Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ pitch lands as a Rorschach test
In a roughly 6,500-word essay published a couple of weeks ago, Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, laid out a vision of “personal superintelligence”, an artificial intelligen…
Donald Trump is sued for putting a $100,000 paywall on his Truth Social posts
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation have sued President Donald Trump over a Trump Media service that sells paid early access to his Truth Social posts, arguing t…
Taiwan says AI agents helped hack its government in four days
Taiwan says it spent part of last month fending off a hacking campaign that leaned on artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. The island’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, th…
Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after a 13-year-old’s death
The country’s data protection authority says there is robust evidence Discord failed to keep minors away from content promoting self-harm, and real-time video is the hardest thing…
SpaceX’s Starlink starts taking orders in Vietnam, on Hanoi’s terms
SpaceX’s Starlink has begun taking orders for its satellite-internet service in Vietnam, opening one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing markets to Elon Musk’s orbital broadband. …
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to buy Decart for $6bn, its biggest deal yet
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to acquire Decart, an Israeli AI startup, for roughly $6bn, according to reports attributed to Reuters. If it happens, it would be the largest dea…
President Donald Trump signs memo letting US agencies hack transnational crime groups abroad
President Donald Trump has signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum authorising US federal law enforcement to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational cr…
Meta says it has removed 756,000 Australian teen accounts, but most under-16s are still online
Meta has deactivated 756,000 Australian accounts it believes belonged to under-16s, a figure it disclosed as the country’s world-first social media ban moves from threat to enforc…
Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes
Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.
AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO
Lee McIntire, an independent member of Fermi's board, has been hired as CEO, more than three months since the company fired co-founder Toby Neugebauer from the top post.
The next great game may not come from a million-dollar studio
The economics of making a blockbuster game are starting to look as demanding as the games themselves. Development cycles stretch across years, budgets climb into extraordinary ter…
Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer
The Mission Robotic Vehicle is making the first attempt to attach a new thruster to an aging satellite.
Google’s new Tensor G6 brings performance, efficiency, and post-quantum security to the Pixel 11 series
All four Pixel 11 models run Google’s Tensor G6 alongside a new Titan M3 security coprocessor that adopts NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards, a first for a Google phone. T…
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."
YouTube star Cliff Tan apologises to 2.4 million fans after promoting an AI design tool
Interior design creator Cliff Tan has apologised to his 2.4 million YouTube subscribers for a paid advertisement for Dreamina, ByteDance’s AI creative tool. It is the second creat…
Uber is working on letting 10-year-olds ride alone
Code in the latest Uber iOS app refers to adding a tween aged 10 to 12 to an Uber Family profile, with a trusted adult contact and the option to require a grown-up at pickup. Uber…
Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers
Checks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open
At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts—Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng—debated regulation, open-source access, and how America can compete as China adva…
OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Alitmeter Capital.
Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach
An extortion gang known for targeting transportation companies and private equity firms has taken credit for a breach at Uber Freight.
Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android
Mesh, an AI-powered contacts app and relationship manager from Automattic is now an Android app.
Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your mee…
Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas
Tesla wants to build a massive solar factory in Texas, but first it wants the state to chip in to defray the costs.