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Ford has an AI assistant and new hands-free tech on the way; plus, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health
5 mins; January 08, 2026
Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment; plus, General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over
6 mins; January 08, 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’; plus, Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050
4 mins; January 07, 2026
Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners; plus, AMD unveils new AI PC processors for gaming
5 mins; January 07, 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia; plus, Meta paused expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses
5 mins; January 06, 2026
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference; plus, Offshore wind developers sue Trump administration
6 mins; January 06, 2026
Luminar claims founder Austin Russell is dodging a subpoena in the bankruptcy case; plus, Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?
6 mins; January 05, 2026
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content; plus, Tech billionaires cashed out $16 billion in 2025
5 mins; January 05, 2026
In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism
8 mins; January 02, 2026
OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens, plus, European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold
5 mins; January 02, 2026
Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026
4 mins; January 01, 2026
The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
7 mins; December 31, 2025
VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI in 2026 — through fewer vendors
4 mins; December 31, 2025
Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about
3 mins; December 30, 2025
Why the electrical grid needs more software
5 mins; December 30, 2025
You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what?
8 mins; December 29, 2025
Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware
6 mins; December 29, 2025
Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify; plus, OpenAI says AI browsers may always be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks
8 mins; December 23, 2025
Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks; also, Trump admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases again
4 mins; December 23, 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs RAISE Act to regulate AI safety; plus, Sequoia partner spreads debunked Brown shooting theory
6 mins; December 22, 2025
As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern
5 mins; December 22, 2025
Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me; plus, Meta is developing a new image and video model for a 2026 release
6 mins; December 19, 2025
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers; plus Apple becomes a debt collector
8 mins; December 19, 2025
Adobe hit with proposed class-action; plus, Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention from the FTC
6 mins; December 18, 2025
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA; AWS exec Peter DeSantis to lead new AI org; and YouTube doesn't like Billboard’s ranking formula
7 mins; December 18, 2025
Skana Robotics helps fleets of underwater robots communicate with each other
5 mins; December 17, 2025
Coursera and Udemy enter a merger agreement; plus, Mozilla’s new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox
5 mins; December 17, 2025
Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data. plus, Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere
7 mins; December 16, 2025
Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver; also, Netflix responds to concerns about WBD deal
6 mins; December 16, 2025
OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?
9 mins; December 15, 2025
Data center boom bad news for other infrastructure projects; plus, a data breach at 700Credit affects nearly 6 million, and Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant
4 mins; December 15, 2025
Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet; plus, Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms
7 mins; December 12, 2025
Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2
8 mins; December 12, 2025
Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser; plus, Rivian going big on autonomy
7 mins; December 11, 2025
Overview Energy wants to beam energy from space to existing solar farms; plus Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software
5 mins; December 11, 2025
Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools
5 mins; December 10, 2025
Three in ten U.S. teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing; also, Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup
11 mins; December 10, 2025
Google’s first AI glasses expected next year; plus, Ford and Renault team up on cheaper EVs and Truecaller now lets users protect households from scam calls
7 mins; December 09, 2025
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
4 mins; December 09, 2025
‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an EO blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback; also, Paramount's hostile bid for WBD
8 mins; December 08, 2025
How would the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal reshape Hollywood?
5 mins; December 08, 2025
The New York Times is suing Perplexity for copyright infringement; while Meta signs commercial AI data agreements with publishers to offer real-time news on Meta AI
8 mins; December 05, 2025
Musk says new Tesla software allows texting and driving, which is illegal in most states; plus, Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing school buses in Austin
6 mins; December 05, 2025
California’s ban on self-driving trucks could soon be over; also, Amazon may drop USPS and build a competing service
5 mins; December 04, 2025
Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion-dollar business
4 mins; December 04, 2025
Another bid to block state AI regulation has failed…for now; plus, Autolane is building ‘air traffic control’ for AVs
7 mins; December 03, 2025
A data breach at analytics giant Mixpanel leaves a lot of open questions
7 mins; December 03, 2025
Amazon releases an impressive new AI chip and teases a Nvidia-friendly roadmap; also, India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation
10 mins; December 02, 2025
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom; also, Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035
5 mins; December 02, 2025
Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday; plus, James Cameron says generative AI is ‘horrifying’
5 mins; December 01, 2025
AI No, you can’t get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is anyway
10 mins; December 01, 2025
Uber and WeRide’s robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi is officially driverless; plus, a bug in jury systems used by several US states exposed sensitive personal data
7 mins; November 26, 2025
Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat; plus, OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants
7 mins; November 26, 2025
Roblox CEO interview gets heated over child safety; X’s new About This Account feature is going great; and AI is too risky to insure
4 mins; November 25, 2025
Altman describes OpenAI’s forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone; plus, DOGE days are over
6 mins; November 25, 2025
Trump administration might not fight state AI regulations after all; plus Waymo expanding across Bay Area and SoCal; and Meta wants to get into the electricity trading business
5 mins; November 24, 2025
CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider,’ X rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature, and Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules
8 mins; November 21, 2025
Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone, except Shohei Ohtani
7 mins; November 21, 2025
Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image generation model; and another fire broke out at aluminum plant that supplies Ford
5 mins; November 20, 2025
How the classic anime ‘Ghost in the Shell’ predicted the future of cybersecurity 30 years ago
7 mins; November 20, 2025
The Epstein files have claimed their first OpenAI victim; plus Target joins OpenAI’s growing list of retail apps
3 mins; November 19, 2025
DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor; plus, Hugging Face CEO says we’re in an ‘LLM bubble,’ not an AI bubble
7 mins; November 19, 2025
Zap Energy ramps up the pressure in its latest fusion device; plus, Stack Overflow is remaking itself into an AI data provider
5 mins; November 18, 2025
Ford turns to Amazon to give used cars sales a boost; plus, Meta releases a new tool to protect reels creators from having their work stolen
4 mins; November 18, 2025
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ is expanding fast, and that should worry everyone
14 mins; November 17, 2025
Amazon satellite network gets a rebrand and drops its affordability pitch; plus, a jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M
6 mins; November 17, 2025
ChatGPT launched pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan; plus, newsletter platform beehiiv adds AI website building, creator tools in major expansion
6 mins; November 14, 2025
‘Chad: The Brainrot IDE’ is a new Y Combinator-backed product so wild, people thought it was fake ; plus, after 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship
6 mins; November 14, 2025
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
6 mins; November 13, 2025
Why a researcher is building robots that look and act like bats; plus Productivity app Hero announces an SDK that will complete your AI prompts for you
7 mins; November 13, 2025
The global race for the AI app layer is still on; plus Australian spy chief warns Chinese hackers are ‘probing’ critical networks for espionage and sabotage
6 mins; November 12, 2025
Robyn is an empathetic AI companion chatbot; plus Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
7 mins; November 12, 2025
Lovable says it’s nearing 8 million users as the year-old AI coding startup eyes more corporate employees
6 mins; November 11, 2025
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware, plus a better way of thinking about the AI bubble
9 mins; November 11, 2025
Elon Musk uses Grok to imagine the possibility of love, plus, ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AI
4 mins; November 10, 2025
OpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers, plus is Wall Street losing faith in AI? and Apple new iPhone features
5 mins; November 10, 2025
‘Landfall’ spyware abused zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones; plus CBO confirms it was hacked
6 mins; November 07, 2025
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1T pay package; plus, Tesla to begin Cybercab production in April, says Musk
7 mins; November 07, 2025
Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries; plus, Perplexity to pay Snap $400M to power search in Snapchat
3 mins; November 06, 2025
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom, plus Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B and Blue Origin plans second launch of New Glenn
6 mins; November 06, 2025
Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents. It failed in surprising ways; plus Penn confirms hacker stole data during cyberattack
6 mins; November 05, 2025
Anthropic projects $70B in revenue by 2028, plus Tesla’s Master Plan 4 still lacks specifics ahead of $1T Musk pay vote
6 mins; November 05, 2025
Wait, people actually use Facebook Dating? plus, ClickUp adds new AI assistant to better compete with Slack and Notion
7 mins; November 04, 2025
Alphabet is increasingly launching “moonshot” projects as independent companies — here’s why
6 mins; November 04, 2025
Meta has an AI product problem
6 mins; November 03, 2025
Elon Musk wants you to know that Sam Altman got a refund for his Tesla Roadster; also, Rising energy prices put AI and data centers in the crosshairs
6 mins; November 03, 2025
Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1 billion in Poolside; also, Luminar is cutting jobs, losing its CFO, and warning of a cash shortage
4 mins; October 31, 2025
Digg founder Kevin Rose on the need for trusted social communities in the AI era; plus Canva launches its own design model
7 mins; October 31, 2025
Figma acquires AI-powered media generation company Weavy; plus Threads now lets you approve and filter your replies
5 mins; October 30, 2025
NBA champion Tristan Thompson partners with World Mobile to launch community-owned network Uplift, also, San Francisco's mayor: ‘We should be the testbed for emerging tech’
6 mins; October 30, 2025
US signs collaboration agreements with Japan and South Korea for AI, chips and biotech, and more
8 mins; October 29, 2025
Netflix announces interactive real-time voting for live content; plus, Sam Altman says OpenAI will have a ‘legitimate AI researcher’ by 2028
7 mins; October 29, 2025
Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs; also, OpenAI completes its for-profit recapitalization
7 mins; October 28, 2025
New corporate espionage claims emerge, centered on two highly valued 401(k) admin startups
9 mins; October 28, 2025
Workout app Ladder launches nutrition-tracking experience; plus ads might be coming to Apple Maps next year
4 mins; October 27, 2025
Trump and Xi will possibly ‘consummate’ TikTok deal on Thursday, High school’s AI security system confuses Doritos bag for a possible firearm, and OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool
5 mins; October 27, 2025
Ford isn’t going to make more F-150 Lightnings for a while ; also, big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom
5 mins; October 24, 2025
20-year-old dropouts built AI notetaker Turbo AI to 5 million users; plus, YouTube paid out $8B to the music industry in 12 months
7 mins; October 24, 2025
As China’s 996 culture spreads, South Korea’s tech sector grapples with 52-hour limit
9 mins; October 23, 2025
Sumble emerges from stealth with $38.5M to bring AI-powered context to sales intelligence
