YouTube launches Recap, which lets users review their most notable video habits over the past year, in the US, ahead of a global rollout next week (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

YouTube has introduced a yearly recap feature that summarizes the videos users have watched over the past year, enhancing user engagement and providing a personalized viewing experience. This new feature aims to help users reflect on their viewing habits and discover content they may have missed.

Dublin-based start-up Mirror Security has successfully raised $2.5 million to enhance its AI encryption technology, with plans to expand its engineering and AI security teams across Ireland, the US, and India. This funding will also facilitate the company's entry into US enterprise markets.

In a recent interview, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discussed the absence of an AI bubble, criticized the company's Watson healthcare initiative as "inappropriate," and highlighted IBM's commitment to quantum computing. Krishna emphasized that the current AI landscape is grounded in real advancements rather than speculative hype.

A new dataset named MimeQA has been introduced, focusing on socially intelligent AI that can interpret nonverbal social interactions through mime videos. This dataset includes approximately 8 hours of video clips sourced from YouTube, aimed at enhancing AI's understanding of nonverbal communication beyond traditional language-dominant approaches.

Yttrium, a rare earth metal essential for various technologies including aircraft engines and semiconductors, is predominantly controlled by China, which raises concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities for the US. This situation is exacerbated by ongoing geopolitical tensions between the two nations.