The machines aren’t just coming for your jobs. Now, they want your bodies as well. That’s at least the hope of Alexander Liteplo, a software engineer and founder of RentAHuman.ai, a platform for AI agents… Read more: New Site Lets AI Rent Human Bodies

AI chipmaker Nvidia has been at the center of the enormous AI hype wave that has gripped global markets, ascending to become the most valuable company in the world. Yet despite its dominating presence on… Read more: Uh Oh… Nvidia’s $100 Billion Deal With OpenAI Has Fallen Apart

The Washington Post begins sweeping layoffs as it restructures around subscriptions, events, and AI tools to adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape. The post Restructuring in the AI Era: Washington Post Cuts One-Third of… Read more: Restructuring in the AI Era: Washington Post Cuts One-Third of Its Workforce

Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information Peter Mandelson’s involvement with the US tech company Palantir must be exposed to full public transparency, campaigners… Read more: Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn

Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health under the Trump administration, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Tuesday. In the wide-ranging hearing, Bhattacharya defended the chaotic and… Read more: Trump admin is “destroying medical research,” Senate report finds

Adobe has canceled plans to discontinue its 2D animation software Animate. On Monday, Adobe announced that it would stop allowing people to sell subscriptions to Animate on March 1, saying the software had “served its… Read more: User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirm or deny the existence of a “domestic terrorists” database that lists US citizens who protest ICE’s immigration crackdown. ICE “officers and senior… Read more: “Capture it all”: ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters

Axiom says its AI found solutions to several long-standing math problems, a sign of the technology’s steadily advancing reasoning capabilities.

Antonio Torralba, Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and faculty head of artificial intelligence and decision-making at MIT, has been named to the 2025 cohort of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellows.… Read more: Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows

Brian Hedden PhD ’12 has been appointed co-associate dean of the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) at MIT, a cross-cutting initiative in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, effective Jan. 16. Hedden is… Read more: Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

In the pursuit of solutions to complex global challenges including disease, energy demands, and climate change, scientific researchers, including at MIT, have turned to artificial intelligence, and to quantitative analysis and modeling, to design and… Read more: 3 Questions: Using AI to accelerate the discovery and design of therapeutic drugs

While the prospect of AI acting as a digital co-worker dominated the day one agenda at the co-located AI & Big Data Expo and Intelligent Automation Conference, the technical sessions focused on the infrastructure to… Read more: AI Expo 2026 Day 1: Governance and data readiness enable the agentic enterprise

This is a major milestone in Amazon’s effort to reinvent Alexa for the age of large language models. The post Amazon Expands Alexa+ AI Assistant to All US Users After Yearlong Rollout appeared first on… Read more: Amazon Expands Alexa+ AI Assistant to All US Users After Yearlong Rollout

“Too many GPUs makes you lazy,” says the French startup’s vice president of science operations, as the company carves out a different path than the major US AI companies.

The digital fortress: How Citi is engineering the future from Austin As we head into early 2026, the intersection of high finance and high tech has found a permanent home in Austin’s “Silicon Hills.” While… Read more: Case study: Citi

🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Archeologists in Germany have unearthed a mysterious underground tunnel built centuries… Read more: Scientists Keep Discovering Mysterious Ancient Tunnels Across Europe

Adobe has reversed course on its plans for Adobe Animate, confirming that the long-running 2D animation application will not be shut down after all. The post Community Pushback Saves Adobe Animate appeared first on TechRepublic.

AI was meant to cut labour costs. For many organisations, it hasn’t. Here’s why AI ROI is now under scrutiny across APAC. The post AI Was Meant to Cut Wage Costs. Has It? appeared first… Read more: AI Was Meant to Cut Wage Costs. Has It?

