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In 2025, 64% of U.S. venture capital funding targeted AI startups, with companies like OpenAI valued at $300 billion despite no profits or public trading. Tech giants Google, Amazon, and Meta spent over $400 billion on AI in 2024.

However, 70% of funded AI startups remain unprofitable, raising concerns of a possible AI bubble similar to the dotcom era. AI investments and salaries have surged, but productivity gains and market valuations show volatility.

Regulatory challenges and public skepticism persist. With projected AI investments reaching $7 trillion by 2030, the sustainability of this boom remains uncertain, paralleling past tech bubbles.

Get ready to meet the new boss of AI music generation… who’s actually the old boss! In this video, I’m taking a first look at Producer AI, the evolution of the OG AI music tool, Riffusion. It’s got a whole new conversational workflow that feels like you’re co-writing with an AI, and I’m diving in to see what it can do.

From creating a summer pop anthem to generating a modern country song about hating modern country, we’re putting Producer AI to the test across a bunch of genres. We’ll even explore its hip-hop capabilities and make a stoner rock track inspired by Black Sabbath. I’ll walk you through the new features like the “Add Vibe” option, direct recording, and how you can customize the AI to your creative process.

Join me as we explore the future of music creation!

A research paper predicting that artificial intelligence will go rogue in 2027 and lead to humanity’s extinction within a decade is making waves in the tech world.

The detailed scenario, called AI2027, was published by a group of influential AI experts in the spring and has since spurred many viral videos as people debate its likelihood. The BBC has recreated scenes from the scenario using mainstream generative AI tools to illustrate the stark prediction and spoken to experts about the impact the paper is having.

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” introduces AI Dave who will be filling in for him while he is off the grid in August.

CNBC’s Julia Boorstin goes inside a popular San Francisco restaurant to show how it’s capitalizing on new AI startups to streamline daily tasks and looks at how OpenTable is reshaping the industry for both restaurants and diners on the platform.

Sky News host Chris Kenny reacts to the “grim news” that tech giant Atlassian is cutting 150 jobs, with positions expected to be replaced by artificial intelligence. “Some grim news today that could well be a portent of more to come as 150 jobs disappear in the tech industries, jobs to be replaced by artificial intelligence,” Mr Kenny said. “The AI revolution is bound to cost many jobs in coming years, the big question is how many others it might create.”

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates sat down with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to discuss what an AI-driven future may look like, and how AI can help the developing world.

Google Veo 3’s “Draw to direct” feature allows users to visually guide the video generation process by sketching elements within the video frame. This feature, available within Google Vids, lets users combine text prompts with their drawings to create more customized and specific video content.