Perplexity's Computer plays StarCraft against itself in real time

Bloomberg Intelligence says US AI labs' performance lead over China narrowed to a record low as labs like DeepSeek gained ground. Neostellar principal Willy Lee gives a VC view on AI adoption.

Interconnects essay argues policy debates over open-weight cyber risk assume banning open models works in a silo and that China ignores AI safety. It cites Anthropic's report on GLM-5.3 as an offensive cyber tool as the latest example of the narrow framing.

Pinterest's Beauty Guides, powered by its Pinterest Intelligence visual and generative AI, translate hair and nail Pins into stylist terms like "balayage" and "root melt," with cost estimates, appointment times and maintenance needs. At launch it covers hairstyle, color, nail shape and finish Pins.

Founders from more than 100 startups chosen from over 2,000 applications will meet at Google's Mountain View HQ in November for a two-day summit. Participants represent 17 countries and get up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits.

STAT's Health Tech newsletter reports the FDA has spelled out its 2027 AI guidance plans. The item is subscriber-only, with the full article behind a STAT+ paywall.