AI news: Trump orders government to call AI 'Super Intelligence,' AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2B

AI news: Trump orders government to call AI 'Super Intelligence,' AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2B

Translation earbuds: momentum is building, but the real experience may still disappoint

Translation earbuds are gaining momentum, but actually using them may not be quite the experience you're expecting. ^[1]

Grokipedia is updating again after a months-long pause

Grokipedia, the AI-powered online encyclopedia from SpaceXAI, appears to be updating articles once again after a months-long pause. In August, Lawfare reported that articles on Grokipedia hadn't reviewed edits since April, but the platform's live updates site is now showing recent changes to pages. ^[2]

Trump signs executive order: official documents will say 'Super Intelligence'

The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. "The word super is the best word of all, and it's the simplest," Trump said. ^[3]

Protests against OpenAI get increasingly creative

Protests targeting OpenAI are getting increasingly creative, with a new sculpture depicting AI leaders escaping a sinking ship. ^[4]

AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD has acquired AI startup World Labs. The deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion and ups the ante against Nvidia. ^[5]

xAI snaps up dot.com ahead of OpenAI's 'Dots' launch

Before OpenAI rolled out its new AI agent Dots on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain "dot.com," which now redirects to a Grok chatbot download page. The internet is now speculating that xAI is trolling OpenAI over the Dots launch. ^[6]