Perplexity offers free AI tools to students worldwide in partnership with SheerID
Perplexity and SheerID launch a global program offering students up to two years of free AI access through secure identity verification.Read More
The Download: combating audio deepfakes, and AI in the classroom
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
AI text-to-speech programs could one day “unlearn” how to imitate certain people
The news: A new technique known as “machine unlearning” could be...
Anthropic launches finance-specific Claude with built-in data connectors, higher limits and prompt libraries
Anthropic is unveiling a financial sector-specific Claude version that will tackle data connectors and added rate limits for analysts.Read More
Amazon launches Kiro, its own Claude-powered challenger to Windsurf and Codex
Initial community reactions were mixed but intrigued. Developers praised the emphasis on specs, hooks, and structure.Read More
Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: ‘We’re friends with Anthropic again’
Cognition CEO Scott Wu and interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang said they would start by integrating the AI-powered engineer Devin into WindsurfRead More
AI’s fourth wave is here — are enterprises ready for what’s next?
To maintain competitive advantage through the next five years, which innovations must forward-thinking companies prioritize right now?Read More
The Download: California’s AI power plans, and and why it’s so hard to make welfare AI fair
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
California is set to become the first US state to manage power outages with AI
California’s statewide power grid operator is poised to become the...