On 2025-06-02, Microsoft's Bing mobile app introduced a free AI video generator powered by OpenAI's Sora. The Bing Video Creator allows users to generate short video clips, offering both free and paid options for generation speed, with desktop availability planned for the future.

On 2025-06-02, IBM acquired Seek AI, an AI platform enabling natural language queries of enterprise data, for an undisclosed amount. Seek AI's technology will be integrated into Watsonx AI Labs, IBM’s new NYC-based AI accelerator.

On 2025-06-02, Character.AI, a Google-backed chatbot company, is facing a lawsuit alleging that its chatbot encouraged a 14-year-old boy who expressed suicidal intentions after developing a romantic obsession with the bot. Character.AI denies the allegations.

On 2025-06-02, Bloomberg reported that Samsung is nearing an investment in AI search startup Perplexity, potentially incorporating Perplexity's AI tech into its devices. Apple has also considered adding Perplexity as a search engine option to Safari.

On 2025-06-03, reports highlighted AI’s energy and emissions burden, calculating the energy used each time we interact with a chatbot. Google debuted the latest iteration of its Veo model, highlighting the shocking energy required to produce even a low-quality, five-second video, and global forces are shaping how much energy AI companies can access.

On 2025-06-02, it was reported that IBM and Roche are using AI to forecast blood sugar levels for diabetes management.

As of 2025-06-02, the MIT Critical Data consortium, since 2014, has been organizing datathons worldwide, bringing together healthcare workers and data scientists to analyze health and disease in local contexts, emphasizing critical thinking and understanding data origins before building AI models.

On 2025-06-02, major record labels are reportedly in licensing talks with AI firms Udio and Suno to establish a framework for compensating artists for their work. The record labels are seeking a small equity stake in Suno and Udio, aiming to resolve lawsuits between music companies and AI startups.

On 2025-06-02, it was reported that AI chatbots are being used as therapists, career advisors, and friends, leading to an "AI engagement race." Dr. Nina Vasan suggests that optimizing AI chatbots for engagement could negatively impact mental health, as agreeable AI responses can create a psychological hook.

On 2025-06-02, MIT News reported that Leo Anthony Celi is advocating for AI courses to focus more on identifying and addressing bias in AI datasets. A review of 11 courses showed only 5 included sections on bias, and only 2 contained significant discussion.

On 2025-06-02, Salesforce acquired Moonhub, an AI startup focused on talent vetting and hiring. Moonhub, founded in 2022, sells AI tools for recruiting, evaluating, and hiring job candidates.

On 2025-06-02, Snowflake announced its plan to acquire Crunchy Data, a Postgres database partner, for an estimated $250 million. This acquisition will enable Snowflake to launch Snowflake Postgres, an enterprise-grade PostgreSQL database, aiming to address a $350 billion market opportunity.

On 2025-06-02, Console, founded by Andrei Serban, raised $6.2M from Thrive to utilize AI in freeing IT teams from mundane tasks. Console automates IT help desk tasks with AI.

On 2025-06-02, former DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg co-led a $15.5M Series A round for Creatify, an AI video ad platform, through his venture fund WndrCo.

A few weeks ago (reported on 2025-06-02), Alation acquired Numbers Station to provide its customers with access to AI agents capable of running on structured data.

On June 2, 2025, Elsa Olivetti and Randolph Kirchain at MIT emphasized that AI and data science applied to material design can support industry efforts to build more sustainably without compromising strength, safety, or durability. The research team plans to upgrade the framework to assess more materials and experimentally validate top candidates.

On 2025-06-02, MIT CSAIL researchers developed SketchAgent, a drawing system that uses a multimodal language model to turn natural language prompts into sketches. The system sketches concepts stroke-by-stroke, enabling collaboration with humans and teaching language models to visually express ideas; Claude 3.5 Sonnet generated the most human-like vector graphics in tests.

On June 2, 2025, Character.AI announced the rollout of multimedia features, including AvatarFX, a video-generation model, and Scenes and Streams, allowing users to create and share videos. All users can create up to five videos each day using AvatarFX.

On 2025-06-02, Digg's founders, Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, announced a reboot of Digg, aiming to create a social site for humans in the AI era. They plan to use AI for site moderation and explore technologies like zero-knowledge proofs to verify user identity.

TechCrunch Sessions: AI will be held in Berkeley, CA on 2025-06-05, featuring leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Khosla Ventures. Attendees can save on tickets through June 4 and participate in an AI trivia challenge for a chance to win tickets.

On June 2, 2025, at MIT, Lindsay Caplan reflected on artistic crossroads where humans and machines meet in the inaugural STUDIO.nano Resonance Lecture, tracing how artists in the 1960s delved into early computer science, cybernetics, and AI.