The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old, and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive, and it is slow. The massive rocket and… Read more: NASA finally acknowledges the elephant in the room with the SLS rocket

European security officials believe two Russian space vehicles have intercepted the communications of at least a dozen key satellites over the continent. Officials believe that the likely interceptions, which have not previously been reported, risk… Read more: Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites

AI companies are looking to spend trillions of dollars on data centers to power their increasingly resource-intensive AI models — an astronomical amount of money that could threaten the entire economy if the bet doesn’t… Read more: Tech Companies Showing Signs of Distress as They Run Out of Money for AI Infrastructure

A new pilot brings some automated treatment decisions from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare. Doomu/iStock via Getty Images Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some… Read more: Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims – a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care

Can figurative inoculations ward off the scourge of political deepfakes? Canonmark/iStock via Getty Images Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people’s ability to spot AI-generated video and audio… Read more: ‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds

We start this week with Sam and Emanuel’s article about the latest Epstein dump, and how it’s really a disaster in a lot of ways. After the break, Matthew runs us through Moltbot and its… Read more: Podcast: The Latest Epstein Dump is a Disaster

The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter’s seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.… Read more: FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

Many of the roles are in engineering and product teams, per a state WARN filing. The post Amazon Plans 2,200 Job Cuts in Washington State appeared first on TechRepublic.

I can’t code. I know, I know—these days, that sounds like an excuse. Anyone can code, right?! Grab some tutorials, maybe an O’Reilly book, download an example project, and jump in. It’s just a matter… Read more: So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technology… Read more: MIT’s new brain tool could finally explain consciousness

Founding CMO of Palo Alto Networks Joins to Reinforce Lumai’s Leadership Position for Next-Generation AI Compute Lumai, an AI acceleration startup using optics to address global computational challenges, today announced that René Bonvanie has joined… Read more: Lumai Appoints René Bonvanie as Chair of Its Board of Directors

Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI Pinterest has fired two engineers who created a software tool to identify which workers had lost their jobs in a recent round… Read more: Pinterest sacks two engineers for creating software to identify fired workers

New data shows AI bots pushing deeper into the web, prompting publishers to roll out more aggressive defenses.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to humans—became so complex. By comparing sea squirts, lampreys, and frogs, researchers found that key genes controlling cell… Read more: The genetic turning point that made backbones possible

A newly published research paper outlines a method designed to reduce the delay between a user’s request and a spoken response. The post Apple Unveils Steps to Make Siri Sound Human appeared first on TechRepublic.

The South Yorkshire town is being used for testing AI across public services, education, and local businesses over the next 18 months. The post Barnsley Named UK’s First Government-Backed Tech Town in AI Push appeared… Read more: Barnsley Named UK’s First Government-Backed Tech Town in AI Push

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life could… Read more: Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink

Among the big players in technology, Cisco is one of the sector’s leaders that’s advancing operational deployments of AI internally to its own operations, and the tools it sells to its customers around the world.… Read more: How Cisco builds smart systems for the AI era

Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.

In a recent blog output, Rackspace refers to the bottlenecks familiar to many readers: messy data, unclear ownership, governance gaps, and the cost of running models once they become part of production. The company frames… Read more: Combing the Rackspace blogfiles for operational AI pointers

OutSystems platform empowers federal agencies to rapidly modernize legacy systems and deliver mission-critical digital services, while ensuring government-grade security and reliability OutSystems, a leading AI development platform, today announced that it has achieved Federal Risk and… Read more: OutSystems Achieves FedRAMP Authorization

Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, today announced the appointment of Karthik Srinivasan as Global Head of Agentic AI Platforms. In this role, he will lead the vision,… Read more: Thoughtworks appoints Karthik Srinivasan as Global Head, Agentic AI Platforms

Cementing its leadership as a digital and AI transformation partner, EPAM earned “Exceptional Performer” status with outstanding client satisfaction ratings across multiple key categories in Whitelane Research’s 2025/2026 European study EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital… Read more: EPAM Recognized as Leading Application Services IT Vendor for Third Year

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Eek! Shares in Danish pharmaceuticals firm Novo Nordisk have plunged 18% at the start of trading, after it shocked investors last night with unexpectedly poor financial… Read more: Software stock sell-off goes global amid fears over AI-led disruption – business live

