A legislative battle in Washington, D.C. has transformed into a high-stakes proxy war between the nation’s largest ride-hailing network and its primary autonomous vehicle operator. As city officials weigh a bill to permit driverless operations, Uber is aggressively lobbying to ensure human drivers remain central to the city’s transit future.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a firm directive to autonomous vehicle developers, declaring that the persistent failure of robotaxis to detect and yield to first responders constitutes a functional insufficiency that requires immediate remedial action from the industry.
Reed Jobs prefers discussing the mechanics of oncology over his famous lineage. Three years after launching his venture firm, Yosemite, the son of the late Apple co-founder is pivoting from early-stage academic grants to aggressive biotech development, fueled by a belief that AI and gene-editing breakthroughs are finally making the impossible curable.
As New York City temperatures climbed last weekend, the necessity of a cold drink became an afternoon obsession. Rather than braving the heat for a convenience store run, the Ninja Slushi Twist offered a domestic solution, transforming the kitchen into a personal frozen beverage station capable of churning out two distinct flavors simultaneously.
By stripping away cameras and speakers, the G2 smart glasses from Even Realities aim to carve out a niche in the productivity market. The $599 device prioritizes a discreet, monochrome neon-style heads-up display, positioning itself as a tool for translation and note-taking rather than a social recording device.
Nearly one in four U.S. smartphone-using parents now relies on ChatGPT, a sharp increase from 16% just a year ago. As the platform’s demographic shifts toward older adults and households, OpenAI is seeking a dedicated product manager to design specialized experiences for families, caregivers, and younger users.
When a contractor left sensitive U.S. government credentials exposed in a public GitHub repository this May, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found itself without a survival guide. CISA officials admitted they were forced to draft an incident response playbook while the breach was already unfolding in real time.
A Bloomberg investigation has implicated the shopping startup Phia, co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, in “cookie stuffing”—a practice that allegedly allowed the browser extension to override referral codes and claim affiliate commissions for sales it did not generate, resulting in its suspension from the Impact.com platform.
Meta has abruptly disabled a new AI feature that allowed users to manipulate photos from public Instagram accounts without consent. The tool, which faced immediate criticism for its potential for abuse and lack of notification to account holders, was deactivated just days after its public introduction by the company.
After four months of steering the social platform as a temporary placeholder, Toni Schneider has officially dropped the interim tag to become Bluesky’s permanent CEO. The former Automattic executive steps into the role with a clear mandate to revitalize a platform that served as a refuge from the volatility of X.
Apple filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California on Friday, accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a calculated campaign to steal trade secrets. The complaint alleges that OpenAI leadership directed former Apple engineers to misappropriate confidential technical documents and hardware prototypes to accelerate development of a competing consumer device.
A bitter legal clash between campus social apps Fizz and Sidechat has escalated, with new court filings alleging that venture capitalist Jerry Lu of Maveron exploited a fundraising meeting to harvest confidential business data and funnel it directly to Fizz’s primary competitor.
With a massive $26.5 billion haul, South Korean memory giant SK Hynix has officially eclipsed Alibaba to secure the largest foreign IPO in U.S. history. Shares surged 14% on their Nasdaq debut Friday, signaling that the insatiable global demand for AI-ready high-bandwidth memory has finally neutralized the long-standing "Korea Discount."
Caleb Hailey, a veteran of the tech industry, is betting that the best way to fix social media isn't to build a new network, but to reclaim the old one. His new iOS app, HyperTexting, wraps the decentralized chaos of the open web into a familiar, scrollable feed interface.
China has joined the ranks of spacefaring nations capable of recovering orbital rocket boosters, as the state-owned Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation successfully landed a Long March vehicle on a seagoing vessel, signaling a pivotal shift in the global competition for cost-effective satellite deployment.
As competition for viewer attention intensifies, Disney+ is exploring a move to offer a portion of its library for free. Chief product and technology officer Adam Smith floated the strategy during a recent company town hall, marking a potential shift in how the platform engages non-subscribers and captures broader audiences.
