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The post Google Transfers Open Health Stack to Linux Foundation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tony Kim Jul 09, 2026 15:31 Google hands over Open Health Stack to Linux Foundation, creating a community-led effort to advance open-source digital health solutions. Google has officially transferred ownership of its Open Health Stack (OHS) to the Linux Foundation, marking a significant step toward creating a community-led ecosystem for global digital health innovation. The newly established Open Health Stack Software Foundation (OHS-SF) aims to provide developers with open-source tools to address health equity challenges worldwide. Originally launched in March 2023, Open Health Stack offers a suite of digital health tools built around the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. These tools are designed to help developers create offline-first healthcare applications tailored for low-resource environments. By transitioning governance to the Linux Fou

The migration of AI professors to industry giants risks stifling academic innovation, potentially consolidating AI advancements within a few corporations. The post OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta poach 22 professors from top universities in 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Zuckerberg Breaks 3-Year Silence On X (Twitter) With AI Announcement appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Mark Zuckerberg broke a three-year silence on X (Twitter) on Thursday to unveil Muse Spark 1.1 and the Meta Model API, the company’s first paid platform for outside developers. The launch pushes Meta against OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The model competes on cost, and Meta is betting a lower price will win developers and pressure rivals’ margins. Yet META stock barely moved, rising only 2% after the news. META Stock Performance. Source: TradingView What Muse Spark 1.1 Can Do Muse Spark 1.1 is what the industry calls an agentic model. It is built to act, not just answer questions. It can plan a task, use software and tools, and operate a computer across desktop, mobile, and browser. We’re excited to introduce Muse Spark 1.1, a significant upgrade from the first Muse Spark model we released earlier this year. Along with this release, we are launching a public preview of th

You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google's "My Ad Center," as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a "created or edited with AI" label under the "how this ad was made" tab. Users can find it by tapping the three dots or info button on ads, which pulls up the same panel where you can also block or report ads. Google says it will automatically apply the AI label to any ads made with its own generative AI advertising tools, but AI ads made elsewhere will need to have the label applied manually. In some regions, Google's new AI … Read the full story at The Verge.

EQT's acquisition highlights the growing demand for sustainable energy in data centers, but risks of overbuilding could impact future returns. The post Carlyle sells $2.6B data center power unit to EQT for fivefold return appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Meta's AI cloud venture could disrupt the cloud market, challenging established giants and potentially reshaping tech industry dynamics. The post Meta’s Zuckerberg says exploring AI cloud business makes sense, setting up a clash with AWS and Google appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Meta opens Muse Spark 1.1 to US developers at launch as a coding API appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Meta released Muse Spark 1.1 on Thursday and made it open to US developers through a new Meta Model API, creating direct competition with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. The model is available immediately in Thinking mode inside the Meta AI app and on the Meta AI website.  Developers who want to plug it into their own coding software can now do so through the Meta Model API, which launched the same day in public preview for US accounts. Meta is handing out $20 in free credits to every new account on the API. What has changed since April? Muse Spark was released in April as Meta’s return to the AI model race, with the company describing version 1.1 as a “step-change” over that release.  The new update handles more advanced coding work, can spot and repair complex bugs, and runs agentic workflows across multiple apps, including multi-agent setups. Muse can also read images, v

A new feature will indicate when advertisers have used generative AI tools to create or edit their ads, Google says.