There’s no love being lost between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. At India’s AI Summit in New Delhi on Thursday, the respective CEOs of OpenAI and Athropic shared the stage with roughly a dozen other industry… Read more: Skin-Crawlingly Awkward Video Shows Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Refusing to Hold Hands

It’s just two weeks until F1 gets underway in Australia, and teams are currently in Bahrain, midway through their third and final preseason test. The 2026 season promises to be wildly different from those of… Read more: F1: Preseason tests shows how different 2026 will be

The AI search startup once predicted advertising would be a massive business. Now it’s betting on a smaller, more valuable audience.

Police in Claremore, Oklahoma arrested a local man after he went slightly over his time giving public remarks during a city council meeting opposing a proposed data center. Darren Blanchard showed up at a Claremore… Read more: Man Opposing Data Center Arrested for Speaking Slightly Too Long

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they’re far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as certain tones, personalities, biases, and moods.… Read more: Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models

In October, Amazon proudly announced a new warehouse robot made up of multiple robotic arms called Blue Jay, which alongside an AI system would “reduce repetitive tasks, improve safety, and boost productivity — while speeding… Read more: Amazon’s Shiny New Warehouse Robot Just Failed in Spectacular Style

Google unveils the $499 Pixel 10a with Tensor G4, AI-powered camera tools, a brighter 3,000-nit display, Satellite SOS, and seven years of updates. The post Google Launches Pixel 10a at $499, Adds AI Editing and… Read more: Google Launches Pixel 10a at $499, Adds AI Editing and 30-Hour Battery

Telefónica and Mavenir are setting up a joint AI Innovation Hub to test and validate AI-driven capabilities for core telecom networks ahead of large-scale deployment. The post Telefónica and Mavenir Bet on AI-Run Networks With… Read more: Telefónica and Mavenir Bet on AI-Run Networks With New Innovation Hub

In Formula One, grip is everything. The world’s best engineers devote their careers to designing cars that maximize downforce and grip to squeeze every bit of performance out of a set of four humble tires.… Read more: Zero grip, maximum fun: A practical guide to getting into amateur ice racing

Led by Georgian, with participation from Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and 01A, the extension brings total funding to $258 million. Render, the leading cloud for application developers, has raised $100 million in an extension of… Read more: Render Raises $100 Million Series C Extension at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Another day, another Google AI model. Google has really been pumping out new AI tools lately, having just released Gemini 3 in November. Today, it’s bumping the flagship model to version 3.1. The new Gemini… Read more: Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it’s better at complex problem-solving

Almost a decade ago Jason and I sat in the roof garden in VICE’s Brooklyn office to talk to Whitney Phillips, a professor and expert on digital communications and ethics. The media, academics, and political… Read more: We Have Learned Nothing About Amplifying Morons

Investors have been rattled by the enormous amount of money AI companies are committing to spend on infrastructure buildouts. Amazon alone saw its share price drop precipitously earlier this month after announcing that it’s planning… Read more: Blinking New Warning Sign Appears for AI Industry

We’d like to hear your stories about the ways you’re using chatbots to assist with your social life or important life decisions Lots of people now use chatbots as personal assistants, not just for work… Read more: Tell us: have you ever used AI to navigate everyday life and social relationships?

We love hearing about the latest findings coming out of an Eötvös Loránd University (ELU) research group focused on gifted word learner (GWL) dogs—if only for the pictures of adorable doggoes playing with their toys.… Read more: Rare gifted word-learner dogs like to share their toys

Last month, Jason Grad issued a late-night warning to the 20 employees at his tech startup. “You’ve likely seen Clawdbot trending on X/LinkedIn. While cool, it is currently unvetted and high-risk for our environment,” he… Read more: OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use

Porn performer Siri Dahl’s personal information, including her full legal name and birthday, was publicly exposed earlier this month by xAI’s Grok chatbot. Almost instantly, harassers started opening Facebook accounts in her name and posting… Read more: Grok Exposed a Porn Performer’s Legal Name and Birthdate—Without Even Being Asked

