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Physical Intelligence, Stripe veteran Lachy Groom’s latest bet, is building Silicon Valley’s buzziest robot brains

Physical Intelligence, Stripe veteran Lachy Groom’s latest bet, is building Silicon Valley’s buzziest robot brains If co-founder Lachy Groom has... Read more »

OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network

OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell —... Read more »

Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool

Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool The stock prices of some major video game companies,... Read more »

I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click

I Let Google's ‘Auto Browse’ AI Agent Take Over Chrome. It Didn't Quite Click Auto Browse can shop for clothes, plan a trip, and buy tickets for... Read more »

Dyson’s powerful 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum is nearly 75 percent off today

Dyson’s powerful 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum is nearly 75 percent off today In case you missed it, we recently overhauled our guides to the best... Read more »

There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird

There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird Yes, you read that right. "Moltbook" is a social network of sorts for AI agents,... Read more »

Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets

Uber is literally in the driver’s seat when it comes to AV bets Self-driving truck startup&160;Waabi&8217;s billion-dollar... Read more »

Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork

Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork The company says you can use plugins to "tell Claude how you like work done, which tools and data to... Read more »

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands

Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands Bluesky's first transparency reports tackle... Read more »

After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent

After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent Silicon Valley’s power brokers spent the past year currying favor with President Trump.... Read more »

Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women

Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women Civitai—an online marketplace for buying and selling AI-generated content,... Read more »

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says The Polish government accused a Russian government hacking group of... Read more »

The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now

The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years.... Read more »

Tesla throws in the towel on car sales

Tesla throws in the towel on car sales Is Tesla still a car company? It's a question we've been asking ourselves more frequently over the past... Read more »

I wear lots of technology for a living, ask me anything

I wear lots of technology for a living, ask me anything Hello, friends. It's time for another exclusive AMA for Verge subscribers, and this time,... Read more »

The Download: US immigration agencies’ AI videos, and inside the Vitalism movement

The Download: US immigration agencies’ AI videos, and inside the Vitalism movement This is today&8217;s edition of The Download, our weekday... Read more »

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities Even as Big Tech CEOs curry favor with President Trump, Silicon Valley... Read more »

He calls me sweetheart and winks at me - but he's not my boyfriend, he's AI

He calls me sweetheart and winks at me - but he's not my boyfriend, he's AI George is an avatar on my mobile but claims to know what makes me... Read more »

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time,... Read more »

DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos

DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos The US Department of Homeland Security is using AI video generators from Google and Adobe to make... Read more »

Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI

Guys, I don’t think Tim Cook knows how to monetize AI One intrepid Morgan Stanley analyst dared to ask how Apple will make money on its AI... Read more »

How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?

How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path? Anthropic's latest paper on "user disempowerment" has some troubling findings. Source:... Read more »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and... Read more »

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the... Read more »

Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, even after launching its own, Nadella says

Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, even after launching its own, Nadella says Microsoft says its own chip leapfrogs those made... Read more »

The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job

The AI Hype Index: Grok makes porn, and Claude Code nails your job Everyone is panicking because AI is very bad; everyone is panicking because AI... Read more »

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers, and rumors that no one... Read more »

Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead

Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead EVs that were once industry-leading have long since been left behind. Source: Ars... Read more »

Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’

Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’ Apple's biggest acquisition ever is still its $3 billion... Read more »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI in talks to merge, report says This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets... Read more »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of... Read more »

AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment

AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment Across Instagram and Facebook, AI-generated videos show people of color putting ICE... Read more »

Apple buys Israeli startup QAI as the AI race heats up

Apple buys Israeli startup QAI as the AI race heats up Apple announced its acquisition of Q.AI for a reported nearly $2 billion, making it the... Read more »

New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research

New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted... Read more »

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Francisco International Airport Waymo has worked for years to gain access to SFO. Source:... Read more »

I built marshmallow castles in Google’s new AI world generator

I built marshmallow castles in Google’s new AI world generator Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with... Read more »

Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs

Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo... Read more »

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant piracy’ of 20,000 works Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against... Read more »

Deezer opens its AI music detection tool to other platforms

Deezer opens its AI music detection tool to other platforms The music streaming service Deezer is giving other companies access to its AI... Read more »

Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think? We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic... Read more »

India is teaching Google how AI in education can scale

India is teaching Google how AI in education can scale With the highest global usage of Gemini for learning, India is emerging as a key market... Read more »

