"By design, the export rules allow clouds to be built and operated outside controlled countries." That quote did not come from a critic of US semiconductor policy or a ByteDance spokesperson. It came from an...
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Google announced Lyria 3 Pro on March 25, 2026, raising its AI music generator's output limit from 30 seconds to 3 minutes — six times longer than the base model released five weeks ago. The upgrade also teaches the model how songs are structured. That combination moves Lyria from novelty into something closer to a production tool.
OpenAI has completed pre-training on a new model codenamed "Spud," which CEO Sam Altman described to employees as "very strong" and capable of meaningfully accelerating the economy. The release is expected within weeks. The announcement comes with a consequential governance shift: Altman is stepping back from direct oversight of safety and security teams to focus on fundraising and infrastructure.
OpenAI has shut down Sora, its AI video generation platform, discontinuing both the consumer app and developer API with no replacement or migration path announced.