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Inside Uber's Strategy: From Hotels to Robotaxis and Focused InnovationStartups
Inside Uber's Strategy: From Hotels to Robotaxis and Focused Innovation

Uber’s product chief reveals the company’s focused approach to hotels, robotaxis, AI, and financial services amid evolving partnerships.

Jul 14, 20263m read
OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Features to Support Families and CaregiversResearch
OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Features to Support Families and Caregivers

OpenAI is hiring a product manager to develop ChatGPT features designed to support families, caregivers, and older adults at home.

Jul 13, 20262m read
Pinterest Introduces ‘Ask Pinterest’: A New AI Shopping Assistant to Inspire Your Next PurchasePolicy & Society
Pinterest Introduces ‘Ask Pinterest’: A New AI Shopping Assistant to Inspire Your Next Purchase

Pinterest’s new AI app, Ask Pinterest, offers personalized shopping help through a chat interface, making it easier to find ideas and products.

Jun 17, 20262m read
Big Tech
Inside Richard Socher’s Ambitious Plan to Create Self-Improving AI

Richard Socher’s new $650 million startup aims to build AI that can improve itself continuously and deliver real-world products.

May 14, 20262m read
Why Apple Is Raising Prices Amid the AI BoomBig Tech
Why Apple Is Raising Prices Amid the AI Boom

Apple is raising prices on popular devices due to the growing costs of supporting AI technology, affecting laptops, tablets, and smart speakers.

Jun 28, 20262m read
Hyundai Workers Strike Over Plans to Introduce Humanoid Robots in US FactoriesPolicy & Society
Hyundai Workers Strike Over Plans to Introduce Humanoid Robots in US Factories

Hyundai's plan to deploy 25,000 humanoid robots in U.S. factories by 2028 sparks worker strikes over job security concerns.

Jul 17, 20263m read
OpenAI Launches $230 Light-Up Keyboard to Complement Its Coding AI Amid Legal DisputePolicy & Society
OpenAI Launches $230 Light-Up Keyboard to Complement Its Coding AI Amid Legal Dispute

OpenAI launches a $230 light-up keyboard designed for its AI coding assistant amid ongoing legal tensions with Apple.

Jul 16, 20263m read
Why Apple Is Raising Prices Amid the AI Boom and What It Means for YouStartups
Why Apple Is Raising Prices Amid the AI Boom and What It Means for You

Apple is raising prices on popular devices, blaming the AI boom’s growing hardware costs for making tech more expensive.

Jun 28, 20262m read
OpenAI Ventures Into Hardware with a Unique Moving Speaker Inspired by ChatGPTResearch
OpenAI Ventures Into Hardware with a Unique Moving Speaker Inspired by ChatGPT

OpenAI is reportedly developing a unique screenless speaker with moving parts, designed as a physical companion for its ChatGPT AI.

Jul 15, 20263m read
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware SecretsStartups
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing former employees of stealing hardware secrets to boost OpenAI's AI hardware development.

Jul 12, 20262m read
Base44 Launches Its Own AI Model to Boost Coding Platform’s PerformanceAI Tools
Base44 Launches Its Own AI Model to Boost Coding Platform’s Performance

Base44, a Wix-owned coding platform, launches its own AI model to enhance coding assistance and outperform general AI tools.

Jun 30, 20262m read
Anthropic’s Claude Tag: Your New AI Teammate Learning from Slack MessagesStartups
Anthropic’s Claude Tag: Your New AI Teammate Learning from Slack Messages

Anthropic’s Claude Tag is an AI teammate inside Slack that learns your company’s workflows and knowledge from everyday messages.

Jun 24, 20262m read
Snap’s New AR Glasses Launch Hits Stock Market HardAI Tools
Snap’s New AR Glasses Launch Hits Stock Market Hard

Snap’s new expensive AR glasses launch caused a drop in its stock, highlighting challenges in bringing high-tech wearables to market.

Jun 18, 20262m read
Anthropic’s Government Clash Could Boost Its Business Popularity, Data ShowsBig Tech
Anthropic’s Government Clash Could Boost Its Business Popularity, Data Shows

Anthropic’s clash with the Trump administration may be boosting its popularity among businesses, according to new sales data from Ramp.

Jun 17, 20262m read
Theker Raises $85M to Create Flexible Factory Robots That Adapt to Any TaskBig Tech
Theker Raises $85M to Create Flexible Factory Robots That Adapt to Any Task

Theker raised $85M to build flexible factory robots that can be reconfigured for multiple tasks, unlike traditional specialized machines.