Sen. Warren pushes Altman for guarantee OpenAI isn’t seeking government bailout

Sen. Warren pushes Altman for guarantee OpenAI isn’t seeking government bailout Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pushing OpenAI for assurances... Read more »

Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users’ data

Google agrees to $135 million settlement for collecting Android users’ data Android users could get a recovery payout of up to $100 each in a... Read more »

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling When you're walking around and navigating with Maps, you can now ask Gemini... Read more »

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near a school, causing minor injuries

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near a school, causing minor injuries A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica,... Read more »

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica The child, whose age is not public, sustained minor injuries according to... Read more »

UK bans Coinbase ads implying crypto can ease cost of living concerns

UK bans Coinbase ads implying crypto can ease cost of living concerns The ASA upheld complaints that Coinbase's adverts trivialised the risks of... Read more »

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s... Read more »

Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music

Deezer makes it easier for rival platforms to take a stance against AI-generated music Last year, Deezer introduced an AI detection tool that... Read more »

Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026

Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026 Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be "a big year for delivering personal super... Read more »

SpaceX sends list of demands to US states giving broadband grants to Starlink

SpaceX sends list of demands to US states giving broadband grants to Starlink SpaceX won't make specific promises on Starlink network capacity or... Read more »

Tesla says production-ready Optimus robot is coming soon

Tesla says production-ready Optimus robot is coming soon In its earnings report, Tesla says that the third-generation version of its Optimus... Read more »

Tesla sees first annual revenue drop as it shifts to AI and robots

Tesla sees first annual revenue drop as it shifts to AI and robots Multi-billionaire Elon Musk also announced plans to end production of its Model... Read more »

Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025

Tesla profit tanked 46% in 2025 The company's sales fell for a second year in a row, as Tesla looks to AI and robotics, including a new $2 billion... Read more »

Meta to 'dramatically change' with AI, Zuckerberg says

Meta to 'dramatically change' with AI, Zuckerberg says His comments seemed to hint at further layoffs at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and... Read more »

Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September

Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to... Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media

Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an... Read more »

Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter

Microsoft gained $7.6B from OpenAI last quarter Microsoft, one of OpenAI's major investors, is benefiting greatly from the AI lab's... Read more »

Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots

Tesla discontinuing Model S and Model X to make room for robots Tesla will discontinue the Model S and Model X in the second quarter of 2026, Elon... Read more »

Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners

Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a “dragnet." Source:... Read more »

Tesla invested $2B in Elon Musk’s xAI

Tesla invested $2B in Elon Musk’s xAI Elon Musk's AI company xAI disclosed earlier this month it had raised $20 billion. Source: TechCrunch Read more »

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tipline since... Read more »

Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome

Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome Google is launching a new "auto browse" feature inside Chrome that can perform multi-step... Read more »

AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman and other big names

AI security startup Outtake raises $40M from Iconiq, Satya Nadella, Bill Ackman and other big names Outtake makes an agentic cybersecurity... Read more »

ServiceNow inks another AI partnership, this time with Anthropic

ServiceNow inks another AI partnership, this time with Anthropic ServiceNow partners with Anthropic just a week after announcing a partnership... Read more »

YouTube’s top AI slop channels are disappearing

YouTube&8217;s top AI slop channels are disappearing YouTube appears to have taken down two of the most popular AI slop channels on its platform,... Read more »

US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT

US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT Congress recently grilled the acting chief on mass layoffs and a... Read more »

I used Claude to vibe-code my wildly overcomplicated smart home

I used Claude to vibe-code my wildly overcomplicated smart home I am not, by any definition, a coder, but when I started seeing people's... Read more »

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy WhatsApp plans to charge developers of AI chatbots per message. Source: TechCrunch Read more »

AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others

AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisition target of multiple others The deal is structured as an acquihire of nine key Cleanlab's... Read more »

Give Your Problems (and Passwords) to Moltbot, Then Watch It Go

Give Your Problems (and Passwords) to Moltbot, Then Watch It Go A viral new virtual assistant formerly known as Clawdbot is complex and brings... Read more »

Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today

Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there... Read more »

A ‘rogue Waymo’ that crashed into a parked car was being manually driven.

