
- The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI “coach”
Smartwatches can track your health stats, but they also do a lot of other things you might not always want or need. The $100 Fitbit Air tracker ditches the screens that have become common on… Read more: The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI “coach” - Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s latest attempt to prop up the US coal industry during an incoherent press event that randomly oscillated between energy issues and Trump’s fixation with building and renovating… Read more: Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry - Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary wants to build a menacingly large data center facility near the Great Salt Lake in Utah that would be over twice the size of Manhattan. But his plans for the… Read more: Kevin O’Leary Pleads With Locals to Allow His Massive Data Center If He Shrinks It Down to the Size of One Manhattan - ICE’s Plan to Let Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify Immigration Status
📄 This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support… Read more: ICE’s Plan to Let Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify Immigration Status - Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall
Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by… Read more: Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall - Hidden supermassive black hole pairs may finally have a visible signal
Scientists have proposed a new method for finding tightly bound supermassive black hole pairs by searching for stars that flash repeatedly as their light is magnified by the black holes’ gravity. The timing and brightness… Read more: Hidden supermassive black hole pairs may finally have a visible signal - Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see
Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like mammals and birds.… Read more: Octopuses use mirrors to find food they cannot see - AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial
Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans for the first time, finding it to be safe and well tolerated. The vaccine generated immune responses against multiple coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, SARS, and… Read more: AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine passes first human trial - Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push
Amazon upgraded Proteus with natural-language controls as part of a wider European robotics push involving STARK, Vulcan, and major investment. The post Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push appeared first on… Read more: Amazon’s ‘Proteus’ Robot Heads to Europe in $11B Automation Push - Behind the Blog: Dangerous Memes
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss controversial memes, good times at Meta, and… Read more: Behind the Blog: Dangerous Memes - Fifa expanding AI use at World Cup to reduce amount of abuse seen by players
Social media protection service offered by Fifa English FA yet to confirm whether it will use service Fifa will expand the use of AI at the World Cup to reduce the amount of abusive messages… Read more: Fifa expanding AI use at World Cup to reduce amount of abuse seen by players - K-pop Fans Are Calling Out Creepy Deepfakes of Idols
K-pop fans are well-known as a force to be reckoned with on the internet, with some fans holding fierce allegiances and passions when it comes to specific artists. On social media, some obsessive fans are… Read more: K-pop Fans Are Calling Out Creepy Deepfakes of Idols - Glean Adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra to Expand Enterprise AI
The new model shows leaps in open-source agentic capabilities, delivering 91% of frontier-model performance on key metrics like completeness Enterprise AI leader Glean, today announced support for NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, expanding the set of… Read more: Glean Adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra to Expand Enterprise AI - Demystifying AI agents: going beyond the buzzwords
I want to talk about something that’s been bothering me for a while: the word “agent.” If there’s one buzzword that every single one of us has heard over the past year or two, it’s… Read more: Demystifying AI agents: going beyond the buzzwords - The U.S. Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. The U.S. military has likely been quietly broadcasting codes for its… Read more: The U.S. Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests - OpenGradient launches privacy-first generative AI platform
People now bring their most consequential questions to AI: a worrying symptom, a tax decision, a legal bind, the thing they would never say out loud. But the assistants they ask were built to remember.… Read more: OpenGradient launches privacy-first generative AI platform - Governed agents are here. Is your stack ready?
Microsoft Build 2026 landed on June 2 in San Francisco with a message that AI decision-makers should take literally: the era of the AI agent as an unmanaged side project is over. The hobby bot… Read more: Governed agents are here. Is your stack ready? - Anthropic urges ‘temporary pause’ on AI development to discuss risks
Announcement that ‘policymakers’ need to be convened by US firm viewed as marketing ploy by some experts Anthropic has floated the idea of a worldwide “temporary pause” on AI development – and said it was… Read more: Anthropic urges ‘temporary pause’ on AI development to discuss risks - Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the… Read more: Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do - Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
Welcome to Edition 8.44 of the Rocket Report! The news this week is decidedly weighted in favor of heavy-lift rockets, largely due to the fallout from last Thursday’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn on… Read more: Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money - Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.
