AI News Roundup – August 08, 2025
We’re testing a new, AI-powered Google Finance
Google is testing a new AI-powered version of Google Finance that can provide comprehensive answers to complex financial questions from users
google
Aug 08, 2025
Introducing GPT-5
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5, its smartest and fastest model yet, which features major improvements in accuracy and reasoning and can intelligently switch between quick and deep thinking modes
openai
Aug 07, 2025
Retail investors split on AI’s place in financial advice
A new survey shows U.S. retail investors are split on trusting AI for financial advice, with most believing it should only be used to support, not replace, human advisors
investmentnews
Aug 07, 2025
High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups
High operating costs and thin margins are threatening the financial viability of many AI coding assistant startups, despite the significant hype around their tools
techcrunch
Aug 07, 2025
How agentic AI can change the way banks fight financial crime
Agentic AI offers a promising solution for banks to fight financial crime, with the potential to automate entire tasks and dramatically increase productivity
mckinsey
Aug 07, 2025
Providing ChatGPT to the entire U.S. federal workforce
OpenAI is now offering ChatGPT Enterprise to the entire U.S. federal workforce for just one dollar per agency to help public servants increase productivity
openai
Aug 06, 2025
Bringing the best of AI to college students for free
Google is offering college students 12 months of free access to its advanced AI tools, including a new ‘Guided Learning’ mode and 2TB of storage
google
Aug 06, 2025
‘Unlike Anything We’ve Seen’: The Energy Industry is Counting on the AI Boom
The energy industry is counting on the AI boom to drive significant growth, as data centers create massive new demand for electricity, despite facing regulatory hurdles
politico
Aug 05, 2025
Introducing gpt-oss
OpenAI is releasing two new open-weight models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, to offer developers a low-cost option for strong reasoning and tool-use capabilities
openai
Aug 05, 2025
How the US and China Are Reshaping AI Geopolitics
The US and China have released competing visions for AI regulation, raising concerns about global governance amid ongoing privacy and ethics issues
the ai ethics brief
Aug 05, 2025
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