An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE: A tax accountant saw Elon Musk fans bidding up a Kalshi prediction market and saw a sure bet to make easy money. Read More
Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte: Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is currently operating its robotaxis fully autonomously in 10 US cities. Read More
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI: It's the Los Angeles trucking startup's first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams. Read More
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Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options: Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill, or Sweet, Amazon says. Read More
Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google: Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain. Read More
Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android: Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google. Read More
US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs: Under the first year of the Trump administration, the U.S. cyber agency CISA has faced cuts, layoffs, and furloughs, as bipartisan lawmakers and cybersecurity industry sources say the agency is unprepared to handle a crisis. Read More
The White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would.: Many hyperscalers have already made public commitments to cover electricity cost increases. Read More
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Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.
Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia: The former boss of a U.S. hacking tools maker was jailed for selling highly sensitive software exploits to a Russian broker. This is how we first learned of his arrest, reported the story, and some of the unanswered questions we still have. Read More
About 12% of U.S. teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice: General purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are not designed for this use, making mental health professionals wary. Read More
India's AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users: ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India's massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down. Read More
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Tech firms are setting the pace in global trade preparedness, with 91% confident about international growth in the next two years. 79% have made or considered changes to where assembly or processing takes place to mitigate tariffs. Liquidity is a top priority, as 71% have seen an increase in short-term financing to address working capital needs.
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M: The startup was founded by former Google TPU engineers in 2023. Read More
Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options: Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says. Read More
Jira's latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side: Atlassian is unveiling "agents in Jira" which gives users the ability to assign and manage work given to AI agents the same as humans. Read More
US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws: The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against countries' attempts to regulate how American tech companies handle foreigners' data. Read More
Spanish 'soonicorn' Multiverse Computing releases free compressed AI model: Spanish startup Multiverse Computing has released a new version of its HyperNova 60B model on Hugging Face that, it says, bests Mistral's model. Read More
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Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows: Recent findings also show that video podcasting -- while popular -- is not necessarily replacing audio shows. Read More