According to Elon Musk, xAI’s Grok chatbot has a new bona fide: blatantly lying about the history of America. On Wednesday, the centi-billionaire culture warrior boasted that the “4.20” version of his is officially “BASED.”… Read more: Elon Musk Boasts That Grok Says America Isn’t Built on Stolen Land, Which It Obviously Is

Scientists have taken a major step toward mimicking nature’s tiniest gateways by creating ultra-small pores that rival the dimensions of biological ion channels—just a few atoms wide. The breakthrough opens new possibilities for single-molecule sensing,… Read more: Atom-sized gates could transform DNA sequencing and neuromorphic computing

A major breakthrough could help save the world’s bananas from a devastating disease. Scientists have discovered the exact genetic region in a wild banana that provides resistance to Fusarium wilt Subtropical Race 4 — a… Read more: Scientists discover gene that could save bananas from deadly Panama disease

A new human study has uncovered how the body naturally turns off inflammation. Researchers found that fat-derived molecules called epoxy-oxylipins rein in immune cells that can otherwise drive chronic disease. Using a drug to boost… Read more: Scientists discover the body’s hidden “off switch” for inflammation

From TikTok deepfakes to smears put out by the White House, fake videos modeled on Black archetypes are running rampant – putting Black users at risk Late last year, as a US government shutdown cut… Read more: Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality’

The case against AI’s usefulness in the workplace continues to grow. In a new analysis of a survey published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and highlighted by Fortune, around 90 percent of the… Read more: A Huge Survey of CEOs and Other Execs Just Found Something Damning About AI’s Effects on Productivity

Renowned optimization and AI technologies leader to advance hybrid approaches for demanding decision challenges. Gurobi Optimization, LLC, the leader in decision intelligence technology, is pleased to announce that Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck has joined the… Read more: Gurobi Appoints Dr. Pascal Van Hentenryck to Lead AI Innovation Lab

The adoption of AI for enterprise treasury management enables businesses to abandon manual spreadsheets for automated data pipelines. Corporate finance departments face pressure from market volatility, regulatory demands, and digital finance requirements. Ashish Kumar, head… Read more: How AI upgrades enterprise treasury management

Andrew Yang — millionaire entrepreneur, noted Ivy leaguer, and one-time presidential hopeful — has a grim warning for his fellow salaried professionals: AI is about to wipe “millions” of office jobs over the coming months.… Read more: AI Will Destroy Millions of White Collars Jobs in the Coming Months, Andrew Yang Warns, Driving Surge of Personal Bankruptcies

Pinterest has gone all in on artificial intelligence and users say it’s destroying the site. Since 2009, the image sharing social media site has been a place for people to share their art, recipes, home… Read more: Pinterest Is Drowning in a Sea of AI Slop and Auto-Moderation

Ancient DNA from a Stone Age burial site in Sweden shows that families 5,500 years ago were more complex than expected. Many individuals buried together were not immediate family, but second- or third-degree relatives. One… Read more: Ancient DNA solves 5,500 year old burial mystery in Sweden

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early brain scans showed that gray matter changes dramatically through the teen years, and because… Read more: Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows

Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time — but new research suggests the real culprit may be something more subtle. Scientists at SUNY College of Optometry propose that it’s not… Read more: The nearsightedness explosion may be fueled by dim indoor light, not just screens

Accenture is linking senior promotions to regular use of internal AI tools, a sign that AI fluency is becoming a measurable requirement in consulting. The post Accenture Ties Promotions to AI Adoption appeared first on… Read more: Accenture Ties Promotions to AI Adoption

Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock The financial industry is entering a new era, with AI and new regulations on accessing data transforming how finance works. These changes are giving people more options to manage their money in new ways… Read more: Five ways that AI could be reshaping your relationship with money

Bear trainer Doug Seus plays with Bart the Bear, who’s appeared in over 20 TV shows and films. Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty Images There is a long and storied history of nonhuman actors, from Luke,… Read more: Do animals have a future on Hollywood sets?