A couple of weeks ago, we learned from Audi CEO Gernot Döllner that the automaker was likely working on a replacement for its R8 supercar. We now know what it will probably look like, as… Read more: Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari. - Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?
Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode. - Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549
At some point during the fog of 2021 or 2022, I noticed that my son’s preferred brand of fruit snacks had switched from including 0.9 ounces per pouch to 0.8 ounces per pouch. Most shrinkflation… Read more: Review: AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549 - Steve Jobs in Exile is a fine profile of Jobs’ years at NeXT
In the late 1990s, I was a precocious Mac nerd who pored over issues of Macworld, stayed up late chatting on IRC, and downloaded pirated software that I didn’t actually need. I came of age… Read more: Steve Jobs in Exile is a fine profile of Jobs’ years at NeXT - What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images via Getty Images In May 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration filed suit against Character Technologies Inc.,… Read more: What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust - Southeast Asia Scam Compounds Turn AI Into a Cybersecurity Threat
Scam compounds across Southeast Asia are using AI, malware, and automation to scale fraud, forcing APAC security teams to rethink phishing, identity, and mobile-risk controls. The post Southeast Asia Scam Compounds Turn AI Into a… Read more: Southeast Asia Scam Compounds Turn AI Into a Cybersecurity Threat - UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers – how accurate is the technology?
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Starting next year, the Home Office plans to use AI-driven facial age estimation to assess the age of asylum seekers. At the UK border, deciding whether someone is 17 or 19 is a consequential… Read more: UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers – how accurate is the technology? - While Google’s CEO Pumps Up AI, Its Actual Employees Are Disgusted by It
Not even Google’s own workforce seems all that enthusiastic about AI. Internal messages obtained by 404 Media show employees ruthlessly mocking AI tools — including the company’s own internal AI coding tool, Jetski — complaining… Read more: While Google’s CEO Pumps Up AI, Its Actual Employees Are Disgusted by It - Rubrik Stages All-Star Lineup at Forward 2026 Las Vegas
Headliners include: Anthropic’s founding CISO Jason Clinton, cybersecurity expert Nicole Perlroth, and icons John Cena and Ludacris Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK), the Security and AI Operations Company, today announced its speaker and entertainment lineup for Rubrik Forward… Read more: Rubrik Stages All-Star Lineup at Forward 2026 Las Vegas - AI Improves Threat Response While Increasing Defense Expenses
Phishing now consumes 37% of security team hours and $51,948 per analyst annually, up 13.6% since 2022 IRONSCALES, the leader in AI-powered email security, today released “The (Higher) Business Cost of Phishing,” a new research… Read more: AI Improves Threat Response While Increasing Defense Expenses - How C3 AI agents will automate predictive maintenance for Shell
Shell will use agents from C3 AI to shift from basic anomaly detection towards fully-automated predictive maintenance. The global energy giant is building on their current use of the C3 AI Reliability Suite, which already… Read more: How C3 AI agents will automate predictive maintenance for Shell - Why smart companies don’t add AI everywhere
There’s a version of the AI story that goes like this: the board demands an AI roadmap, investors want to see the AI concept, competitors announce AI features, and suddenly the entire company is pressured… Read more: Why smart companies don’t add AI everywhere - OpenAI and Anthropic May Be Rivals, but Investors Aren’t Picking Sides
“Why wouldn’t you want to be in both Pepsi and Coke?” says one venture capitalist. “It’s the same here.” - Why Apple Might Put Cameras Into Its Next AirPods
From battery life to privacy, there are many hurdles to the idea taking off. - Hatz AI Appoints Jim Fanning as President, Marking Key Leadership Milestone
New executive hire accelerates company’s path to scale as MSP demand and product innovation drive growth Hatz AI, the first platform built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deliver AI-as-a-service, today announced the appointment of Jim… Read more: Hatz AI Appoints Jim Fanning as President, Marking Key Leadership Milestone - AI Has Come for Serif Fonts
