Benchmark performance results typically accompany the launch of every new AI model to showcase how well the models can perform on various tasks. However, these tasks are not catered to individual industries but are more general, such as grade school mathematics (GSM8K) or graduate-level reasoning (GPQA). To fill that gap, OpenAI launched the OpenAI Pioneers Program, intended to advance AI model development for specific industries and real-world use cases. The program is a two-pronged effort in which companies will collaborate with OpenAI researchers to develop more domain-specific evaluations and fine-tuned models. In the blog post, OpenAI shared that "industries like legal, finance, insurance, healthcare, accounting, and many others are missing a unified source of truth for model benchmarking."

ChatGPT has proven itself capable of helping with everyday tasks such as writing, coding, and researching. The chatbot's latest feature builds on that foundation and could even make it a more effective personal assistant. On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled an update to the memory feature in ChatGPT: it can now reference all of your past conversations to better inform responses going forward. This expansion builds on the feature's original abilities, which allowed the chatbot to remember basic user information you share in conversations, such as your profession, pets, preferences, and more. The new feature expands ChatGPT's ability to provide personalized answers without requiring you to reexplain the information it has previously gathered.

Dr. Marty Makary pointed out the Biden administration's decision to skip key committee meetings when authorizing vaccines in response to a top Democrat's question. FIRST ON FOX -- The Food and Drug Administration is phasing out an animal testing requirement for antibody therapies and other drugs in favor of testing on materials that mimic human organs, the FDA announced on Thursday. "For too long, drug manufacturers have performed additional animal testing of drugs that have data in broad human use internationally. This initiative marks a paradigm shift in drug evaluation and holds promise to accelerate cures and meaningful treatments for Americans while reducing animal use," FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary, said in comment provided to Fox News Digital. "By leveraging AI-based computational modeling, human organ model-based lab testing, and real-world human data, we can get safer treatments to patients faster and more reliably, while also reducing R&D costs and drug prices. It is a win-win for public health and ethics."

To no one's surprise, there have been a lot of AI-related announcements at the Google Cloud Next event. Even less surprising: Google's annual cloud computing conference has focused on new versions of its flagship Gemini model and advances in AI agents. So, for those following the whiplash competition between AI heavy hitters like Google and OpenAI, let's unpack the latest Gemini updates. On Wednesday, Google announced Gemini 2.5 Flash, a "workhorse" that has been adapted from its most advanced Gemini 2.5 Pro model. Gemini 2.5 Flash has the same build as 2.5 Pro but has been optimized to be faster and cheaper to run.

The countersuit opens up a new front in the high-stakes battle between two Silicon Valley heavyweights. "Elon's nonstop actions against us are just bad-faith tactics to slow down OpenAI and seize control of the leading AI innovations for his personal benefit," OpenAI said in a statement on Wednesday. "Today, we countersued to stop him." Last week, a federal judge in Oakland, California, set a March 2026 trial date in Mr Musk's suit in a bid to fast-track the legal fight. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers previously declined to grant Mr Musk an injunction that would temporarily halt OpenAI's conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit company.

The damage the Trump administration has done to science in a few short months is both well documented and incalculable, but in recent days that assault has taken an alarming twist. Their latest project is not firing researchers or pulling funds--although there's still plenty of that going on. Three "dire wolves" are born in an undisclosed location in the continental United States, and the media goes wild. This is big news for Game of Thrones fans and anyone interested in "de-extinction," the promise of bringing back long-vanished species. There's a lot to unpack here: Are these dire wolves really dire wolves?

Trust is fragile, and that's one problem with artificial intelligence, which is only as good as the data behind it. Data integrity concerns -- which have vexed even the savviest organizations for decades -- is rearing its head again. And industry experts are sounding the alarm. Users of generative AI may be fed incomplete, duplicative, or erroneous information that comes back to bite them -- thanks to the weak or siloed data underpinning these systems. "AI and gen AI are raising the bar for quality data," according to a recent analysis published by Ashish Verma, chief data and analytics officer at Deloitte US, and a team of co-authors.

A handful of wealthy, politically connected Silicon Valley investors are reportedly eyeing Greenland's icy shores as the site for a techno-utopian "freedom city." That's according to a report from Reuters, which details a proposed effort to establish a new, libertarian-minded municipality characterized by minimal corporate regulation and a focus on accelerating emerging technologies like AI and mini nuclear reactors. Supporters of increased economic development in Greenland argue its frigid climate could naturally cool massive, energy intensive AI data centers. Large deposits of critical and rare earth minerals buried beneath the island's ice sheets could also potentially be used to manufacture consumer electronics. The so-called "start-up city"--which bears similarities to another ongoing venture in California's Solano County--reportedly already has the backing of PayPal founder Peter Thiel and Ken Howery, President Donald Trump's pick for Denmark ambassador.

DoorDash has started robot deliveries in Los Angeles and Chicago. This is thanks to a partnership with the company Coco Robotics. Eligible customers will be able to receive sidewalk deliveries sourced from over 600 participating merchants. Coco robots have been making deliveries for DoorDash in Helsinki since late last year through its international sub-brand Wolt. DoorDash says that Coco robots completed over 100,000 deliveries during this initial pilot phase.

On Wednesday, Google announced via an X post that it will support Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP). This protocol lets AI systems -- including agents -- access data stores, developer spaces, and business applications for better performance. Specifically, support will go to Gemini models and its software development kit (SDK). Also: Block's new open-source AI agent'goose' lets you change direction mid-air The news follows OpenAI's March 26 announcement that it would adopt MCP, first with its SDK. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said MCP would also eventually be available for ChatGPT on desktop and in the app, though it is unclear when.