As AI systems that learn by mimicking the mechanisms of the human brain continue to advance, we're witnessing an evolution in models from rote regurgitation to genuine reasoning. This capability marks a new chapter in the evolution of AI--and what enterprises can gain from it. But in order to tap into this enormous potential, organizations will need to ensure they have the right infrastructure and computational resources to support the advancing technology. "Reasoning models are qualitatively different than earlier LLMs," says Prabhat Ram, partner AI/HPC architect at Microsoft, noting that these models can explore different hypotheses, assess if answers are consistently correct, and adjust their approach accordingly. "They essentially create an internal representation of a decision tree based on the training data they've been exposed to, and explore which solution might be the best."

Amuse, the free AI art collaboration with TensorStack that can generate original AI art, editing, and even video using your own PC, has been updated with new features -- video generation! The important thing about Amuse, however, is that it also provides access to generative AI models for all processors, not just AMD. If you have an Intel Core PC with an Nvidia discrete GPU, that's fine -- download the latest Amuse 3.0 version and try its range of capabilities for yourself. Amuse debuted in 2024 as a collaboration between AMD and TensorStack. In a way, Amuse is AMD's answer to Intel's AI Playground, which combines AI art generation with video and integrated LLM chatbots (though video creation didn't work on AI Playground when I tried it recently).

Thousands of people in Gaza require artificial limbs after being maimed in Israeli attacks. Technicians are making prosthetic arms and legs from recycled materials as medical supplies are blocked by Israel's siege.

The Elon Musk-helmed AI company has introduced the first version of Studio, which can generate documents, code and even browser games on a separate window. If you ask Grok to write an essay for you, for instance, you'll find text formatting buttons (Bold, Italics and Underline) at the top of the interface. You'll also find a a drop-down menu with header options and buttons to create bullet and numbered lists. If you ask Grok to write code for you, you'll immediately see how it runs on a preview tab that you can switch to on the upper part of the interface. In addition to being able to preview HTML, the chatbot can also run and preview Python, C, Javascript, Typescript and bash scripts.

While large language models that generate text have exploded in the last three years, a different type of AI, based on what are called diffusion models, is having an unprecedented impact on creative domains. By transforming random noise into coherent patterns, diffusion models can generate new images, videos, or speech, guided by text prompts or other input data. The best ones can create outputs indistinguishable from the work of people, as well as bizarre, surreal results that feel distinctly nonhuman. Now these models are marching into a creative field that is arguably more vulnerable to disruption than any other: music. Music models can now create songs capable of eliciting real emotional responses, presenting a stark example of how difficult it's becoming to define authorship and originality in the age of AI.

Artificial intelligence (AI) makes creating new materials, such as text or images, as easy as typing a simple text prompt. Even though that capability means big productivity gains for individuals, bad actors can exploit AI to create elaborate cyber scams. Evidence suggests cyberattacks are on the rise. Between March 2024 and March 2025, Microsoft stopped approximately 4 bn of fraud attempts. Many of those attacks were AI-enhanced. "We've seen it where a bunch of people are using AI really well to improve their lives, which is what we want, but in the hands of bad actors, they're using AI to supercharge their scams," said Kelly Bissell, CVP, Fraud and Abuse at Microsoft, to ZDNET.

I love a good weekend trip, and that has driven me to get very good at finding cheap flights and hotels. It used to be that I'd spend hours sifting through airfare listings, looking for the cheapest flights possible. Then I'd do the same thing for hotels. Now, I have a new method: OneAir Elite. OneAir uses AI to scan millions of deals on flights and hotels to find the best match for your budget, and it's actually pretty cheap, too.

Fewer than half of business leaders say their data strategies -- how data is collected, managed, stored, and accessed -- are completely aligned with their business priorities. The number is down 14% from 2023. Also: Your data's probably not ready for AI - here's how to make it trustworthy The rising importance of data-driven decision-making is clear but elusive. However, the trust in the data underpinning these decisions is falling. Business leaders do not feel equipped to find, analyze, and interpret the data they need in an increasingly competitive business environment.

Researchers in California have achieved a significant breakthrough with an AI-powered system that restores natural speech to paralyzed individuals in real time, using their own voices, specifically demonstrated in a clinical trial participant who is severely paralyzed and cannot speak. This innovative technology, developed by teams at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, combines brain-computer interfaces (BCI) with advanced artificial intelligence to decode neural activity into audible speech. Compared to other recent attempts to create speech from brain signals, this new system is a major advancement. GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT'S'THE CYBERGUY REPORT' NOW The system uses devices such as high-density electrode arrays that record neural activity directly from the brain's surface. It also works with microelectrodes that penetrate the brain's surface and non-invasive surface electromyography sensors placed on the face to measure muscle activity.

"There's a new kind of coding I call'vibe coding', where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists," he said. "I'm building a project or webapp, but it's not really coding--I just see stuff, say stuff, run stuff, and copy paste stuff, and it mostly works." If this all sounds very different from poring over lines of code, that's because Karpathy was talking about a particular style of coding with AI assistance. His words struck a chord among software developers and enthusiastic amateurs alike. In the months since, his post has sparked think pieces and impassioned debates across the internet. But what exactly is vibe coding?