October 2026

The world’s largest retailer wants to sell you something else—Internet from space. Amazon has been developing a constellation of satellites to deliver broadband Internet from low-Earth orbit for the better part of a decade, and the company is just about ready to pull back the curtain. It is entering a market that SpaceX, with its […]

For the last 15 years, you’ve been able to buy a Fire tablet from Amazon. Which Fire tablet? It doesn’t matter—like Kindles, they have been pretty much the same year to year. The company’s new tablet lineup is a big change, though. Amazon has dropped the Fire branding in favor of Alexa, and the new

AI Now’s Co-Executive Director Sarah Myers West joined the Washington Journal to talk about how artificial intelligence should be regulated. Watch the full interview here. The post Jennifer Huddleston and Sarah Myers West on Artificial Intelligence Regulation appeared first on AI Now Institute.

For years, illustrators, photographers, designers, and video editors have been held under the thumb of a single software company: Adobe. The infamous Adobe Creative Suite, later rebranded as the Creative Cloud — a change which brought about an end to true offline use — has long dogged creatives with its incredibly high subscription fees, representing an ironclad

An Iowa man has kicked off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse.”  On Tuesday night, Ottumwa resident, satanist, and former city

A well-designed AI system could help newcomers find English or French classes, employment workshops, food banks, legal clinics, housing information or community events. (Unsplash/John Lockwood) Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technology-sector issue. It’s transforming how public services are organized and delivered, including settlement services for immigrants and newcomers in Canada. Settlement services are

OpenAI’s GPT-6 brings interactive charts, forms, and calculators to ChatGPT. See how the rollout works, what devices support it, and the key limits. The post OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-6 Intelligent UI With Interactive Charts, Forms, and More appeared first on TechRepublic.

On-device personal AI requires models and agent software that can operate within fixed hardware limits. Developers also need ways to keep those systems improving after deployment. Model builders are rethinking architectures designed around elastic cloud capacity. The edge offers fixed hardware but a far richer view of the user, which makes it the natural home

A fully AI-generated feature film is set to get a theatrical release and has already been rated R, making it the first AI film to be blessed by an official MPA rating. And the studio behind the movie, titled “Gods Don’t Give Gifts,” is even gearing up for an awards push. But whether it looks

Healthleap raises $38 million to expand AI that analyzes hospital records for overlooked health risks, as questions remain about clinical accuracy and patient care. The post Healthleap Raises $38M for AI That Spots Hidden Health Risks in Hospitals appeared first on TechRepublic.