Category: Robotics

OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT’s eroti...

It's only the latest of several side projects that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.

Google Translate’s real-time headphone translations fea...

The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow ...

16 of the most interesting startups from YC W26 Demo Da...

From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overf...

Netflix confirms it’s raising prices again

The standard plan without ads now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee, while the premi...

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network eas...

Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.

Wikipedia cracks down on the use of AI in article writi...

The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing.

You can now transfer your chats and personal informatio...

Google is launching "switching tools" that, just as it sounds, will make it easier for users of other chatbots to switch to Gemini...

Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration ...

A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company.

David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing...

Sacks will be much further from the power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration.

OpenAI shuts down Sora while Meta gets shut out in cour...

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she ...

Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked w...

The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled come...

Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel...

Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail a...

Rivian gets another $1B from Volkswagen

The two companies have been collaborating on a joint venture that would see Rivian tech go in VW's EVs.

Aetherflux reportedly raising Series B at $2 billion va...

Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round.

European Commission confirms cyberattack after hackers ...

The European Union's top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stole reams of data from the European...

Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart

Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.

Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’...

SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end ...

Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IP...

Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.

Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $...

The deal would effectively double the company's $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.

Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom

Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the...

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offe...

Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a day after the compan...

India’s Karnataka signals intent to ban social media fo...

Karnataka's proposal highlights a growing global debate over children’s rights and online policy.

Quantum scale-up Pasqal plans $2B SPAC listing, promise...

A SPAC deal that is set to take French quantum company Pasqal public on the Nasdaq values the company at $2 billion pre-money.

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and...

City Detect, a company that helps local governments prevent urban decay, is in at least 17 cities so far, including Dallas and Mia...

Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s’ access to s...

Indonesia has outlined new regulations that would restrict users under 16 from accessing digital platforms.