Operations and transformation leader will speed up Zendesk’s shift to becoming an AI-first company and improve teamwork across departments to better serve customers Zendesk recently announced the appointment of Craig Flower as Chief Operating Officer.… Read more: Zendesk Appoints Craig Flower as Chief Operating Officer

There is concern that subscribers might be negatively affected if Netflix acquires Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD’s) streaming and movie studios businesses. One of the biggest fears is that the merger would lead to higher prices… Read more: Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive 

ziphaus/Unsplash Would you create an interactive “digital twin” of yourself that can communicate with loved ones after your death? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made it possible to seemingly resurrect the dead. So-called griefbots or… Read more: An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?

A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby’s mother drank during pregnancy. In a news release… Read more: Newborn dies after mother drinks raw milk during pregnancy

In September 2025, Nvidia and OpenAI announced a letter of intent for Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI’s AI infrastructure. At the time, the companies said they expected to finalize details “in… Read more: Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished

Last month, Apple TV released a teaser for the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, part of Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse, which brought Godzilla, King Kong, and various other monsters (kaiju) created by Toho Co.,… Read more: Godlike Titan threatens humanity in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 trailer

‘Mid-career’ females also being sidelined by rigid hiring processes, says City of London Corporation Women working in tech and financial services are at greater risk of losing their jobs to increased use of AI and… Read more: Women in tech and finance at higher risk from AI job losses, report says

MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been selected as a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall. Spivakovsky, who… Read more: Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

How can artificial intelligence step out of a screen and become something we can physically touch and interact with? That question formed the foundation of class 4.043/4.044 (Interaction Intelligence), an MIT course focused on designing… Read more: Counter intelligence

French law enforcement authorities today raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of an investigation into illegal content. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said the yearlong probe was recently expanded… Read more: X office raided in France’s Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning

I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.

For decades, the United States stock market has been a juggernaut on the international stage. The US dollar has been — and still is — the de facto currency globally. But for how much longer… Read more: Investors Dumping American Stocks as the Country Bets Everything on AI

Amid the Trump administration’s attack on universities, Harvard has emerged as a particular target. Early on, the administration put $2.2 billion in research money on hold and shortly thereafter blocked all future funding while demanding intrusive… Read more: Upset at reports that he’d given up, Trump now wants $1B from Harvard

It’s Christmas of 1994, and I am 16 years old. Sitting on the table in our family room next to a pile of cow-spotted boxes is the most incredible thing in the world: a brand-new… Read more: Wing Commander III: “Isn’t that the guy from Star Wars?”

Apple has announced a new version of Xcode, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE) for building software for its own platforms, like the iPhone and Mac. The key feature of 26.3 is… Read more: Xcode 26.3 adds support for Claude, Codex, and other agentic tools via MCP

Chromebooks debuted 16 years ago with the limited release of Google’s Cr-48, an unassuming compact laptop that was provided free to select users. From there, Chromebooks became one of the most popular budget computing options… Read more: Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date

Though it was finally replaced last year by the new Switch 2, the orginal switch isn’t done just yet. Many recent Switch games (and a handful of major updates, like the one for Animal Crossing)… Read more: Original Nintendo Switch passes the DS to become Nintendo’s bestselling console

Merger with loss-making xAI looks to some investors more like a bailout than a rocket trip to the future Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation To Elon Musk’s fan club, there is… Read more: Elon Musk is taking SpaceX’s minority shareholders for a ride | Nils Pratley

It was only yesterday that Elon Musk announced that SpaceX had acquired his AI company xAI, a merger that catapulted the rocket maker into being the most valuable private company in the world, but raised… Read more: Police Raid SpaceX’s Brand New Offices

AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users Do you want an AI assistant that gushes about how it “loves humanity” or spews sarcasm? How about… Read more: From ‘nerdy’ Gemini to ‘edgy’ Grok: how developers are shaping AI behaviours

