Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips
Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.
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Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS
Users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation on their Apple Watch.
Adobe adds more AI to its products and launches an MCP
Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly.
Anthropic sets IPO price range of 70 to 78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully…
After challenging Google’s Android with Cyanogen, its co-founder takes aim at Windows for AI era
Kora is set to launch as a free-to-use alternative to Windows, targeting users who rely heavily on AI models and agents.
Spotify’s AI DJ gets new voices, personalities, and an option for less chatter
Spotify Premium users can now customize their AI DJ with new voices with different personalities, or turn off the commentary between songs.
Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot
Amazon-owned Ring is pushing into robotics with the launch of a home security drone and a rolling robot designed to patrol and protect businesses.
Cyberattacks threaten to make open-source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns
Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open-source communities…
Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages
Otter AI just added support for 27 languages and revealed an upcoming feature that can follow along if speakers switch between languages.
Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans
The AI company is expected to set its valuation range this week, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Jensen Huang reportedly engaged a PR firm with a history of handling high-profile sex scandals a year ago
The PR firm was enlisted shortly after an Oct. 2025 New York Times report described Alice Huang's business dealings with Jensen Huang, Wired reported.
A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy six months before the scandal
Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
The race is on to sue Nvidia
Nvidia’s stock slid more than 4% after its board opened an investigation into Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, and one securities law…
Jensen Huang pulls out of ElevenLabs Summit amid Nvidia controversy
The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier.
Anthropic releases new Mythos and Fable models amid RSI concerns
Anthropic says the new models "show improvements in areas like coding, reasoning, and vision," as well as in communicating more clearly with users.
Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy puts Nvidia’s China ambitions under scrutiny
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U.S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to…
Meta releases Muse Ember, a new lightweight model for agent execution
At 10 cents per million input tokens, Ember is significantly cheaper than frontier competitors like Haiku and Luna.
Anthropic joins AI’s natural gas frenzy, buys $3.4B worth of turbines
Anthropic bought billions of dollars worth of natural gas turbines in a deal that could give it buyer's remorse.
Medium’s new TK app brings AI assistance directly into the writing process
Medium's new writing app embraces AI-assisted writing, despite growing controversy over the technology's role in publishing.
Automattic debuts a platform to deploy vibe coding apps amid a changing internet
Automattic aims to compete with likes of Lovable with Spacefast