New technology has workers spooked, but experts say it’s creating an opening for a resurgence in worker power In 2026, it’s a scary time to work for a living. Gone are the days of quiet… Read more: The rise of AI is making the future of work look bleak – but it could be an opportunity

This package of online courses includes training on AI workflows, content, and data with lifetime access. The post Train Your Team to Use Generative AI the Right Way for $30 appeared first on TechRepublic.

Consulting firm keen to increase uptake of technology and is reportedly monitoring adoption by workforce Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on… Read more: Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’

Fomi watches you work, then scolds you when your attention wanders. It’s helpful, but there are privacy issues to consider.

Artificial intelligence is moving closer to the point where it can act, not just advise. A new pilot by DBS Bank shows how that shift may soon affect everyday payments, as financial institutions begin testing… Read more: DBS pilots system that lets AI agents make payments for customers

Valuation doubles and annual recurring revenue grows nearly four times, driven by Fortune 1000 adoption Selector, a leader in AI-driven observability and network intelligence, today announced a $32 million funding round, doubling the company’s valuation… Read more: Selector Raises $32 Mn to Eliminate Downtime with AI-Powered Observability

French president rejects US criticism as António Guterres and Narendra Modi warn on child safety and AI monopolies Emmanuel Macron has hit back at US criticism of Europe’s efforts to regulate AI, vowing to protect… Read more: Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’

Scientists have developed a powerful new way to forecast where some of the world’s most dangerous scorpions are likely to be found. By combining fieldwork in Africa with advanced computer modeling, the team discovered that… Read more: New map reveals where lethal scorpions are most likely to strike

A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of removing it as traditionally done, dramatically boosts performance.… Read more: New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds — including 25 newly… Read more: AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles

A massive, centuries-long drought may have driven the extinction of the “hobbits” of Flores. Climate records preserved in cave formations show rainfall plummeted just as the small human species disappeared. At the same time, pygmy… Read more: Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago

Veteran AI and cloud infrastructure leader to drive next phase of innovation for Cirrascale’s private AI cloud services Cirrascale Cloud Services, the expert neocloud built for Private AI, today announced the appointment of Alex Nataros… Read more: Cirrascale Appoints Alex Nataros as Chief Technology Officer

New product delivers on the company’s Intent Security vision with real-time behavioral analysis at sub-50ms speeds and 99.83% detection accuracy Lasso Security, the platform enabling secure AI adoption at enterprise scale, today launched Intent Deputy: the… Read more: Lasso Security Introduces Intent Deputy

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder pulls out of India’s AI Impact Summit to ‘ensure the focus’ remains on event’s ‘key priorities’ Bill Gates has pulled out of a keynote address at the AI Impact Summit in India… Read more: Bill Gates cancels keynote speech in India amid questions over Epstein ties

It happens every day — a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By… Read more: Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economy UK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.… Read more: Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs

Matthias Balk/Getty Images American artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic this month attracted applause – and a surge in users – for clever advertisements poking fun at its competition. In the commercials, an AI assistant awkwardly… Read more: Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?

PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogyny Deepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms… Read more: Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency was accused of abandoning its mission to protect public health after repealing an “endangerment finding” that has served as the basis for federal climate change regulations… Read more: Lawsuit: EPA revoking greenhouse gas finding risks “thousands of avoidable deaths”

2026 is looking like a pretty good year for affordable electric vehicles. There’s a new Nissan Leaf that starts at a hair under $30,000 (as long as you ignore the destination charge). We’ll soon drive… Read more: Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options

Following our report last week that Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate the inconvenient delay. But Verizon hasn’t… Read more: Verizon acknowledges “pain” of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