A ‘rogue Waymo’ that crashed into a parked car was being manually driven. The Zeekr van was seen on video driving up on an embankment in Echo Park... Read more »

Apple tells Patreon to move creators to in-app purchase for subscriptions by November

Apple tells Patreon to move creators to in-app purchase for subscriptions by November Patreon isn’t happy about Apple’s new subscription billing... Read more »

Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks

Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks Google Chrome is adding Gemini in sidebar and... Read more »

Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B open source LLM from scratch to best Meta’s Llama

Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B open source LLM from scratch to best Meta’s Llama 30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called... Read more »

San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car

San Francisco Police Department investigating Zoox collision with a parked car The investigation is looking into a January 17 crash where a Zoox... Read more »

With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it

With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it Apple’s Creator Studio Pro leverages AI to help creators with... Read more »

Modelence raises $3 million to smooth out the vibe-coding stack

Modelence raises $3 million to smooth out the vibe-coding stack How do you build tooling for the AI software stack? A company called Modelence has... Read more »

This soft humanoid robot is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’

This soft humanoid robot is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’ A startup called Fauna Robotics has revealed a new humanoid... Read more »

Trump’s acting cybersecurity chief uploaded sensitive government docs to ChatGPT

Trump’s acting cybersecurity chief uploaded sensitive government docs to ChatGPT A report cited officials as saying that Homeland Security sought... Read more »

The AI infrastructure boom shows no sign of slowing down

The AI infrastructure boom shows no sign of slowing down ASML’s record orders show chipmakers are still betting big on AI data centers. Source:... Read more »

Standard Nuclear raises $140M as nuclear power enters its gold rush era

Standard Nuclear raises $140M as nuclear power enters its gold rush era Investors including a16z are betting that nuclear industry suppliers will... Read more »

Rules fail at the prompt, succeed at the boundary

Rules fail at the prompt, succeed at the boundary From the Gemini Calendar prompt-injection attack of 2026 to the September 2025 state-sponsored... Read more »

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE... Read more »

Snap gets serious about Specs, spins AR glasses into standalone company

Snap gets serious about Specs, spins AR glasses into standalone company The social media company's smartglasses are set to be released to the... Read more »

Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company

Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses... Read more »

Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks

Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks The open source "Jarvis" chats via WhatsApp but requires access to your... Read more »

Government offers UK adults free AI training for work

Government offers UK adults free AI training for work The online lessons give advice on things such as how to prompt chatbots or complete admin... Read more »

Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL

Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL Across six top large language models, xAI's Grok performed the worst at identifying and... Read more »

Google’s Smart Glasses Will Have the Best Software. But They’ll Have to Win on Style Too

Google’s Smart Glasses Will Have the Best Software. But They’ll Have to Win on Style Too When Google releases its smart glasses in the coming... Read more »

Astronomers used AI to find 1,400 ‘anomalous objects’ from Hubble archives

Astronomers used AI to find 1,400 ‘anomalous objects’ from Hubble archives A pair of astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) discovered... Read more »

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and... Read more »

Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis

Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis Waabi, the Toronto-based autonomous trucking startup, is expanding its... Read more »

Google Photos brings its prompt-based editing feature to India, Australia and Japan

Google Photos brings its prompt-based editing feature to India, Australia and Japan Users can describe their edits in natural language to modify... Read more »

Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them

Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them Over the last few months of 2025, Meta spent $6.4... Read more »

What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

What you should know about the owners of US TikTok ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to... Read more »

TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say

TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete... Read more »

The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress

The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our... Read more »

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot) Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone... Read more »

AI boom will produce victors and carnage, tech boss warns

AI boom will produce victors and carnage, tech boss warns Cisco chief executive Chuck Robbins compares AI to the dotcom bubble of the early... Read more »

Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession

Moltbot, the AI agent that &8216;actually does things,&8217; is tech’s new obsession An open-source AI agent that "actually does things" is... Read more »

The best budget robot vacuums

The best budget robot vacuums Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available... Read more »

There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address

There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot. Source: Ars... Read more »

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds... Read more »

Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video

Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video Salazar v. Paramount hinges on video privacy law's definition of... Read more »

Anduril has invented a wild new drone flying contest where jobs are the prize

Anduril has invented a wild new drone flying contest where jobs are the prize This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of... Read more »

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to... Read more »

Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement

Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused "substantial unjustified... Read more »

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February

Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from February The changes mean only those who have a Pornhub account and have verified their age will be... Read more »

Amazon Alexa+ Is Now Available to Everyone. Here’s How to Turn It Off (2026)