Lydia Peabody once mocked her friend’s flip phone, but after a month of testing one, she quit her career as a therapist to lead the company behind the device. Now, Dumb Co is betting that a generation raised on Instagram is ready to swap frictionless connectivity for a simpler, analog existence.
With a massive $300 million Series A round, Caltech-born startup Oratomic is betting it can reach utility-scale quantum computing with just 20,000 qubits. By using laser-based optical tweezers to trap atoms, the company claims it has bypassed the need for the noisy, intermediate-scale systems currently dominating the industry.
A steady decline in viewer retention between seasons has pushed Netflix to explore the launch of always-on, linear TV channels. By moving away from purely on-demand content, the streaming giant aims to replicate the passive, background-viewing experience found on platforms like Pluto TV and Tubi to stabilize its engagement metrics.
Angelo Martino, a former negotiator for a U.S. cybersecurity firm, received a five-year prison sentence on Thursday for conspiring with hackers to deploy the BlackCat ransomware. Prosecutors revealed that Martino and his associates extorted millions from American companies while ostensibly working to resolve the very cyberattacks they helped facilitate.
The European Commission has formally signaled that Meta faces severe financial penalties unless it dismantles key design features on Facebook and Instagram. Regulators argue that infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic recommendations purposefully induce compulsive use, violating the stringent requirements established under the Digital Services Act.
The Indian government has cleared a landmark manufacturing partnership between China’s Vivo and local giant Dixon Technologies, signaling a shift in how Chinese smartphone brands operate within the country. This 51/49 joint venture, majority-owned by Dixon, marks a strategic move to navigate heightened regulatory scrutiny over cross-border investments.
Amid swirling rumors of a corporate decoupling, OpenAI has designated its newly launched GPT 5.6 as the preferred engine for Microsoft 365 Copilot. The announcement arrives just days after reports surfaced that Microsoft is increasingly pivoting toward its own internal MAI models to trim rising infrastructure costs.
For investors disillusioned by Elon Musk’s polarizing public persona and political maneuvers, a new financial product offers a clean break. Subversive Capital has filed for two exchange-traded funds specifically designed to exclude Tesla, SpaceX, and any other ventures under the billionaire’s direct control or primary influence.
A lingering health crisis has forced Fidji Simo to abandon her post as OpenAI’s No. 2 executive. Simo, who joined the company in May 2025 to oversee business and product operations, will transition to a part-time advisory position after a medical leave proved more taxing than she initially anticipated.
With the Trump administration previously attempting to block its release over security concerns, OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5.6. This new family of models—comprising Sol, Terra, and Luna—aims to dominate enterprise coding and cybersecurity tasks while undercutting competitor pricing models with significantly higher efficiency.
Jersey City startup Lyzr has bypassed traditional fundraising rituals by deploying its internal AI agent, SivaClaw, to secure a $100 million Series B round. The software managed interactions with over 130 investors, drafted necessary documentation, and analyzed backer engagement, effectively validating the company’s product during its own capital raise.
After just three months of testing, OpenAI is pulling the plug on Atlas, its dedicated AI-powered browser. The decision, driven by a mandate to eliminate peripheral projects, marks a tactical shift toward integrating agentic browsing features directly into existing platforms rather than building a standalone destination for web navigation.
The massive capital expenditure fueling the artificial intelligence revolution faces a daunting reality check: the industry must generate $3 trillion in revenue to justify the infrastructure currently being built. As spending projections for 2026 hit $1.5 trillion, the gap between massive hardware investment and actual earnings is widening.
“I was clearly wrong about Anthropic,” Elon Musk admitted Thursday, publicly walking back his previous skepticism toward the AI lab. Despite lingering industry anxiety over whether Musk might leverage his control of SpaceX infrastructure to kneecap a competitor, the billionaire insists he remains committed to his high-stakes partnership with the firm.
