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Databricks Soars to $188 Billion Valuation as AI Momentum Builds
Databricks' ambitious funding round highlights its shift from big data to AI, marking a significant leap in valuation.
AI Still Can't Learn From a Few Pictures the Way You Can
Apple researchers tested leading AI vision models on a simple human skill: spot what a group of images have in common, then apply that idea to a new picture. The models largely failed.
Your Name Can Now Be Your Privacy Shield on Zoom
One venture capitalist renamed himself on video calls to block AI note-takers. It works. But the bigger question is whether anyone reads those transcripts anyway.
The Robot That Already Has a Job: Agility Robotics Opens a Training Facility Next Door to Tesla
While Tesla talks up its Optimus robot, a smaller company called Agility Robotics is quietly earning money from humanoid robots today, and just opened a new 60,000-square-foot training site in Tesla's California backyard.
TikTok Is Testing a Tool That Hunts for Fake AI Versions of You
A new opt-in feature lets creators scan TikTok for deepfakes that use their face or voice without permission. It is starting with a small group in the United States.
The AI chip shortage you never heard of is making your next phone more expensive
Factories building AI data centres are gobbling up the same memory chips that go into smartphones. India is feeling it first, and the ripple is heading everywhere.
First wildfire-detecting satellites reach orbit as fires rage across North America
Three purpose-built microsatellites launched on 7 July 2026, promising to spot small fires across every fire-prone region on Earth at least twice a day before the year is out.
Meet the Robot That Installs Solar Panels Faster Than a Human Crew
A startup called Maximo is using AI-guided robots to speed up solar farm construction. Its founder says the technology could reshape how the world builds clean energy at scale.
Meet Isaac 1: The $7,999 Home Robot That Folds Your Laundry and Tidies Your Rooms
San Francisco startup Weave Robotics is taking pre-orders for a wheeled, cartoon-faced humanoid robot designed to handle daily chores. Deliveries start this autumn.
Apple Sues OpenAI: What the Lawsuit Is Really About
Apple has taken OpenAI to court in a complaint that legal experts say is bold but raises questions about what Apple actually wants to win.
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Stolen Trade Secrets, and the Timing Hits Hard
Apple claims more than 400 of its former employees took confidential knowledge to OpenAI. The lawsuit lands just as OpenAI is trying to go public.
Do AI Models Really Need to Forget Everything? Apple Researchers Say No
A new study finds that much of what we ask AI to 'unlearn' barely mattered to the model in the first place, which could cut the cost of privacy fixes dramatically.
NVIDIA and Hugging Face team up to make training giant image and video AI models far easier
A new open-source tool lets developers fine-tune some of the largest image and video generators available, on hardware ranging from a single machine to hundreds of chips, with no complicated file conversions.
Patreon starts blocking AI scrapers instead of just asking them nicely
The creator platform has partnered with Cloudflare to actively stop bots from harvesting creators' work to train AI models, moving past the old honour-system approach.
Apple passes Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company again
A 3.5% drop in Nvidia's share price on Friday was enough to hand Apple back the top spot, and it signals that Wall Street is starting to question whether the AI spending boom can keep going at its current pace.
Brick-Laying Robot Company Monumental Raises $32 Million and Sets Its Sights on the U.S.
The Amsterdam startup's machines have already built walls for more than 100 homes in Europe. Now, armed with fresh funding, it wants to tackle America's construction worker shortage.
A $400 Million Bet That Cheaper AI Chips Will Win
A startup called General Compute just borrowed $400 million to build a cloud service around a less-expensive type of AI chip. The deal may signal a turning point away from the pricey hardware that dominates AI today.
AI Smart Glasses Can Record Strangers Without Any Warning. Here Is What You Should Know.
Meta's AI-enabled glasses are already on faces in public spaces. Critics say the privacy risks fall hardest on women, and the law is struggling to keep up.
San Francisco Orders Apple and Google to Pull AI 'Nudify' Apps
A city attorney sent cease-and-desist letters to both tech giants over 13 apps that create fake nude images of real people without their consent.
Someone Used a Hairdryer to Fake a Weather Reading. AI Could Make That a Lot Worse.
A tampered thermometer at a Paris airport paid out $20,000 to a gambler. Experts warn that as AI takes over weather forecasting, this kind of data sabotage gets harder to catch and far more dangerous.
Eric Trump-Backed Startup Wants to Send Armed Humanoid Robots Into Combat
Foundation Future Industries says it will give its Phantom robot lethal capabilities within months. Experts say a truly autonomous robot soldier is still decades away.