Jun 12, 20262m read
Microsoft Build 2026 Highlights: New Surface PC, AI Updates, and MorePolicy & Society
Microsoft Build 2026 Highlights: New Surface PC, AI Updates, and More

Microsoft Build 2026 revealed a new mini AI development PC, an always-on assistant, and major AI updates, highlighting the future of smart technology.

Jun 3, 20262m read
AI Tools
The EU AI Act: What It Means for You in Plain English

The European Union just passed the world's first major AI law. It's 400 pages long. We read it so you don't have to — here's what actually matters.

May 12, 20262m read
Chinese AI Innovators Challenge U.S. Leadership with Cost-Effective ModelsHow It Works
Chinese AI Innovators Challenge U.S. Leadership with Cost-Effective Models

Chinese AI firms Moonshot and Alibaba introduce cost-effective models challenging U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence.

Jul 20, 20263m read
Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Update, Sparking Debate Over AI’s Role in SocietyBig Tech
Moonshot AI Unveils Kimi Update, Sparking Debate Over AI’s Role in Society

Moonshot AI's updated Kimi model raises debate over AI’s potential role in shaping ideological narratives and the challenges of bias in AI development.

Jul 19, 20263m read
Agility Robotics Launches New Training Facility Near Tesla’s Fremont HeadquartersStartups
Agility Robotics Launches New Training Facility Near Tesla’s Fremont Headquarters

Agility Robotics opens a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California, near Tesla’s factory, aiming to advance humanoid robotics development.

Jul 18, 20263m read
Linus Torvalds Pushes Back Against AI Coding Critics in Linux DevelopmentAI Tools
Linus Torvalds Pushes Back Against AI Coding Critics in Linux Development

Linus Torvalds dismisses calls to ban AI coding tools in Linux development, encouraging critics to accept change or move on.

Jul 17, 20263m read
Microsoft Coaches Sales Teams to Highlight Advantages of Its Own AI Over OpenAI and AnthropicStartups
Microsoft Coaches Sales Teams to Highlight Advantages of Its Own AI Over OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft is training sales teams to promote its AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

Jul 16, 20263m read
Tech Titans Reengage as AI Sparks a New Wave of AmbitionHow It Works
Tech Titans Reengage as AI Sparks a New Wave of Ambition

Top tech entrepreneurs are ramping up efforts again, spurred by AI's promise and the drive to stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape.

Jul 14, 20263m read
Apple Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware SecretsResearch
Apple Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing former employees of stealing hardware secrets to boost OpenAI's AI hardware projects.

Jul 11, 20262m read
Lovable Eyes Big Growth with $13.2 Billion Valuation in SightBig Tech
Lovable Eyes Big Growth with $13.2 Billion Valuation in Sight

Lovable is in talks to raise $300 million, aiming to double its valuation to $13.2 billion with Menlo Ventures leading the investment round.

Jul 9, 20261m read
Rising Data Center Energy Use Challenges America's Manufacturing GoalsStartups
Rising Data Center Energy Use Challenges America's Manufacturing Goals

Data centers’ growing energy use is raising electricity costs in the Rust Belt, challenging efforts to revive American manufacturing under the "Made in America" plan.

Jul 8, 20262m read
Midjourney Pushes Hollywood Studios to Disclose Their AI Use Amid Legal BattleBig Tech
Midjourney Pushes Hollywood Studios to Disclose Their AI Use Amid Legal Battle

Midjourney demands Hollywood studios reveal how they use AI amid a legal dispute over artificial intelligence practices.

Jul 5, 20262m read
Hollywood Studios Step Back from New Film About OpenAI’s Sam AltmanBig Tech
Hollywood Studios Step Back from New Film About OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Several major studios have declined to distribute the new film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, showing Hollywood's hesitation to tackle Big Tech stories.

Jun 24, 20262m read
Snap Launches New AI Video Startup Dotmo to Focus on Next-Gen TechBig Tech
Snap Launches New AI Video Startup Dotmo to Focus on Next-Gen Tech

Snap spins off its AI video team into Dotmo, a new company focused on advancing AI video tech while managing costs.

Jun 19, 20262m read
How to Disable AI Suggestions in Google Docs and Stop ‘Write with Gemini’ Pop-UpsResearch
How to Disable AI Suggestions in Google Docs and Stop ‘Write with Gemini’ Pop-Ups

Learn how to easily disable AI writing suggestions in Google Docs to stop the "Write with Gemini" pop-ups and work distraction-free.

Jun 18, 20262m read