AI Studio Fable to Recreate Lost 43-Minute Cut of Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons ↗
Interactive AI studio Fable (Showrunner) will try to recreate the 43 minutes cut from Orson Welles’ 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons using AI, partnering with filmmaker Brian Rose and VFX expert Tom Clive. The project is intended as a scholarly/demo reconstruction—not commercial—after RKO removed and destroyed the original footage decades ago.
OpenAI Acquires Alex Codes Team to Bolster Codex, Retiring Xcode AI Tool on Oct. 1 ↗
OpenAI has hired the small team behind Alex Codes — a YC-backed tool that brought AI models into Apple’s Xcode — to join its Codex division. Alex Codes will stop being downloadable after Oct. 1 but will be maintained without new features. The move is one of several recent acqui-hires as OpenAI beefs up its AI coding capabilities.
Tesla to Vote Nov. 6 on Proposal to Invest in Elon Musk’s xAI ↗
Tesla shareholders will vote Nov. 6 on a proposal from small investor Stephen Hawk to let Tesla invest in Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI, arguing it would boost Tesla’s AI, robotics and energy ambitions. The board is neutral. SpaceX has already pledged $2B to xAI. The proposal comes amid weak EV sales, a sluggish robotaxi rollout and a separate, controversial Musk compensation plan.
Columbia University Pilots CMU-Built ‘Sway’ AI to Match Students with Opposing Views on Charged Topics ↗
Columbia University is piloting Sway, a CMU-built AI that pairs students with opposing views for one-on-one chats on charged topics — from abortion and racism to Israel-Palestine — aiming to "facilitate better discussions." About 3,000 students from 30+ colleges have tested the beta tool.
OpenAI to Mass-Produce Broadcom-Co-Designed AI Chips Next Year ↗
OpenAI plans to mass-produce in-house AI chips next year that it co-designed with Broadcom, the Financial Times reports. Broadcom’s recent $10 billion chip order is widely believed to be for OpenAI. The chips will be for internal use to cut costs, secure supply, and reduce reliance on Nvidia, similar to Google and Amazon.
IFA 2025: Withings ScanWatch 2 Upgrades to HealthSense 4 With AI Alerts and 35-Day Battery ↗
At IFA 2025 Withings unveiled HealthSense 4 for the ScanWatch 2, upgrading algorithms across 35 health metrics for better sleep, activity and respiratory tracking plus AI-predictive alerts for things like menstrual cycles and illness. Withings Plus users get a new Vitality Indicator and cardiologist Cardio Check-Up. 42mm gains blue/silver finishes, 35‑day battery; ships Sept. 5 for $369.95.
Microsoft Offers US College Students Free One-Year Microsoft 365 Personal with Copilot AI ↗
Microsoft is giving all U.S. college students a free one-year Microsoft 365 Personal subscription — including Office apps, 1TB OneDrive storage and Copilot AI — claimable until October 31. After the year students can renew at 50% off. Announced by Satya Nadella at a White House AI meeting, Microsoft also pledged $1.25M in educator grants and free LinkedIn AI courses.
Google updates Circle to Search with “Scroll and Translate” on Android ↗
Google updated Circle to Search with “Scroll and translate,” which keeps translating text as you swipe, scroll, or switch apps so you don’t have to retrigger translations for new on-screen content. The feature begins rolling out across Android this week, starting with select Samsung Galaxy phones.
Inflectiv, Walrus & Mysten Labs’ Seal Tokenize Trillions in Enterprise Data on Sui ↗
Inflectiv has partnered with Walrus and Mysten Labs’ Seal to unlock, structure and secure trillions in previously siloed enterprise data using the Sui blockchain. The integration adds tokenization, verifiable provenance and on-chain access controls, aiming to close a reported $10 trillion AI-data gap and enable monetization for AI, Web3 and enterprise apps.
Timekettle W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds Translate 42 Languages ↗
Timekettle’s new W4 AI Interpreter Earbuds ($349) use Babel OS 2.0 and LLMs to translate 42 languages and 95 accents with up to 98% accuracy. A standard mic plus a bone‑conduction sensor improves recognition in noisy settings and allows quieter, more discreet speech. The stemmed earbuds offer 4 hours of continuous translation (10 with the split charging case) and double as music earbuds (8 hours, 18 with case). Available now in navy and sandy gold.