Google has launched Lyria 3 Pro, its most advanced AI music generation model, enabling users to create tracks up to three minutes long with enhanced creative control over song structure. The model is available in the Gemini app for paid subscribers, Google Vids, Vertex AI, and AI Studio.
Google Research has publicly released TurboQuant, a training-free AI memory compression algorithm suite that delivers a 6x reduction in KV cache memory usage and an 8x speedup in attention computation, potentially cutting enterprise AI inference costs by more than 50%.
Arm Holdings has broken from its traditional licensing-only model by unveiling its first proprietary in-house chip designed for AI data centers, with the company forecasting the move will generate billions of dollars in additional annual revenue and sending its stock surging over 16%.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced legislation that would halt new AI data center construction in the United States, citing concerns over energy consumption, environmental impact, and unchecked corporate power over critical infrastructure.
The newly established OpenAI Foundation has announced plans to spend at least $1 billion in 2026, directing funds toward societal benefit projects including education, healthcare, and public-interest AI research.
President Trump has appointed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Oracle's Larry Ellison to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), co-chaired by AI czar David Sacks, while notably excluding Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
OpenAI has grown its historic funding round to over $120 billion as CFO Sarah Friar signals the company is eyeing a potential IPO later in 2026, cementing its position as the world's most valuable AI startup.
