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Lawmakers demand answers after Anthropic researcher warns AI could end humanity by 2030
A warning from inside one of AI's biggest labs has reached the Senate floor, with politicians calling the risks of advanced AI 'catastrophic'.
Listen Labs walked away from a $1.5 billion funding round because Salesforce may want to buy it
The three-year-old startup that uses AI to run customer interviews ditched a signed deal with investors, a rare move, while acquisition talks with Salesforce are under way.
World Models: The AI Technology Teaching Machines to Understand Physics
A new generation of AI systems can simulate gravity, predict collisions, and generate interactive 3D worlds. Here is what world models are, who is building them, and why they matter.
Qualcomm Lands AWS Partnership to Build AI Data Centre Chips, Shares Jump 10%
Amazon just handed Qualcomm its second major cloud endorsement in months, and the market noticed.
Samsung and TSMC sign up for ASML's $400 million chipmaking machine as AI demand grows
The world's two biggest chipmakers have committed to using ASML's most advanced chip-printing tool, a sign that demand for the complex chips powering AI is only heading one way.
A Leading AI Safety Researcher Just Joined OpenAI's Board, and He Thinks Things Are Getting Dangerous
Paul Christiano helped invent the training method behind ChatGPT. Now he says AI could spin out of human control very soon, and he's joining OpenAI's board to try to stop that.
Suno v6 Is the First AI Music Model Built With Record Label Blessing, Here Is What Has Actually Changed
Three new models, smarter genre knowledge, and a chat-based editor. But ask it for an out-of-tune piano and it will still pretend you never asked.
Massachusetts tells data centers: bring your own clean power or pay up
Governor Maura Healey has signed an order forcing large data centers to supply their own clean electricity, making Massachusetts the third state in three months to crack down on the industry's appetite for power.
Meet the Robot Bricklayer That Learned the Hard Way About Black Bricks
A U.S. construction startup called Monumental is sending teams of robots to lay bricks on real sites. What it has discovered on the job is reshaping how the industry thinks about automation.
Apple says its new always-on audio features never record you. Here is how.
A dedicated security chip in the new Apple Watch processes your voice and sounds in a sealed compartment, then discards the raw audio instantly. Apple says even Apple cannot hear it.
Apple's New Watch Features Raise Privacy Concerns
Apple's latest watches can transcribe speech and summarize nearby conversations without storing raw audio. Not everyone finds that reassuring.
US agencies name six Chinese AI firms accused of copying American frontier models at industrial scale
The NSA, CISA, and FBI say DeepSeek and five other Chinese companies have been extracting capabilities from US AI models since late 2024, potentially saving billions in development costs.
Unitree's stock has lost half its value since its first day of trading. Here's why that's complicated.
The Chinese robotics company behind a $13,500 humanoid robot is profitable, shipping thousands of units, and still worth $30 billion. So why are investors pulling back?
Apple wants to prove your iPhone photo is real with a new hardware-level authentication feature
The iPhone 18 Pro will 'sign' every pixel its camera captures, creating a tamper-evident reference image you can compare against edited versions.
Apple Built the Hinge in Its First Foldable Phone Using AI and 3D Printing
The Duo's most critical moving part was matched, scanned and printed by machine, a sign of how far AI has moved beyond software and into physical manufacturing.
I Turned a Guardrail-Free AI Loose on My Home Network. Here Is What It Found.
A writer let an unrestricted AI security agent scan his own devices. It broke into a Linux PC, exposed a misconfigured printer, and then walked him through every fix.
Apple's Health App Will Now Tell You Your 'Health Age' and How Ready Your Body Is Today
A revamped Apple Health app uses Apple's on-device AI to turn your watch and phone data into a single readiness score, a biological age estimate, and personalised coaching tips.
How AI Agents Helped Rewrite 40,000 Lines of Ancient Energy Code
Mistral AI built a structured workflow of AI agents to modernise a European energy company's 1970s-era simulation software. Here is what worked, what failed, and what it means for industries still running on decades-old code.
Microsoft Signs a Legally Binding AI Privacy Deal With America's Second-Largest Teachers Union
Ten enforceable rules will govern how Microsoft's AI tools handle student data in schools. Districts can opt in from November, with no need to renegotiate existing contracts.
AGIBOT's Head of North America Will Explain How to Bring Humanoid Robots Out of the Lab at RoboBusiness 2026
Yinghao Song will walk through the real business case for factory-floor robots on October 20 in Santa Clara, covering costs, supply chains, and what it takes to make humanoids pay for themselves.
Google DeepMind helped a 92-year-old couple 'see' the day they met, 70 years later
A new short film uses generative AI to rebuild a memory that was never photographed. The result is moving, and it raises real questions about what counts as a real memory.