Cohere just launched ‘North’, its biggest AI bet yet for privacy-focused enterprises

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1. Cohere just launched ‘North’, its biggest AI bet yet for privacy-focused enterprises

Cohere has released North, a secure AI workspace platform that outperforms Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex AI in the enterprise market. The platform combines large language models, search capabilities, and automation tools to enable companies to deploy AI while maintaining control over sensitive data.

It operates in private cloud environments or on-premises installations, targeting regulated industries like finance and healthcare. Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez said the market for AI is maturing, but enterprises are struggling to keep up. Royal Bank of Canada has partnered with Cohere to develop North for Banking.

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2. Apple will more clearly label Apple Intelligence notification summaries soon

Apple is set to update its AI-generated notification summaries to make them more clear. The update follows complaints from the BBC about bogus summaries that twisted the content of some BBC headlines. Apple Intelligence features are in beta and are continuously improving with user feedback.

The update will clarify when the text displayed is summarization provided by Apple Intelligence and encourage users to report any unexpected notifications. Notification summaries were one of the features from the first wave of Apple Intelligence, which arrived in iOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.

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3. Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will replace 3rd-party fact-checkers with community notes

Meta is replacing third-party fact-checkers with a community-notes model on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the move, along with plans to bring more political content back to users' timelines and allow them to customize their viewing. Meta's chief global-affairs officer, Joel Kaplan, said the approach would empower users to decide when posts are potentially misleading and need more context.

The company will also simplify its content policies and remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender. Meta has faced criticism for its approach to content moderation, with Zuckerberg expressing frustration with the Biden administration's pressure to remove COVID-19-related content in 2021.

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4. Onscreen’s TV-based AI companion provides help for elder caregivers

Onscreen, a tech company, is introducing its Joy AI companion app to Android tablets and iPads. The app aims to reduce social isolation, support aging in place, and enhance the quality of life for older adults.

The app, launched at CES 2025, is designed to enhance communication, companionship, and care for older adults. The app, built on the success of its TV-based Moment senior care platform, eliminates the need for a new hardware device and enables families to set up a senior care hub using existing devices.

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5. Google’s DeepMind is recruiting AI researchers to advance world model development

DeepMind's new team will collaborate with experts from Google's Gemini, Veo, and Genie models to develop world models. Genie, a "world model" that can simulate 3D worlds in real time, is key to building AGI. 

The team will create real-time interactive generation tools and study how to integrate these models with existing LLMs like Gemini. Google's investment in world models suggests the technology is ready for prime time, almost two decades after its first conceived use in Second Life.

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