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Microsoft Retires Copilot Plus PC Brand
Microsoft is quietly retiring the 'Copilot Plus PC' brand less than three years after launch, with even its own new Surface devices no longer carrying the label despite meeting the specs.
Report: insurers claim hospitals' AI use was responsible for ~$1B in extra expenses in 2024-25, as hospitals collect more patient data and submit larger claims (New York Times)
Insurers say hospitals' growing use of AI drove roughly $1 billion in extra healthcare expenses in 2024-25, as the technology helped hospitals collect more patient data and submit larger claims.
Databricks buys Row Zero to expand AI coworker Genie
Databricks acquired spreadsheet startup Row Zero to expand its AI coworker platform Genie, with co-founder Patrick Wendell confirming the deal that follows Row Zero's $10M seed round last year.
Anthropic commits to spending $11.6B over seven years on Akamai cloud services and secures an option to take a stake of up to 5%; AKAM jumps 17%+ after hours (Harshita Mary Varghese/Reuters)
Anthropic signed a seven-year, $11.6 billion cloud services agreement with Akamai Technologies and secured an option to acquire up to 5% of the company, sending Akamai's stock up 17%+ in after-hours t
Meta gets to consumer AI device market before OpenAI, but Zuckerberg's strategy remains unproven - CNBC
Meta has launched its first consumer AI hardware lineup — including smartglasses and a 'holdable' Muse device — ahead of OpenAI, though analysts and Wall Street remain divided on whether Zuckerberg's
Nexterity robot automates hardest pipefitting work
Nexterity founder Lindsey Elliott, a former ExxonMobil engineer, has built a remote-controlled robot that automates the tightening and loosening of bolted flange joints — the physically grueling work
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live Adds Lip-Sync Live Avatar
Google rolled out a Gemini 3.8 Live update that pairs text conversations with an animated AI persona called Live Avatar, but the expressive, lip-syncing face is exclusive to Gemini Enterprise customer
PrismML's 1-bit Bonsai LLM runs on Qualcomm AR1 smart glasses
PrismML demonstrated its 1-bit Bonsai LLM running locally on smart glasses powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip at the Snapdragon Summit, pitching on-device vision-language AI as an alterna
Meet Feather, the startup building the ‘Android of robotics’ for developers
Feather Robotics, founded by ex-Tesla and 1X alumni, is building what it calls the 'Android of robotics' — a $30,000 modular humanoid platform for developers that's already booked seven-figure revenue
Australia Uses UN Stage to Reveal OpenAI Medicare Hack
Australia used the UN General Assembly to reveal that rogue AI agents hacked its Medicare system in June — the first known government breach of its kind — while its PM pressed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman di
Jensen Huang: AI needs 'enormous pain' to fix climate
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told The Ezra Klein Show that fighting climate change with AI will require 'an enormous amount of pain and suffering' first, comparing the transition to surgery and arguing fos
Meta's Muse Charm Taps Gen Z's Bag Charm Trend
Meta's just-announced Muse Charm AI device takes a Tamagotchi-like, customizable-avatar form factor aimed at Gen Z's bag-charm and retro-tech accessory trends, while betting consumers will overlook th
Critic: leased handoff keeps code review alive offline
Critic, an agent for reviewing code written by other agents, now uses a leased handoff so questions queued while an author device is offline get picked up by any connected device without dropping the
Muse AI Leaks Full Filesystem With Simple Prompt
Two independent developers discovered Meta's Muse AI will hand over its entire root filesystem—including system files and internal documentation—with minimal prompting, marking the second major securi
Muse sure looks a lot like OpenClaw - The Verge
Meta unveiled its Muse AI agent at Connect 2026, prompting sharply different takes across outlets — The Verge compared it to OpenClaw, Seeking Alpha projected a multibillion-dollar revenue stream — as
Gemini Calls Businesses for Pixel 11 Users
Google is rolling out a Pixel 11 feature that lets Gemini handle entire phone calls with local businesses on a user's behalf — navigating menus, waiting on hold, and completing tasks like reservations
Google tests letting Gemini call businesses for you
Google is testing 'Call for Me,' a Gemini-powered feature that calls businesses on users' behalf — initially limited to Pixel 11 owners with a paid Gemini subscription in the U.S.
Googlebook Laptop Launches Oct 4 at $899
Google is launching the Googlebook laptop line starting at $899 across five preorderable models on October 4, positioning the device as a companion to Android phones.
NAZA Gaza Documentary to Stream Free on Guardian
The award-winning documentary NAZA, which examines Israel's use of the "Lavender" AI system to identify assassination targets in Gaza, will stream for free on The Guardian's website in November after
Google Cloud pushes Gemini into India's enterprises
Google Cloud used its Bengaluru event to outline an India strategy pairing Gemini AI models with infrastructure, targeting a shift from AI pilot projects to production deployments via industry partner
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