Category: Robotics

Tesla’s energy storage business is growing faster than ...

Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove nearly a quarter of Tesla’s gross profit.

Flapping Airplanes and the promise of research-driven A...

A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched yesterday, and a Sequoia partner has an interesting take on why they stand out.

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 shaping Google's approach to AI in educati...

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over ‘flagrant p...

Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about 500 copyrighted works.

OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launc...

New data suggests the app is seeing declines in both app downloads and consumer spending, as the early hype about the AI video soc...

I built marshmallow castles in Google’s new AI-world ge...

Starting Thursday, Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can play around with Project Genie, which is powered by a combination o...

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides to and from San Fr...

Waymo's SFO win comes as the company faces criticism and concerns about safety in some of the cities it operates.

Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up

Q.ai is an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, particularly technologies that enable devices to interpre...

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copi...

With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers, and rumors that no one is using its AI, CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage...

Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider S...

The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach...

Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia, AMD, ...

Microsoft says its own chip leapfrogs those made by other cloud providers like Amazon and Google. But it needs more.

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in nat...

Activists behind the general strike are calling for "no work, no school, and no shopping" amid a push to defund ICE, which has esc...

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

If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, a...

This merger would bring the Grok chatbot, Starlink satellites, and SpaceX rockets together under one corporation.

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 investments. The answer will not shock you.

The iPhone just had its best quarter ever

Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple's phone sales higher than ever.

How Sequoia-backed Ethos reached the public market whil...

The profitable life-insurance platform was one of the first major tech companies to test the 2026 public markets.

Tiny startup Arcee AI built a 400B-parameter open sourc...

30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called Trinity, which it says is one of the biggest open source foundation mo...

Apple tells Patreon to move creators to in-app purchase...

Patreon isn’t happy about Apple’s new subscription billing mandate, arguing Apple’s shifting rules create uncertainty for creators...

Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integra...

Google Chrome is adding Gemini in the sidebar and is rolling out an agentic feature for AI Pro and Ultra users.

AI data labeler Handshake buys Cleanlab, an acquisitio...

The deal’s purpose is primarily to acquire talent, aka an acqui-hire, adding nine key Cleanlab employees to Handshake’s research o...

Jennifer Garner’s Once Upon a Farm resumes IPO plans

The organic kids' snack food company may debut as soon as next week. It has issued a price range for shares, an SEC filing shows.

WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Ital...

WhatsApp plans to charge developers of AI chatbots per message.

Luminar sale approved despite last-minute mystery bid

An unidentified bidder submitted a Hail Mary offer that was "substantially higher" than the winning bid at auction. Founder Austin...

ServiceNow inks another AI partnership, this time with ...

ServiceNow partners with Anthropic just a week after announcing a partnership with OpenAI as the company takes a multi-model appro...