AI companies are using serif to project humanity. Critics are calling it “tasteslop.” - Asana Unveils Operating System for Human-Agent Teams
Agentic Work Management solves the AI productivity gap; Organizations can run critical work with humans and agents on the same plan, with the same context, under the same governance Asana announces next generation AI Teammates… Read more: Asana Unveils Operating System for Human-Agent Teams - CloudInteract and Red Kite Partner on Agentic AI Voice Solutions
This expert partnership takes agentic voice deployments for customers from quarters to weeks; a demonstrator can be seen at PegaWorld 2026 CloudInteract, the Amazon Connect and agentic AI specialist, and Red Kite, the Pega delivery… Read more: CloudInteract and Red Kite Partner on Agentic AI Voice Solutions - New claimants seek to sue Elon Musk’s xAI after Labour MP’s test case
Jess Asato’s lawyer says others want to take action over demeaning sexualised material created by Grok AI tool New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour… Read more: New claimants seek to sue Elon Musk’s xAI after Labour MP’s test case - atNorth Expands to Norway with New Mega Site in Haugaland
The new mega site will launch with an initial capacity of 120MW and is designed to grow to 350MW to meet future demand. atNorth, the leading Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center provider, has… Read more: atNorth Expands to Norway with New Mega Site in Haugaland - A uni professor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece. Here’s what it revealed about trust in the technology
Without disclosing that work has been generated using the technology, faith in existing industries will continue to be undermined Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app… Read more: A uni professor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece. Here’s what it revealed about trust in the technology - AI at the World Cup: smarter tactics, healthy players, safer crowds – but new risks
With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 host cities and three countries (the United States, Canada and Mexico), this year’s FIFA World Cup is projected to be the biggest sporting event ever in terms… Read more: AI at the World Cup: smarter tactics, healthy players, safer crowds – but new risks - Australia now has access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. It may improve cyber safety – but not for everyone
Google DeepMind Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too dangerous for public release, including Australia in the select handful of users. The large language model, known as… Read more: Australia now has access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. It may improve cyber safety – but not for everyone - Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults
Dashlane said that attackers mounted a coordinated hacking campaign against a large base of its users in an attempt to recover as many encrypted password vaults as possible. The password manager provider said fewer than… Read more: Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults - These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda
As more people rely on large language models to provide pat answers to complex questions, state governments are understandably worried about those LLMs spouting what they see as dangerous propaganda promoted by foreign adversaries. To… Read more: These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda - AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data
AT&T and Verizon lost an attempt to overturn fines for selling users’ real-time location data without consent, as the Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission process for issuing financial penalties did not… Read more: AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data - The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet
It may appear that humanoid robots capable of handling any task have almost arrived—especially when tech companies showcase them performing acrobatic feats or handling household chores. But there is still a significant gap between these… Read more: The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet - Satya Nadella ‘Not Sure’ Who Said Microsoft Wanted to Make Addictive AI, Is Looking for Guy Who Did This
On Tuesday, we published an article about an internal Microsoft strategy document that explained the company wanted to “make people addicted” to its new AI assistant, Scout. Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told staff that… Read more: Satya Nadella ‘Not Sure’ Who Said Microsoft Wanted to Make Addictive AI, Is Looking for Guy Who Did This - People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong?
Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you took while in a meeting. Your colleague comments on how clear they are. You don’t disclose it… Read more: People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong? - Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI
Alexander Sinn/Unsplash In a TED Talk, the Russian-born entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda describes the sudden death of her best friend and housemate Roman, the “coolest person” she knew. Grieving and desperately lonely, she immersed herself in… Read more: Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI - Data Centers Have Become Shockingly Unpopular, Poll Finds
A silent war is playing out across rural America. Residents are packing themselves into local county meetings in incredible numbers and calling on their representatives to oppose gargantuan data center projects, developments that could cause… Read more: Data Centers Have Become Shockingly Unpopular, Poll Finds - Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
Despite having tiny brains, bumblebees have demonstrated a remarkable ability to socially learn how to use tools, solve simple puzzles, and cooperate to achieve a goal. It seems they can also solve object-manipulation tasks without… Read more: Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds - Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn’t relax ban on foreign routers
The cable industry’s primary lobby group is seeking a waiver of the Federal Communications Commission ban on foreign routers, warning of potential chaos if cable Internet service providers can’t change some of the components in… Read more: Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn’t relax ban on foreign routers - Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
Critics hope to keep Elon Musk from escaping a strict data-privacy order imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shortly before he took over Twitter. The FTC order placed restrictions on X’s data use for… Read more: Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling - PATH to boost AI training and career opportunities for industry-aligned jobs
MIT, in collaboration with Georgia State University and a growing network of educational institutions, has announced expanded work under PATH (Pathways for AI Training and Hiring) — a multiyear initiative designed to scale effective, affordable,… Read more: PATH to boost AI training and career opportunities for industry-aligned jobs - Gartner SRM 2026 Signals a Cybersecurity Shift From Prevention to Resilience
Gartner SRM 2026 put resilience, identity, and AI agent governance at the center of cybersecurity strategy as prevention loses ground. The post Gartner SRM 2026 Signals a Cybersecurity Shift From Prevention to Resilience appeared first… Read more: Gartner SRM 2026 Signals a Cybersecurity Shift From Prevention to Resilience - Immigrant Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit Over Palantir’s ELITE
An immigrant rights and advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking records related to the agency’s use of Palantir tools. 404 Media first revealed a tool called ELITE and… Read more: Immigrant Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit Over Palantir’s ELITE - The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic… Read more: The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked - Basketball Fans Disgusted as ESPN Airs AI Slop Version of NBA Champion Tony Parker During the Finals
The first game of the 2026 NBA finals was everything fans could want out of playoff basketball. The New York Knicks overcame an early 14-point deficit to bring themselves within spitting distance of the San… Read more: Basketball Fans Disgusted as ESPN Airs AI Slop Version of NBA Champion Tony Parker During the Finals - The LEGO YouTube Scandal Has Broken Containment, Can No Longer Be Ignored
This week, I have been buried under a series of story tips and reporting leads that I’m excited about, that I think are important, and that I am anxious to get into the world. But… Read more: The LEGO YouTube Scandal Has Broken Containment, Can No Longer Be Ignored - Mac Studio 2026: Apple’s Next Desktop Macs May Arrive Later Than Expected
Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio shortages are fueling M5 refresh rumors, but AI demand and supply constraints may complicate launch timing. The post Mac Studio 2026: Apple’s Next Desktop Macs May Arrive Later Than… Read more: Mac Studio 2026: Apple’s Next Desktop Macs May Arrive Later Than Expected - Aircall Acquires Piper AI to Automate CRM Updates, Sales Follow-Ups
Aircall acquired Piper AI to add revenue intelligence, CRM automation, and sales workflow tools to its customer communications platform. The post Aircall Acquires Piper AI to Automate CRM Updates, Sales Follow-Ups appeared first on TechRepublic. - US Firms Try DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI Costs Rise
US firms are testing China’s DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI costs rise, raising questions about savings, data residency, and risk. The post US Firms Try DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI Costs Rise appeared first on… Read more: US Firms Try DeepSeek as Silicon Valley AI Costs Rise - DuckDuckGo Makes AI-Free Search Easier To Set as Default
