AI News of the Day

April 29, 2025

Today's News Items
Trump officials eye changes to Biden's AI chip export rule
Yahoo News

Former Trump administration officials are considering changes to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.

Top AI CEOs to testify at Senate hearing convened by Cruz
Fox Business

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other artificial intelligence company leaders will testify before a Senate committee chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz in May.

Why Google's search engine trial is about AI
NPR

The antitrust trial about Google's dominance in the search engine market focuses on its role in artificial intelligence.

Meta Announces Llama API at LlamaCon 2025
Yahoo News Singapore

Meta released the Llama API as a limited free preview, allowing developers to experiment with Meta's AI models, including Llama 4 Scout.

Tencent Restructures AI Unit
Tech in Asia

Tencent has reorganized its Hunyuan AI model development structure, emphasizing computing power, algorithms, and data, with increased R&D investments.

Meta Launches Standalone AI App to Take On ChatGPT, Grok AI
Republic World

Meta launched a standalone AI app powered by Llama 4 to compete directly with ChatGPT and Grok. CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned almost 1 billion users.

Meta Launches Standalone AI Assistant
The Hill

Meta launched a standalone version of their AI assistant, touting its more "personal" and "relevant" computer-generated responses.

AI Drives Breakthroughs in High-Impact Science
Mirage News

AI drives breakthroughs in studying complex chemical processes like protein folding, combustion, and materials behavior.

Alibaba Releases New AI Model
Firstpost

Alibaba released a new artificial intelligence model called Qwen3, which was rolled out with a mini version dubbed o4-mini.

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 AI models
The Star

Alibaba Group Holding unveiled the third generation of its open-source AI model Qwen3 series, boasting faster processing speeds and expanded multilingual capabilities. ```