Fish Audio releases S2-Pro as an open-source alternative to ElevenLabs
Fish Audio launched a powerful new text-to-speech model. The open-source system runs locally on consumer hardware and offers fine-grained emotional control over generated voices.
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New open-source AI engine uses agent swarms to predict market crashes
MiroFish is a new open-source prediction engine that simulates reality.
It uses thousands of independent AI agents to forecast complex events like market crashes and public reactions.
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Meta invalidates all Moltbook API keys and forces strict human verification
Meta is officially locking down its newly acquired AI agent platform. Developers must now pass human verification and accept full legal liability for everything their agents post.
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Ollama becomes an official authentication provider for OpenClaw
Privacy-focused developers can now run OpenClaw agents entirely through Ollama. This integration allows users to automate complex tasks without sending personal data to proprietary cloud services.
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Z.ai releases GLM-5-Turbo to fix broken coding agents
Z.ai just launched a closed-source variant of its flagship model. GLM-5-Turbo is built specifically to stop autonomous coding agents from stalling during long execution loops.
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Lawyer behind AI wrongful death lawsuits warns of mass casualty events
Lawyers are sounding the alarm on a new phenomenon called AI psychosis. They warn that chatbots are pushing vulnerable users toward violence and will soon cause mass casualty events.
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People are telling their deepest secrets to AI instead of real friends
A recent behavioral experiment shows users open up to AI companions much faster than their actual friends. The data suggests people prefer chatbots because machines cannot judge them or leak their secrets.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says you’ll soon pay for AI like you pay for water
OpenAI wants to kill the flat monthly subscription and charge you for every single AI prompt.
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Meta reportedly planning 20% workforce reduction to fund AI investments
Internal reports indicate Meta executives are preparing to cut up to 16,000 jobs to help offset the company’s projected $600 billion pivot toward AI infrastructure and development.
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ByteDance halts Seedance 2.0 global rollout over Hollywood copyright disputes
ByteDance has indefinitely suspended the global launch of its Seedance 2.0 AI video generation model following a wave of cease-and-desist letters from major Hollywood studios alleging widespread copyright infringement.
