Qwen Introduces Qwen-Image-2.1 for Image Generation and Editing
Qwen introduced Qwen-Image-2.1, a unified model for creating images from text and editing them using one or more image references.
Category Artificial Intelligence
The latest news from the world of artificial intelligence, generative models, AI agents, robotics, chips, automation, and technology companies.
FT: OpenAI projects $278 billion in negative free cash flow by 2030
According to the Financial Times, OpenAI is expected to post cumulative negative free cash flow of $278 billion from 2026 through 2030. The company has not publicly confirmed this specific projection.
Trump Announces AI Force and Adviser Referred to as AI Czar
Donald Trump promised to create an AI Force and soon appoint an adviser referred to as the AI Czar. However, he did not provide the person’s name, mandate, or the legal basis for the new structure.
Microsoft Employee’s Internal Remark Appears in Publishers’ Dispute with OpenAI
A partially unsealed filing by publishers in a US copyright dispute quotes Microsoft employee Brent Hecht. Microsoft emphasizes that it was not the company’s position.
Waymo Plans Robotaxi Service in Singapore by 2028
Waymo is entering Singapore in cooperation with the city-state’s transportation authorities. The first Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles are expected to arrive in the coming months, while public service remains a target for 2028.
AWS Makes Gemma 4 Available in Amazon Bedrock in Its European Sovereign Cloud
AWS added Gemma 4 models to Amazon Bedrock in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Inference takes place in the German eusc-de-east-1 Region without global cross-region inference.
Resolved: OpenAI – Increased Error Rates Affecting ChatGPT Work Mode
OpenAI: Increased error rates affecting ChatGPT Work mode. The incident is resolved.
Cohere and Aleph Alpha Sign Combination Agreement, Await Regulatory Approval
Cohere and Aleph Alpha have signed a definitive business combination agreement. The combined company is expected to operate under the Cohere brand, but the transaction has not yet closed.
OpenAI Publishes Six Reports on Concerning Model Behavior
OpenAI published six reports from model training and evaluations and introduced an internal framework for reporting similar cases.
Treble Technologies Raises $18 Million in Series A Extension
Iceland-based Treble Technologies has closed an $18 million Series A extension, according to two independent reports. The capital is intended to support its platform for acoustic simulation and synthetic sound data creation for voice AI, audio hardware and robotics.