In 2017, Elon Musk signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to ban the development of autonomous weapons. “We do not have long to act,” the letter read. “Once this Pandora’s box is… Read more: SpaceX Angling for Military Contract to Produce Drone Swarms

Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boom The Illinois governor JB Pritzker proposed a two-year break from offering tax incentives for datacenters, a reflection of increasing public… Read more: Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters

Archival storage poses lots of challenges. We want media that is extremely dense and stable for centuries or more, and, ideally, doesn’t consume any energy when not being accessed. Lots of ideas have floated around—even… Read more: Microsoft’s new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass

This week, Apple released the first developer betas for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and its other operating systems. On Tuesday, it followed those up with public beta versions of the same updates. Usually… Read more: 5 changes to know about in Apple’s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

After being merged with Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, SpaceX is gearing up for a $1.25 trillion IPO — but since the entity is still currently private, it’s remained mostly out of reach of everyday… Read more: Buckle Up: New Fund Will Let Regular Investors Buy SpaceX Stock

The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.

In its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Palantir says that increased regulation of immigration may impact the company’s ability to hire the talent it needs. At the same time, Palantir… Read more: Palantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring

Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, warns former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm The former chancellor George Osborne has warned that countries that do not embrace the… Read more: Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” Is that still true when the so-called music is being generated by a probabilistic robot instead of a human? We’re about to… Read more: Record scratch—Google’s Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

Collagery/Shutterstock Most AI training teaches you how to get outputs. Write a better prompt. Refine your query. Generate content faster. This approach treats AI as a productivity tool and measures success by speed. It misses… Read more: Using AI responsibly means knowing when not to use it

The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its shocking refusal to consider Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine for approval. The refusal was revealed last week in a sharply worded press release from Moderna. Subsequent reporting found… Read more: FDA does U-turn, will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot after shocking rejection

Is the AI bubble going to burst? Will it cause the economy to go up in flames? Both analogies may be apt if you’re to believe one leading expert’s warning that the industry may be… Read more: Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster

Apple is reportedly accelerating AI wearables, including smart glasses, a pin-like pendant, and upgraded AirPods centered on a revamped Siri. The post Apple Plans AI Pendant, Smart AirPods in Major Wearables Expansion appeared first on… Read more: Apple Plans AI Pendant, Smart AirPods in Major Wearables Expansion

Every day, people log into an online forum for current and former Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers to share their thoughts on the news of the day and complain about their colleagues in Immigration and… Read more: Inside the DHS forum where ICE agents trash talk one another

In Qing dynasty China, artisans augmented decorative pieces by incorporating iridescent kingfisher feathers—a technique known as tian-tsui. Scientists at Northwestern University’s Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts have used high-energy x-ray imaging to achieve… Read more: X-rays reveal kingfisher feather structure in unprecedented detail

It’s that time of year—a new budget Pixel phone is about to hit virtual shelves. The Pixel 10a will be available on March 5, and pre-orders go live today. The 9a will still be on… Read more: Google’s Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 for $499 with specs and design of yesteryear

The real estate industry has seized on generative AI with a passion. Realtors have made extensive use of the tech, manipulating photos of properties beyond recognition by giving facades and interiors a heavy coat of… Read more: Realtor Uses AI, Accidentally Posts Photo of Rental Property With Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror

Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.  In October, Ring launched… Read more: Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

For leaders in the financial sector, the experimental phase of generative AI has concluded and the focus for 2026 is operational integration. While early adoption centred on content generation and efficiency in isolated workflows, the… Read more: How financial institutions are embedding AI decision-making

A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most talked-about weight loss trends in recent years, promising dramatic results with simple changes to when you eat. But a major Cochrane review suggests the reality may be… Read more: Intermittent fasting fails to beat standard dieting for weight loss

Aivolut uses GPT-5 and Claude to help professionals create full-length, KDP-ready manuscripts in minutes. The post Turn Your Expertise Into Published Books Using Advanced AI Technology appeared first on TechRepublic.