Amazon Alexa+ Is Now Available to Everyone. Here’s How to Turn It Off (2026) Alexa+ has been rolling out to everyone with a Prime membership, even... Read more »

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after... Read more »

New Data Shows Robotaxis Competing on Price—and Speed

New Data Shows Robotaxis Competing on Price—and Speed Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and... Read more »

OpenAI launches Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists

OpenAI launches Prism, a new AI workspace for scientists OpenAI has launched a new scientific workspace program called Prism, which integrates AI... Read more »

WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks

WhatsApp&8217;s new &8216;lockdown&8217; settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks WhatsApp is launching new "Strict... Read more »

Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement... Read more »

WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyber attacts

WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyber attacts Days after Meta was sued by over alleged false privacy... Read more »

If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore

If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore Pornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users,... Read more »

Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions

Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions Google is making Search less about links and more about AI. The company is... Read more »

Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations

Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations The tech giant also announced that it's making Gemini 3 the new default... Read more »

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores Removing or restricting access to Grok's AI image editor might not be enough to stop... Read more »

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month

Pornhub will block new users in the UK next month Pornhub will soon begin restricting UK users from accessing its website in response to the... Read more »

Pornhub Will Block New UK Users Starting Next Week to Protest ‘Flawed’ ID Law

Pornhub Will Block New UK Users Starting Next Week to Protest ‘Flawed’ ID Law Only users who have already registered and completed age... Read more »

Risotto raises $10M seed to use AI to make ticketing systems easier to use

Risotto raises $10M seed to use AI to make ticketing systems easier to use Designed to autonomously resolve help desk tickets, Risotto has raised... Read more »

Airtable gets into the AI agent game with Superagent

Airtable gets into the AI agent game with Superagent SuperAgent is Airtable's first standalone product in its 13-year history, and signals both... Read more »

Tesla’s robotaxis are cheaper than Waymo, but the wait times are longer

Tesla’s robotaxis are cheaper than Waymo, but the wait times are longer Tesla's robotaxis are not robotaxis in the sense that they're not fully... Read more »

Pinterest cuts workforce by around 15 percent to focus on AI

Pinterest cuts workforce by around 15 percent to focus on AI Pinterest is planning to lay off hundreds of workers and reduce its office space to... Read more »

Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business

Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business A new leading bidder has appeared in the Luminar bankruptcy case: Redmond,... Read more »

China’s Moonshot releases a new open-source model Kimi K2.5 and a coding agent

China’s Moonshot releases a new open-source model Kimi K2.5 and a coding agent The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed... Read more »

The Download: OpenAI’s plans for science, and chatbot age verification

The Download: OpenAI’s plans for science, and chatbot age verification This is today&8217;s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that... Read more »

This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush

This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush Fauna, a new startup, is betting that humanoid robots will find success as hospitality workers,... Read more »

Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners

Uber launches an ‘AV Labs’ division to gather driving data for robotaxi partners Uber is not developing its own robotaxis again; instead it plans... Read more »

Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video

Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video Google is giving Photos users more control over the app's generative AI... Read more »

California probes US TikTok over claims it censors anti-Trump content

California probes US TikTok over claims it censors anti-Trump content Thousands of people claim political content is being suppressed after a deal... Read more »

All rise for JudgeGPT

All rise for JudgeGPT Bridget McCormack is used to correcting judges' work. As the former chief justice on the Michigan Supreme Court, it was her... Read more »

Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead

Legal action over 'unfair' Steam game store prices given go ahead Millions of gamers could get compensation if the lawsuit - which accuses Valve... Read more »

Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions

Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook,... Read more »

‘Among the worst we’ve seen’: report slams xAI’s Grok over child safety failures

‘Among the worst we’ve seen’: report slams xAI’s Grok over child safety failures “We assess a lot of AI chatbots at Common Sense Media, and they... Read more »

Can India be a player in the computer chip industry?