Along with being used to generate nonconsensual sexual images of women and girls, spread racist rhetoric, and doxx the home addresses of both celebrities and non-public figures, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is struggling to… Read more: Grok’s Analysis of Whether Mamdani Is Related to Epstein May Be the Single Most Amazing AI Response We’ve Ever Seen

If you have ever tried to understand how the mind works, you know it rarely behaves as neatly as we imagine. Thoughts do not arrive in tidy rows. Memories can drift, bend, or quietly change… Read more: AI hallucinations: Understanding why sometimes machines get it wrong

Flush door handles have been quite the automotive design trend of late. Stylists like them because they don’t add visual noise to the side of a car. And aerodynamicists like them because they make a… Read more: China bans all retractable car door handles, starting next year

Mark Adams to Retire as President and CEO Kash Shaikh Appointed as President and CEO Penguin Solutions, Inc. (“Penguin Solutions” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PENG), a leading provider of high-performance computing and AI infrastructure solutions,… Read more: Penguin Solutions Announces CEO Transition

OpenAI is prioritizing the advancement of ChatGPT over more long-term research, prompting the departure of senior staff as the $500 billion company adapts to stiff competition from rivals such as Google and Anthropic. The San… Read more: Senior staff departing OpenAI as firm prioritizes ChatGPT development

Waud Capital Partners (“WCP”), a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on healthcare and software & technology investments, today announced that Prithvi Raj has joined the firm as Chief AI and Data Officer. In this newly… Read more: Waud Capital Partners Appoints Prithvi Raj as Chief AI and Data Officer

What if ultrasound imaging is no longer confined to hospitals? Patients with chronic conditions, such as hypertension and heart failure, could be monitored continuously in real-time at home or on the move, giving health care… Read more: SMART launches new Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care research group

From enhanced Search features to AI-powered explanations, the company is rolling out a broad suite of tools aimed at both remote viewers and attendees. The post Google Seeks Gold With Navigation Tools for 2026 Winter… Read more: Google Seeks Gold With Navigation Tools for 2026 Winter Olympics

Over the last few days hackers and trolls have targeted a slew of ICE spotting apps and their users in an apparent attempt to intimidate and stop them from reporting sightings of ICE. These hackers… Read more: Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps

New capability in Kong Konnect Catalog makes Kong the unified platform for governing and discovering MCP-native AI tools at enterprise scale Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, today announced Kong® MCP Registry,… Read more: Kong Introduces MCP Registry in Kong Konnect

What if ultrasound imaging is no longer confined to hospitals? Patients with chronic conditions, such as hypertension and heart failure, could be monitored continuously in real-time at home or on the move, giving health care… Read more: SMART launches new Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care research group

As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and improved transparency. Yet research suggests that trust, legitimacy, and cultural values may matter just as much as technical accuracy. The… Read more: AI is coming to Olympic judging: what makes it a game changer?

The second-generation Doubao AI smartphone is seeking smoother app access and licensing deals that widen distribution. The post ByteDance Targets Mid-2026 Relaunch for Doubao AI Smartphone appeared first on TechRepublic.

DeepL, a global AI product and research company, today announced the general availability of DeepL Voice API. This innovative product empowers developers to integrate real-time voice transcription and translation capabilities into their applications, significantly enhancing… Read more: DeepL Launches Voice API for Real-Time Speech Transcription and Translation

Operation was linked to an inquiry into X’s recommendation algorithm, which has now been expanded to include scrutiny of the company’s AI chatbot, Grok. The post Elon Musk’s X Targeted in Paris Prosecutors’ Raid appeared… Read more: Elon Musk’s X Targeted in Paris Prosecutors’ Raid

During winter storms, physical damage to wires and high demand for heating put pressure on the electrical grid. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing… Read more: Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand

