure enduring talent in the AGI race.
Codex Evolves Into an Autonomous Co-Worker
OpenAI updates Codex to move from assisting with code to autonomously handling larger tasks, integrating deeply with IDEs and GitHub. The changes let Codex scaffold features, conduct automated reviews, and operate in a cloud sandbox while developers stay focused on design and strategy. The shift signals a broader move toward AI-enabled, collaborative software engineering.
Tencent Unveils Realistic, Synchronized Audio for AI Video
Tencent's Hunyuan Video-Foley automates the creation of synchronized sound effects for AI-generated videos, addressing the long-standing gap between visuals and audio. The system uses a large, curated dataset and a hybrid Transformer-based architecture to generate context-aware Foley in real time. Early evaluations show improved alignment with on-screen action and higher perceived realism.
OpenAI's Realtime API Goes Live, Elevating Voice Conversations
OpenAI has released its realtime API, a unified speech-to-speech model named gpt-realtime, that processes audio directly in one model, reducing latency and preserving paralinguistic cues. The update enables language switching mid-sentence, improved sentiment understanding, and new capabilities like image inputs and SIP integration, while raising concerns about cost and vendor lock-in.
AI and Cloud Boom Widen IT Salary Gap
A new TeamLease Digital report shows a sharp split in IT pay: legacy roles are stagnating around ₹12 LPA, while high-demand AI, cloud, and cybersecurity posts command far higher salaries. The gulf signals a broader shift in India's digital economy, underscoring the urgent need for upskilling and a realignment of the talent pipeline.
Google opens Veo 3 AI video with free monthly access
Google is broadening access to its Veo 3 AI video system through Flow, letting new users choose monthly between five fast videos or one high-fidelity clip. The offer uses a 100-credit starter pack, with Fast videos at 20 credits and Quality clips at 100 credits, and can lead users to higher subscriptions like AI Pro or AI Ultra for more generation capacity.
Samsung Elevates India Hub to Lead Global Voice AI
Samsung is elevating its Bengaluru-based R&D hub to spearhead the global development of its voice-first AI technologies. The shift places India at the center of Galaxy AI’s evolution, spotlighting on-device intelligence, multilingual capabilities, and real-time language translation. In practice, the Bengaluru team is expected to influence Samsung's broader AI-first roadmap across smartphones, home devices, and PCs.
Rollup News: Decentralized AI Tackles Online Disinformation
Swarm Network's Rollup News recruits a swarm of AI agents coordinated with human verifiers to fact-check social posts, break content into atomic claims, cross-check against diverse sources, and log results on a public blockchain. Early traction is notable, with over 128,000 users and more than three million posts verified, but experts warn that decentralization isn't a panacea and challenges around bias, scalability, and adoption remain.
Arise for You launches nationwide effort to nurture student entrepreneurs
HCLTech, Pearson, and MeitY Startup Hub have launched Arise for You, a pan-India program to cultivate student entrepreneurship with ESB certification, grants, and incubation. The initiative aims to engage over 150,000 students across 3,000 campuses, culminating in a national finale in March 2026 and creating a pipeline for AI-focused startups.
Google bets on AI-driven defense amid rising cyber threats
Google acknowledged that despite decades of progress, defenders still lose ground to attackers, who are increasingly weaponizing generative AI. In response, the company unveiled an AI-first defense strategy that blends advanced models, real-time threat intelligence, and automated response tools to detect and neutralize threats at scale.
Microsoft launches MAI-1 and MAI-Voice-1, diversifying its AI lineup
Microsoft announces two in-house AI initiatives: MAI-1, a roughly 500-billion-parameter large language model, and MAI-Voice-1, a highly efficient text-to-speech system. The moves reflect a strategic shift toward internal AI capabilities while maintaining its OpenAI partnership. The models are entering testing and will feed into Azure, Bing, Copilot, and related services as Microsoft seeks broader control over its AI stack.
Beatoven.ai Unveils Maestro with Royalty-Paying, Licensed AI Music
Beatoven.ai introduces Maestro, a generative AI music model built on licensed data that pays ongoing royalties to artists and rights holders. The approach aims to address copyright concerns and set an ethical standard in AI music, contrasting with rivals facing lawsuits over training on copyrighted works.
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