Can India be a player in the computer chip industry? India is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in building up a computer chip... Read more »

Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims

Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, TikTok's owner... Read more »

Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M

Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M SpotDraft now processes over 1 million contracts... Read more »

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users

Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case,... Read more »

OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works

OpenAI spills technical details about how its AI coding agent works Unusually detailed post explains how OpenAI handles the Codex agent... Read more »

AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch

AI chip startup Ricursive hits $4B valuation two months after launch Ricursive joins Recursive and Unconventional AI in raising massive funds at... Read more »

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes

X faces EU investigation over Grok’s sexualized deepfakes X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes... Read more »

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti

Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti “In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I... Read more »

TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners

TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading... Read more »

YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models

YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for... Read more »

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT's use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns Staffers warn DOT's use of Gemini to draft rules could cause... Read more »

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

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Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases

Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits... Read more »

Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi

Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi It sounds like "Oh hi." Source: TechCrunch Read more »

Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer

Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer. Source: BBC... Read more »

IWF finds sexual imagery of children which 'appears to have been' made by Grok

IWF finds sexual imagery of children which 'appears to have been' made by Grok It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by... Read more »

Character.AI and Google settle teen suicide and self-harm suits

Character.AI and Google settle teen suicide and self-harm suits Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens... Read more »

Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back

Yes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back Several viral posts noticed that Artisan was banned. But the CEO tells us it... Read more »

Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X

Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being... Read more »

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week The feature, which is expected to roll out in the coming weeks,... Read more »

X’s deepfake machine is infuriating policymakers around the globe

X’s deepfake machine is infuriating policymakers around the globe X's Grok chatbot hasn't stopped accepting users' requests to strip down women... Read more »

Lux Capital lands $1.5 billion for its largest fund ever

Lux Capital lands $1.5 billion for its largest fund ever The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril, Applied Intuition and Runway... Read more »

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records OpenAI has been dropping hints this week about AI's role as a... Read more »

Samsung’s Ballie robot is probably never coming out

Samsung&8217;s Ballie robot is probably never coming out Samsung's spherical Ballie robot may be rolling off into the sunset, less than a year... Read more »

AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for... Read more »

Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation

Anthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking... Read more »

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Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes

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CES 2026 tech you can already buy

CES 2026 tech you can already buy News coming out of CES 2026 might be slowing down, but as of Wednesday we still have writers on the ground,... Read more »

Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment

Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators... Read more »

Deploying a hybrid approach to Web3 in the AI era

Deploying a hybrid approach to Web3 in the AI era When the concept of “Web 3.0” first emerged about a decade ago the idea was clear: Create a more... Read more »

The Download: war in Europe, and the company that wants to cool the planet

The Download: war in Europe, and the company that wants to cool the planet This is today&8217;s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter... Read more »

Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat

Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat,... Read more »

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter? MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of... Read more »

The man who made India digital isn’t done yet

The man who made India digital isn’t done yet Nandan Nilekani can’t stop trying to push India into the future. He started nearly 30 years ago,... Read more »

Lenovo’s Auto Twist laptop is going from concept to real product

Lenovo’s Auto Twist laptop is going from concept to real product At CES 2026, Lenovo is announcing a new ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist laptop.... Read more »

McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over

McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over Calacanis, General Catalyst's Taneja, and McKinsey's... Read more »

Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing

Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing whether the Meta deal... Read more »

Lenovo is building an AI assistant that ‘can act on your behalf’

Lenovo is building an AI assistant that ‘can act on your behalf’ While most attention in the AI race is focused on model builders and cloud... Read more »

Lenovo’s joining the bandwagon with concept AI glasses

Lenovo’s joining the bandwagon with concept AI glasses Lenovo is the latest tech company to get bit by the smart glasses bug. The company just... Read more »

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CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities

CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities CES 2026&160;is in full swing in Las Vegas, with... Read more »

Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy

Jake Sullivan is furious that Trump destroyed his AI foreign policy Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big... Read more »

A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated

A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated When fake content goes viral, the damage has already... Read more »

Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream

Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet... Read more »

Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC

Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC "Jamming will block all communications," including 911 calls, CTIA... Read more »

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua. Source:... Read more »

xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

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California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kid’s toys

California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kid’s toys “Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,”... Read more »

At CES, EVs take a backseat to robotaxis and AI

At CES, EVs take a backseat to robotaxis and AI It says a lot about the current moment when one of the world's largest EV sellers shows up at the... Read more »

Universal Music signs a new AI deal with Nvidia

Universal Music signs a new AI deal with Nvidia Universal Music Group is partnering with Nvidia to bring a new AI model to one of the world's... Read more »

Grok is undressing children — can the law stop it?