Stocks in Pearson, London Stock Exchange Group and Experian plunge amid fears over impact of AI European publishing and legal software companies have suffered sharp declines in their share prices after the US artificial intelligence… Read more: Anthropic’s launch of AI legal tool hits shares in European data services firms

Much is being said about the wonders of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is the new frontier. And while it provides amazing possibilities in fields like medicine, academics are debating its advantages for university… Read more: We run writing workshops at a South African university: what we’ve learnt about how students are using AI, and how to help them

A photo booth company that caters to weddings, lobbying events in D.C., and engagement parties has exposed a cache of peoples’ photos, with the revellers likely unaware that their sometimes drunken antics have been collected… Read more: Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos

On November 2, 1988, graduate student Robert Morris released a self-replicating program into the early Internet. Within 24 hours, the Morris worm had infected roughly 10 percent of all connected computers, crashing systems at Harvard,… Read more: The rise of Moltbook suggests viral AI prompts may be the next big security threat

Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s companies have complied with data protection law The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X and xAI over whether Elon Musk’s companies have complied… Read more: UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

Adobe has expanded its generative AI strategy aggressively over the past two years, integrating AI into tools such as After Effects and Adobe Express. The post Adobe Ends Animate’s 30-Year Run as AI Steals the… Read more: Adobe Ends Animate’s 30-Year Run as AI Steals the Spotlight

Before you set sail on your AI journey, always check the state of your data – because if there is one thing likely to sink your ship, it is data quality. Gartner estimates that poor… Read more: Ronnie Sheth, CEO, SENEN Group: Why now is the time for enterprise AI to ‘get practical’

The Westworld showrunner thinks AI will be good for burgeoning filmmakers, but not for Hollywood blockbusters.

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope,… Read more: Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a clever redesign that made… Read more: New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source

Things take off on Apr. 1 with plans to coordinate space tech, regulation, and satellite data. The post Singapore to Launch National Space Agency as Global Investment Surges appeared first on TechRepublic.

Greg Holmes, Field CTO for EMEA at Apptio, an IBM company, argues that successfully scaling intelligent automation requires financial rigour. The “build it and they will come” model of technology adoption often leaves a hole… Read more: Apptio: Why scaling intelligent automation requires financial rigour

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first flight of astronauts to the Moon in more than 53 years, will have to wait another month after a fueling test Monday uncovered hydrogen leaks in… Read more: Unable to tame hydrogen leaks, NASA delays launch of Artemis II until March

Built in collaboration with Anthropic, AWS, GitHub, Google, and Windsurf, Miro’s MCP server helps product and engineering teams align faster and build with greater context Miro®, the AI Innovation Workspace for teams, today announced its Model… Read more: Miro Launches MCP Server to Connect Visual Collaboration With AI Coding Tools

FedEx is using AI to change how package tracking and returns work for large enterprise shippers. For companies moving high volumes of goods, tracking no longer ends when a package leaves the warehouse. Customers expect… Read more: FedEx tests how far AI can go in tracking and returns management

The vision? Relocate the most resource-intensive parts of AI development off Earth and into orbit. The post Elon Musk’s SpaceX Merges With xAI in $1.25T Deal appeared first on TechRepublic.

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks. Researchers expected clear differences but instead found strong overlap across memory types. The finding challenges decades of… Read more: This brain discovery is forcing scientists to rethink how memory works

NurPhoto / Getty Images If you’re following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Despite… Read more: OpenClaw and Moltbook: why a DIY AI agent and social media for bots feel so new (but really aren’t)

Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption The International AI Safety report is an annual survey of technological progress and the risks it is creating across… Read more: ‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report

SpaceX has formally acquired another one of Elon Musk’s companies, xAi, the space company announced on Monday afternoon. “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with… Read more: SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it

If you know anything about the history of id Software, you know how 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D helped establish the company’s leadership in the burgeoning first-person shooter genre, leading directly to subsequent hits like Doom and… Read more: Looking back at Catacomb 3D, the game that led to Wolfenstein 3D

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses In 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter… Read more: Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push