The Katie Zacharia AI rare‑earths startup link sparked debate as a former White House press secretary was named an adviser to a mining AI firm, which both parties now deny.
Replit’s CEO confirms the platform has ended its partnership with Anthropic, citing cost and a new alliance with OpenAI. The shift impacts AI‑assist features and highlights pricing pressures in the
A Stanford PhD student used generative AI to draft genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses, sparking a roundtable on the promise and risk of AI‑designed viruses in synthetic biology and biosecurity.
Nvidia veteran Amulya Vishwanath, now a VC, says robotics is still in a "Lego era" of basic component development, preventing a ChatGPT‑style breakthrough. He highlights hardware, software, and safety gaps
Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip into jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles, offering a hardware‑based way to verify luxury items and combat the rise of sophisticated superfakes.
A Trump post on Truth Social comparing an old White House column to a "restored" version was flagged by Google's AI detector, sparking debate over the authenticity of the image
2026 sees the tech backlash move from online debates to the big screen, with films like Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning and Nathan Fielder’s You Can … spotlighting Silicon Valley’s
Sega removed the Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from digital stores after a buggy launch plagued by AI‑upscaled graphics issues, leaving players uncertain about refunds and future updates.
Cal AI’s viral success, driven by a focused influencer network, generated $30 M in two years and led to its acquisition by MyFitnessPal. The post explains the strategy, market impact, and
OpenAI’s new Chrome extension lets ChatGPT read the titles and URLs of your open tabs, offering faster context for queries but also raising privacy considerations.