DuckDuckGo’s new No AI search extensions make AI-free search easier to set as a browser default, giving users a persistent alternative to AI-generated search results. The post DuckDuckGo Makes AI-Free Search Easier To Set as… Read more: DuckDuckGo Makes AI-Free Search Easier To Set as Default - AI Toys Reach Children Before Privacy and Safety Rules Catch Up
AI toys are being marketed as educational companions, but researchers warn that privacy rules, safety testing, and child-development evidence are still lagging behind the market. The post AI Toys Reach Children Before Privacy and Safety… Read more: AI Toys Reach Children Before Privacy and Safety Rules Catch Up - Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers
Google is reportedly offering select Play Store developers payment for access to app source code. For Android developers in APAC, the offer raises questions about IP rights, security risks, AI-use terms, and local data obligations… Read more: Google Reportedly Wants Android App Code From Play Store Developers - After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was in excellent shape when it disappeared behind Mars on December 6 of last year. The routine passage, called an occultation, was supposed to last less than an hour, but ground teams… Read more: After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper - Meta Business Agent drives AI-powered conversational commerce
Meta has launched Business Agent to automate conversational commerce workflows directly inside its messaging applications. The software allows global retail brands to execute transactions and field support tickets without human intervention. Deploying this architecture places… Read more: Meta Business Agent drives AI-powered conversational commerce - Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People
Do you oppose data centers being built in your town? Well then you’re a lowly “unkempt” rube, in the eyes of Shelbyville, Indiana mayor and aspiring aristocrat Scott Furgeson. In a video seemingly recorded without… Read more: Mayor Caught on Camera Saying the Only Voters Who Oppose Data Centers Are Disgusting Poor People - SpaceX will get off the ground – but a descent from a silly valuation must follow | Nils Pratley
Investors will buy into the market-leading tech and cult of Musk despite a price that is defying gravity “Our mission,” says the opening sentence of SpaceX’s listing document with a straight face, “is to build… Read more: SpaceX will get off the ground – but a descent from a silly valuation must follow | Nils Pratley - Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder
PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised images UK politics live – latest updates Elon Musk is “interfering in our politics” and attempting to… Read more: Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder - Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report | Letters
Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressed Alan Milburn’s interim review into young people not in education, employment or… Read more: Careers guidance should be at the centre of Alan Milburn’s final Neet report | Letters - Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection
Scientists examining amber from Goethe’s personal collection discovered three hidden fossil insects, including an extinct ant preserved in extraordinary detail. Advanced 3D imaging allowed researchers to see not only the ant’s outer features but also… Read more: Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection - Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival
For decades, pancreatic cancer has been one of the most lethal cancers, with few effective treatment options. A new drug, daraxonrasib, targets the KRAS mutation that fuels most pancreatic tumors—something many scientists once thought couldn’t… Read more: Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival - My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with
A weird text from my dad in February sent me on a months-long quest to solve a mystery that has been troubling an odd group of victims from a Columbia University data breach last year.… Read more: My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with - How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
On Monday, SpaceX amended its initial public offering to state that water conditions—including water scarcity, regulations around water, and drought—could constrain data center development. It isn’t the only tech company trying to assess how water… Read more: How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems - After 20 years, scientists finally shrink a powerful laser onto a chip
Researchers at EPFL have developed a chip-scale ultrafast laser that performs on par with traditional tabletop femtosecond lasers. The innovation could make advanced laser technologies far smaller, cheaper, and more accessible for applications ranging from… Read more: After 20 years, scientists finally shrink a powerful laser onto a chip - It doesn’t feel very agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra review
After a slow start, Subaru’s electrification journey picked up a bit this year with the debut of a pair of new electric vehicles, the Uncharted and the Trailseeker. Neither is truly an in-house Subaru—like the… Read more: It doesn’t feel very agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra review - Are you still manually fighting with LaTeX and TikZ to create publication-quality figures?