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new approach: a… Read more: A spinning gyroscope could finally unlock ocean wave energy

Northwestern researchers have shown that when it comes to cancer vaccines, arrangement can be just as important as ingredients. By repositioning a small fragment of an HPV protein on a DNA-based nanovaccine, the team dramatically… Read more: This reengineered HPV vaccine trains T cells to hunt down cancer

This week we start with Emanuel’s wild story about Alpha School, a very hyped AI-powered school. Emanuel got leaked documents and spoke to former employees. After the break, Sam tells us what happens when someone… Read more: Podcast: Inside an AI-Powered School

Attention, gamers: if you thought new titles on top of the endless cavalcade of sequels and remakes were derivative now, wait till you hear about what the game engine maker Unity has got in store.… Read more: Unity Says It Has a New Product That Cooks Up Entire Games Using AI

Amazon just killed its newest robot. Here’s what went wrong. The post Amazon Shelves Blue Jay Warehouse Robot Months After Its Debut appeared first on TechRepublic.

Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms of clinical depression. The drugs seemingly work by boosting the brain’s ability to remodel connections… Read more: Hallucinogen DMT an effective antidepressant in small clinical trial

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among the youngest geological structures on the… Read more: The Moon is still shrinking and it could trigger more moonquakes

Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains The front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: “These companies… Read more: The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly ‘frees up’

As a large provider of technology services operating in multiple industries, Infosys is one of the names that quickly come to mind when decision-makers consider possible providers of consultation on and practical implementation of any… Read more: Infosys AI implementation framework offers business leaders guidance

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease — with a shingles vaccine emerging as the front-runner. After reviewing 80… Read more: Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimer’s

“We would [all] love to have an AI boss who wouldn’t yell at you or gaslight you. Claude as a boss is the nicest guy ever.”

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Now, scientists at UC San Diego have unveiled a powerful new CRISPR-based tool that doesn’t… Read more: Breakthrough CRISPR system could reverse antibiotic resistance crisis

Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key oxygen-processing enzyme back hundreds of millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event. Early microbes… Read more: Ancient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere

Inaugural Customer Conference showcases the Kipu Helix Intelligent Operating System, reshaping how behavioral health organizations scale, operate, and deliver care As artificial intelligence redefines what’s possible in healthcare, Kipu brings that transformation directly to behavioral… Read more: Kipu Health Launches Elevate 2026

The move to the country’s leading tech hub follows a year of accelerated growth and 190% enterprise expansion Drata, the leading agentic trust management platform, today announced the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters,… Read more: Drata Opens San Francisco Headquarters

New research shows 67% already building agentic workflows and 85% expect AI agents to become table stakes within three years. Nylas today released its 2026 State of Agentic AI report, based on a survey of more… Read more: 94% of Developers Eye Vendor Switch Amid AI Race

New enterprise capabilities are designed to accelerate data movement across distributed AI environments while lowering complexity and total cost As AI drives explosive data growth, enterprises are under increasing pressure to move information quickly and… Read more: Lumen Unveils Gateway to Ease AI Network Strain

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By engineering early-stage stem cells from cord blood—rather than trying to modify mature natural killer (NK) cells—they created… Read more: One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough

A new University at Buffalo study suggests cannabis-infused beverages could help some people cut back on alcohol. In a survey of cannabis users, those who drank cannabis beverages reported cutting their weekly alcohol intake roughly… Read more: People who switched to cannabis drinks cut their alcohol use nearly in half

A 125-million-year-old dinosaur just rewrote what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. Scientists in China have uncovered an exceptionally preserved juvenile iguanodontian with fossilized skin so detailed that individual cells are still visible. Even… Read more: 125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

China Media Group’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala drew widespread attention with a performance of humanoid robots that appeared to do martial arts alongside young performers. However, as the videos spread, viewers expressed both admiration and… Read more: Should we be impressed or worried by China’s humanoid robot display? – video

Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s… Read more: China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?