Grok is undressing children — can the law stop it? Grok began 2026 as it began 2025: under fire for its AI-generated images. Elon Musk's chatbot... Read more »

LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product

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News orgs want OpenAI to dig up millions of deleted ChatGPT logs

News orgs want OpenAI to dig up millions of deleted ChatGPT logs OpenAI's loss in privacy fight could lead to sharing even more deleted... Read more »

Nvidia to accelerate Siemens chip-design tools using its GPUs

Nvidia to accelerate Siemens chip-design tools using its GPUs Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens&8217; electronic... Read more »

Roborock launches its first robot lawn mower in the US

Roborock launches its first robot lawn mower in the US Roborock is finally bringing its bots to yards in the US, several months after expanding... Read more »

Roborock’s Rover walks, jumps, and vacuums your stairs

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Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses

Meta is adding a teleprompter and virtual writing to its Ray-Ban Display glasses Meta is giving Ray-Ban Display users an option to text on their... Read more »

Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI deepfakes

Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI deepfakes Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims... Read more »

TP-Link brings an AI assistant to its smart home and home networking apps

TP-Link brings an AI assistant to its smart home and home networking apps Tapo, the smart home brand owned by networking giant TP-Link, is... Read more »

The Download: our predictions for AI, and good climate news

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Ugreen is now selling an AI NAS with more RAM than my desktop

Ugreen is now selling an AI NAS with more RAM than my desktop A decade ago, Google Photos changed photo storage for me forever - because I could... Read more »

Europe’s drone-filled vision for the future of war

Europe’s drone-filled vision for the future of war Last spring, 3,000 British soldiers of the 4th Light Brigade, also known as the Black Rats,... Read more »

Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as part of AI for hardware push

Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as part of AI for hardware push The chip giant is looking for ways to move the AI revolution beyond software... Read more »

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This desktop charger turns your iPhone into a robotic AI assistant

This desktop charger turns your iPhone into a robotic AI assistant CES is packed with AI companions and assistant robots this year, but the... Read more »

CES Live Blog, Day 2: More of the Coolest Tech From Las Vegas

CES Live Blog, Day 2: More of the Coolest Tech From Las Vegas Read our live updates from CES 2026 to see the latest consumer gadgetry in all of... Read more »

Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners to monitor pets and find jewelry

Narwal adds AI to its vacuum cleaners to monitor pets and find jewelry Narwal's new robo vacuum cleaner switches to quiet mode near a baby's... Read more »

Nvidia announces DLSS 4.5 with 6x Frame Generation and improved image quality

Nvidia announces DLSS 4.5 with 6x Frame Generation and improved image quality Nvidia is announcing its next major update to its Deep Learning... Read more »

Emerson’s SmartVoice devices follow verbal instructions without Wi-Fi or a hub

Emerson’s SmartVoice devices follow verbal instructions without Wi-Fi or a hub A new line of small appliances and devices from IAI Smart, billed... Read more »

Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories

Car giant Hyundai to use human-like robots in factories The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge... Read more »

AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES

AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a... Read more »

This $300 hybrid robovac comes with a self-empyting docking station

This $300 hybrid robovac comes with a self-empyting docking station Eureka is adding an even cheaper dock-equipped robovac to its lineup. During... Read more »

AMD Ryzen AI 400 official: Will these laptop chips maintain AMD’s lead?

AMD Ryzen AI 400 official: Will these laptop chips maintain AMD’s lead? We were rightly skeptical of AMD's Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" laptop chips... Read more »

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete... Read more »

Ecovacs adds a mop cover to its flagship robot vacuum

Ecovacs adds a mop cover to its flagship robot vacuum Ecovacs launched the second generation of its top-of-the-line robot vacuum and mop at CES... Read more »

Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics

Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics Nvidia unveiled a full-stack robotics ecosystem at CES 2026, including foundation models,... Read more »

This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro

This is Uber’s new robotaxi from Lucid and Nuro The production-intent version, unveiled at CES 2026 on Monday, will be an exceptionally roomy... Read more »

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’

Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’ The chip giant says Vera Rubin will sharply cut the cost of training and... Read more »

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’ Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job... Read more »

Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture

Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture,... Read more »

Boston Dynamics’s next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA

Boston Dynamics’s next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA Google's AI research lab is working with Boston Dynamics to make Atlas act... Read more »

Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’

Nvidia launches Alpamayo, open AI models that allow autonomous vehicles to ‘think like a human’ Nvidia unveiled Alpamayo at CES 2026, which... Read more »

Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website

Amazon Alexa+ released to the general public via an early access website Amazon brings back browser-based Alexa but will eventually add a... Read more »

Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028

Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028 Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of its humanoid Atlas... Read more »

Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors

Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini... Read more »

Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years

Lego announces Smart Brick, the &8216;most significant evolution&8217; in 50 years On March 1st, 2026, The Lego Group will begin selling the... Read more »

Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference

Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three... Read more »

That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam

That viral Reddit post about food delivery apps was an AI scam A viral Reddit confessional about a "major food delivery app" posted January 2nd is... Read more »

China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out

China’s Hesai will double production as lidar sensor industry shakes out Hesai said it now plans to build as many as 4 million lidar sensors in... Read more »

LG’s CLOiD robot can load the washer for you, slowly

LG&8217;s CLOiD robot can load the washer for you, slowly LG's CLOiD robot took the stage at CES 2026 on Monday, offering our first look at the... Read more »

Bosch’s fancy coffee machine is getting Alexa Plus

Bosch’s fancy coffee machine is getting Alexa Plus At CES this week, Bosch announced the launch of its Personal AI Barista, Powered by Alexa Plus,... Read more »

The 2026 BMW iX3 voice assistant will be powered by Alexa+

The 2026 BMW iX3 voice assistant will be powered by Alexa+ BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it&8217;s coming... Read more »

Keep your home warm with the Google Nest Learning Thermostat, now only $230

Keep your home warm with the Google Nest Learning Thermostat, now only $230 While everyone is paying attention to the cool new stuff being... Read more »

Anker’s powerful new Eufy S2 robot vacuum doubles as an aromatherapy diffuser

Anker’s powerful new Eufy S2 robot vacuum doubles as an aromatherapy diffuser At CES 2026, Anker debuted the Eufy S2, a powerful robot vacuum and... Read more »

UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'

UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children' Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok... Read more »

The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access

The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access Alexa Plus was already popping up online for some users earlier this month,... Read more »

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant... Read more »

The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far

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Hands off! An on-the-road demo of Mercedes’ advanced new driver assist

Hands off! An on-the-road demo of Mercedes’ advanced new driver assist It's like Tesla Autopilot, but made by a company with a culture of... Read more »

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026 Google TV will let you ask Gemini to find and edit your photos, adjust your TV settings and... Read more »

Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars

Teradar reveals its first terahertz-band vision sensor for cars The company is tapping the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum to bring... Read more »

What’s next for AI in 2026

What’s next for AI in 2026 MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look... Read more »

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations Religious communities around the US are getting hit with AI depictions... Read more »

At CES 2026, Everything Is AI. What Matters Is How You Use It

At CES 2026, Everything Is AI. What Matters Is How You Use It Integrated chatbots and built-in machine intelligence are no longer standout... Read more »

Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech

Kodiak taps Bosch to scale its self-driving truck tech There is no timeline for when these systems will become available. But once they do, Kodiak... Read more »

This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet

This robot companion is a cameraman for your pet For a long time, tech companies have pitched pet cameras as a way to find out what your furball... Read more »

Watch: BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech

Watch: BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial... Read more »

Shut the fridge door!

Shut the fridge door! Samsung's latest update to its Family Hub smart fridge line adds a feature I've always wanted - voice-activated door opening... Read more »

The new Ultraloq smart lock uses both your face and your palm to let you in

The new Ultraloq smart lock uses both your face and your palm to let you in Xthings is rolling into CES with a bunch of new gear, including two... Read more »

Mammotion’s flagship robot lawnmower now uses lidar to map your yard

Mammotion’s flagship robot lawnmower now uses lidar to map your yard Mammotion is upgrading its flagship robotic lawnmower with its new... Read more »

DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI

DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI DoorDash seems to have confirmed a viral story about a driver using an... Read more »

LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES

LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES LG teased that it would be showing off a new robot for a "zero... Read more »

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button Plaud has updated its compact NotePin AI recorder. The new NotePin S is almost identical to the original,... Read more »

SwitchBot says its humanoid household robot can do your laundry

SwitchBot says its humanoid household robot can do your laundry SwitchBot is bringing a new household robot to CES 2026. The smart home company is... Read more »

French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes

French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning... Read more »

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker

Plaud launches a new AI pin and a desktop meeting notetaker Plaud is going after the likes of Granola to launch a desktop app that records online... Read more »