Scientists spend enormous time hand-crafting publication-quality figures, yet every automated system in existence handles only one figure type at a time, producing static images that cannot be tweaked. The assumption underlying this limitation is straightforward:… Read more: Are you still manually fighting with LaTeX and TikZ to create publication-quality figures? - NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery
The MIT-led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI) has received renewed support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for an additional five years, increasing annual funding from $4 million to $4.98 million. The… Read more: NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery - Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don’t Exist
In the last few years, we’ve heard case after case where attorneys used generative AI and were caught including fake citations, quotes, and other major errors in their filings. This generally plays out in dockets,… Read more: Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don’t Exist - I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett
Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertips I am not, by nature, an early adopter. There… Read more: I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett - KushoAI Benchmark Finds AI Coding Tools Struggle With Complex API Bugs
First comparative benchmark of AI agents for API bug detection shows strong performance on simple checks, but major gaps on cross-field and business-logic failures KushoAI today released the first comparative benchmark study of how leading… Read more: KushoAI Benchmark Finds AI Coding Tools Struggle With Complex API Bugs - ADEO Partners with Kong to Scale GenAI Adoption
Kong will help ADEO bridge API management and AI connectivity within a single platform Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, today announced that ADEO, the global leader in Europe in home… Read more: ADEO Partners with Kong to Scale GenAI Adoption - Google Employees Internally Share Memes About How Its AI Sucks
While Google CEO Sundar Pichai proudly tells the world that 75 percent of all new code at the company is AI-generated, internally Google employees are sharing memes about how AI is bad at that exact… Read more: Google Employees Internally Share Memes About How Its AI Sucks - Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that’s bad news for patience
Have you found yourself drumming your fingers in impatience more lately? Connect Images via Getty Images When I was growing up, teachers would assign research papers that required going to the library, or later, searching… Read more: Eroding a virtue: AI trains people to expect instant answers – and that’s bad news for patience - Pinecone Nexus Now Integrates with Microsoft OneLake
Pinecone Nexus integration with Microsoft OneLake moves reasoning upstream and delivers trusted knowledge to AI agents querying enterprise data, at a fraction of the cost of traditional approaches. Pinecone, trusted knowledge infrastructure for AI, today at… Read more: Pinecone Nexus Now Integrates with Microsoft OneLake - Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
Thousands of electric vehicles in Waymo’s autonomous robotaxi fleet may eventually give up their used batteries for a very different purpose—contributing up to hundreds of megawatt-hours of stationary energy storage to local power grids. That… Read more: Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids - Scout from M’Soft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365
Microsoft has announced the wider testing of its new Autopilot feature at the Microsoft Build event this week, backed by a post on the company’s’ website. Autopilots are described as a new category of agents… Read more: Scout from M’Soft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365 - Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope. - Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment
Quantinuum, a quantum computing startup, is losing millions. Investors want in anyway. - LTM Launches Managed Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solution with Cisco
Launching at Cisco Live 2026, this solution helps enterprises safely deploy generative AI, strengthen zero trust, and simplify access management LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest enterprises, launches its new Managed Secure… Read more: LTM Launches Managed Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solution with Cisco - Amazon brings AI shopping assistant to retailers with Kate Spade
Amazon is offering its AI shopping technology to other retailers through a new Agentic Shopping Assistant built on AWS, with Kate Spade among the first brands to use it. The service allows retailers to build… Read more: Amazon brings AI shopping assistant to retailers with Kate Spade - Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School
A homeschooling center in Manhattan is part of the company’s nationwide expansion. Internal documents reveal its strategy: “Opening date > safety.” - Microsoft Project Solara Brings AI Agents to Enterprise Devices
Microsoft’s Project Solara previews a future where AI agents run on managed enterprise devices, not just PCs, browsers, or chat windows. The platform is still early, but its badge and desk concepts raise new questions… Read more: Microsoft Project Solara Brings AI Agents to Enterprise Devices - Building compliant AI Agents: Preparing Enterprise teams for the EU AI Act
Most enterprise teams are treating EU AI Act compliance like a legal checkbox. It isn’t. For teams actually deploying production agents the requirements reach deep into how you build, monitor, and govern every step of… Read more: Building compliant AI Agents: Preparing Enterprise teams for the EU AI Act - NASA’s Webb detects methane and strange chemistry on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered unusual chemistry in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, including the first direct detection of methane on a visitor from another star system. The comet also contains exceptionally high levels of… Read more: NASA’s Webb detects methane and strange chemistry on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS - Cancer’s favorite escape trick may actually make it easier to kill
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way the immune system fights cancer, overturning a core belief that has guided immunology for decades. The research found that when cancer cells shut down a key immune-recognition molecule… Read more: Cancer’s favorite escape trick may actually make it easier to kill - Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries
Researchers have discovered how microscopic imperfections and atomic vibrations can be used to control a powerful quantum effect in an advanced material. The effect can turn alternating electrical signals from the environment directly into the… Read more: Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries - Beluga whales keep switching mates and it may be saving their species
Hidden beneath Arctic waters, beluga whales have long kept their family lives a mystery. By analyzing DNA from more than 600 belugas in Alaska’s Bristol Bay over 13 years, researchers uncovered a surprisingly flexible mating… Read more: Beluga whales keep switching mates and it may be saving their species
