AI News Roundup – April 11, 2025
Nuclear Power Is Back. And This Time, AI Can Help Manage the Reactors
AI’s energy needs are fueling renewed interest in nuclear power, with AI tools being developed to improve reactor operations
the wall street journal
Apr 11, 2025
The AI infrastructure race hits a political reality check
The rapid growth of AI data centers faces increasing opposition due to demands for resources and concerns about their impact
utilitydive
Apr 10, 2025
How the U.S. government is approaching AI under Trump
The Trump administration’s shift to prioritizing domestic AI companies for federal contracts and streamlining AI adoption within government, contrasting with the previous emphasis on citizen rights and safety
fortune
Apr 10, 2025
Inside Isomorphic Labs, the secretive AI life sciences startup spun off from Google DeepMind
Isomorphic Labs, spun out of Google DeepMind, aims to revolutionize drug discovery using AI and is expanding its capabilities with significant funding.
cnbc
Apr 09, 2025
Sam Altman Says Miyazaki Just Needs to Get Over It
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki’s criticisms of AI art, sparking a debate about the value of AI-generated art versus traditional artistic creation
futurism
Apr 09, 2025
Introducing Firebase Studio and agentic developer tools to build with Gemini
Google Cloud has announced Firebase Studio, a new cloud-based development environment powered by Gemini AI, designed to streamline the building of full-stack AI applications
google
Apr 09, 2025
Google Cloud Next 25: New AI capabilities to transform your business
Sundar Pichai’s Google Cloud Next 2025 keynote highlighted Google’s AI and cloud infrastructure advancements, including new hardware and AI models, aimed at driving innovation and business transformation
google
Apr 09, 2025
Commission sets course for Europe’s AI leadership with an ambitious AI Continent Action Plan
The European Commission announced the AI Continent Action Plan to establish Europe as a global AI leader, focusing on infrastructure, data access, skills, and simplified regulations
european commission
Apr 08, 2025
Shopify CEO says no new hires without proof AI can’t do the job
Shopify’s CEO has directed teams to explore AI solutions before requesting new hires or resources, making AI proficiency a core skill and expectation for all employees
theverge
Apr 07, 2025
The Llama 4 herd: The beginning of a new era of natively multimodal AI innovation
Meta AI announces the Llama 4 family of large language models, highlighting multimodal capabilities and making them available for download
meta
Apr 05, 2025
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