Tech·6,190 stories
Tech News — Page 180
Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly
Pew Research finds that while nearly half of Americans now use AI chatbots, roughly two-thirds think the technology is advancing too quickly and only 16% expect a positive societal impact.
Comand AI Raises €32M for Military AI Software
Paris-based Comand AI raised a €32M Series A led by Blossom Capital to build AI-based command-and-control software for military operations, emerging as Europe prioritises defence tech sovereignty.
Ziffren Calls for Fin-Syn Revival, Urges Federal AI
Veteran Hollywood lawyer Ken Ziffren is using the 50th anniversary UCLA Law Entertainment Symposium to push for a modern revival of fin-syn rules for streamers and federal AI copyright legislation wit
Google Launches $99.99 Gemini Home Speaker
Google launched the $99.99 Google Home Speaker, its first standalone smart speaker built around Gemini AI since the Nest Audio in 2020, betting natural-language conversation can revive the smart home
Vibe-decoding the White House-Anthropic fight over Fable
The White House imposed Friday-night export controls on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, forcing a complete shutdown, but the justifications leaked by different outlets — and the administratio
White House curbs Anthropic AI model exports
The White House has restricted exports of Anthropic's latest AI model, creating uncertainty for the AI industry's biggest customers and potentially capping revenue growth for the two AI labs expected
APOS: Serkis, Tull & Saxena on AI's Promise and Peril
At the APOS conference in Bali, entertainment and finance leaders from Andy Serkis to TWG Global's Thomas Tull and ING's Gautam Saxena debated AI's creative promise, warned of wealth redistribution, a
Google, Nvidia, Anthropic CEOs Share AI Tips for
The BBC published tips on artificial intelligence aimed at students, sourced from the bosses of Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic.
XDOF Raises $70M for Robot Training Data Tools
XDOF, a startup building data pipelines and annotation tools for robot training data, has emerged from stealth with $70M in funding, arriving as the largest AI labs signal renewed interest in robotics
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it.
XDOF, a startup building data pipelines, collection tools, and annotation systems for robotics companies, emerged from stealth with $70 million from Thrive Capital, Spark Capital, a16z, Lux, and WndrC
A look at chaos inside Anthropic after disabling Fable 5 and Mythos 5 with less than 90 minutes of notice, as some staff wonder if Trump is bullying the startup (New York Times)
Anthropic disabled two of its products, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, with under 90 minutes of notice, leaving workers confused and alarmed, and some now suspect the Trump administration is pressuring the AI
Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed for LLM verification
Pramaana Labs raised a $27M seed round led by Khosla Ventures to build a deterministic verification layer using the LEAN programming language on top of large language models, targeting enterprise reli
Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats
Security researchers have uncovered two coordinated malware campaigns: 15 malicious JetBrains plugins exfiltrating AI provider API keys to an attacker server, and two Chrome ad-blocker extensions capt
Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom
Canada's CPP Investments committed up to $741 million to Indian data center operator CtrlS — acquiring an 8.2% stake and forming a joint venture to build hyperscale AI data center campuses across Indi
Snap Unveils $2,195 AR Specs, Ships This Fall
Snap unveiled $2,195 Specs, its first fully standalone AR glasses with a 51-degree field of view, opening preorders today ahead of a fall launch in the US, UK, and France.
Snap Unveils $2,195 Standalone AR Glasses
Snap introduced Specs, its first fully standalone AR glasses priced at $2,195, promising a 51‑degree field of view and fall shipments to the U.S., U.K., and France, sparking debate over price and mark
Snap Unveils $2,195 Specs AR Glasses, Shipping Fall 2026
Snap unveiled its first standalone AR glasses, the $2,195 Specs, with preorders opening June 17, 2026 and shipping planned for fall in the US, UK, and France.
U.S. Developers Switch to Chinese AI to Cut Costs
U.S. developers and small companies are switching to cheaper Chinese AI models like DeepSeek for everyday coding and business tasks, despite political scrutiny over data security and censorship concer
Genesis AI's Eno: a humanoid robot that isn't
French startup Genesis AI, backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, unveiled a humanoid robot called Eno designed for human capability rather than human appearance, with production and customer deplo
Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers - BleepingComputer
At least 15 malicious plugins on the JetBrains Marketplace have been caught stealing developers' AI API keys from providers including DeepSeek and OpenAI, with one report linking the scheme to over 70
Get the Tech newsletter
Curated tech stories, every morning. Free.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.