Narwal’s Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost

Narwal’s Flow 2 robovac might help you find that earring you lost Narwal's successor to its edge-mopping Flow robovac is here, and it sports a... Read more »

This startup brought WALL-E to life and will also sell you WALL-E’s weird cousin

This startup brought WALL-E to life and will also sell you WALL-E&8217;s weird cousin An AI robotics startup called Zeroth is turning WALL-E into... Read more »

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science

A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now,... Read more »

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data A new tool should make it easier for California residents to... Read more »

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro's Capture

Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro's Capture From seemingly AI-generated videos to repurposed old footage, TikTok, Instagram,... Read more »

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees Some AI chatbots have a surprisingly good handle on breaking news. Others... Read more »

CES 2026: all the news, gadgets, and innovations from the biggest tech show

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Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using Handy, a Free Speech-to-Text App

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How to Protect Your iPhone or Android Device From Spyware

How to Protect Your iPhone or Android Device From Spyware Being targeted by sophisticated spyware is relatively rare, but experts say that... Read more »

In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism

In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism In 2026, here's what you can expect from the AI industry: new architectures, smaller models, world... Read more »

No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images

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AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like in 2050?

AI teachers and cybernetics - what could the world look like in 2050? We asked several experts to predict the technology we'll be using by... Read more »

OpenAI plans new voice model in early 2026, audio-based hardware in 2027

OpenAI plans new voice model in early 2026, audio-based hardware in 2027 Voice has lagged in adoption behind screens. OpenAI wants to change... Read more »

Grok is undressing anyone, including minors

Grok is undressing anyone, including minors xAI's Grok is removing clothing from pictures of people without their consent following this week's... Read more »

India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content

India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content India's IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report. Source:... Read more »

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology” xAI may be liable for Grok generating AI CSAM. Source: Ars Technica Read more »

Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments

Nvidia’s AI empire: A look at its top startup investments Over the last two years, Nvidia has used its ballooning fortunes to invest in over 100... Read more »

Elon Musk's Grok AI alters images of women to digitally remove their clothes

Elon Musk's Grok AI alters images of women to digitally remove their clothes The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting... Read more »

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop Now that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has appointed a new CEO to run Microsoft's biggest... Read more »

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Petkit’s first automatic wet food feeder keeps track of how much your pet eats

Petkit’s first automatic wet food feeder keeps track of how much your pet eats Petkit has announced two new automated machines at CES 2026... Read more »

European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold

European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold The bloodletting will hit hardest in back-office operations, risk management, and... Read more »

LG’s new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals

LG’s new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices,... Read more »

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens The form factors may differ, but the thesis is the same: audio is the interface... Read more »

Meet the new tech laws of 2026

Meet the new tech laws of 2026 As usual, 2025 was a year of deep congressional dysfunction in the US. But state legislatures were passing laws... Read more »

AI Labor Is Boring. AI Lust Is Big Business

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Crypto users forced to share account details with tax officials

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College dropout AI founders at YC today AI founders are increasingly using their "dropout" status as a credential during YC pitches. Source:... Read more »

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram

You can’t trust your eyes to tell you what’s real anymore, says the head of Instagram Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a... Read more »

Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026

Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026 The exact impact AI will have on the enterprise labor market is unclear but investors predict... Read more »

These are the best gadgets for your pet right now

These are the best gadgets for your pet right now From AI smart cameras that describe your pet's actions to a smart door that knows when they want... Read more »

Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t

Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t The fight for net neutrality never seems to be truly won or lost. Federal net neutrality rules have been... Read more »

The Dreame X40 Ultra robovac is about $700 off, nearly matching its best price

The Dreame X40 Ultra robovac is about $700 off, nearly matching its best price With the year coming to a close, now’s a good time to set yourself... Read more »

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From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025

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AI-Powered Dating Is All Hype. IRL Cruising Is the Future

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A wave paralysed me but AI could help me walk again Dan Richards, 37, from Swansea was injured in a freak accident on New Year's Eve in... Read more »

Two cybersecurity employees plead guilty to carrying out ransomware attacks

Two cybersecurity employees plead guilty to carrying out ransomware attacks Two former employees at cybersecurity firms - one of whom was a... Read more »

Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus

Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus The tech giant wants to build into its own AI tools which do complex things with minimal... Read more »

The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025

The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025 AI-powered dictation apps are useful for replying to emails, taking notes, and even coding through your... Read more »

The FCC has probably killed a plan to improve smart home security

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