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Cyera, the AI-focused data security startup founded in 2021, is closing a funding round of at least $300 million led by Evolution Equity Partners that would value the company at $12 billion, according

Microsoft is rolling out a new open-source framework called Agent Control Specification (ACS), designed to give developers more precise oversight over how autonomous AI agents behave once deployed. An

A London-based Verge reporter spent weeks investigating Gudtrip, a weed vaporizer that promises users Bitcoin rewards for smoking. Robert Hart discovered the device through a Slack message on 4/20, th

In 2022, Craig Campbell turned down investor funding to start a website instead of chasing the AI boom that was swallowing up the tech industry. Campbell, a former Meta engineer and serial entrepreneu

Anthropic has launched Opus 4.8, the latest iteration of its flagship AI model, marking the fastest upgrade cycle in the company's recent history. The new model arrived just 41 days after Opus 4.7 hit

YouTube is rolling out a new AI-powered feature that generates personalized video feeds based on text descriptions of what viewers want to watch. Users can describe their interests, mood, or specific

Google's AI Overview feature is making elementary spelling mistakes that have become the subject of ridicule online. The artificial intelligence incorrectly stated there are two P's in "Google" (there

Cognition, the startup behind the autonomous AI software engineer Devin, has secured over $1 billion in new funding at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, the company revealed Wednesday. This marks a d

Pope Leo XIV issued his first major papal encyclical on Monday, titled "Magnifica Humanitas," which calls on world leaders to establish new legal and ethical frameworks to govern artificial intelligen

The application window for TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield 200 closes Friday, May 27, giving early-stage founders one final opportunity to gain access to venture capital, international media exposure

British literary magazine Granta has found itself at the center of a controversy after questions emerged about whether one of its prize-winning stories was actually written by a human. Jamir Nazir's "

Google's AI Overviews feature is experiencing a peculiar bug that's causing it to misinterpret certain search queries. When users search for action words like "disregard," "ignore," or "skip," the AI

The National Transportation Safety Board temporarily shut down public access to its docket system after discovering that AI technology had been used to recreate the voices of pilots killed in a UPS pl

Google's newly redesigned Search experience is running into unexpected problems. The company recently deployed a major overhaul that prioritizes AI-generated summaries while pushing traditional web re

Spotify has launched a new desktop application called Studio by Spotify Labs that generates personalized AI podcasts on any topic, directly competing with Google's NotebookLM. The app allows users to

Spotify is launching AI-powered features that let users generate their own personal podcasts directly within the app. The feature allows subscribers to create podcasts from ideas or custom prompts, wi

Apple is positioning privacy as its competitive advantage in the artificial intelligence race, with a revamped Siri that will give users granular control over how long their conversations are stored.

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI delivered their closing arguments this week, leaving it to jurors to determine whether OpenAI acted improperly during its controversial transformation into a more prof

Greg Brockman, OpenAI's co-founder and president, is now officially leading the company's product strategy, according to a Wired report. This move formalizes an existing arrangement where Brockman has

OpenAI announced another major reorganization Friday, consolidating product divisions and officially putting company president Greg Brockman in charge of all product efforts. In a memo obtained by The

Andon Labs conducted an experiment called "Thinking Frequencies" where four AI models each ran their own internet radio station with $20 in seed money and minimal oversight. The stations included "Ope

OpenAI has brought its Codex coding assistant directly into the ChatGPT mobile app, letting developers keep tabs on their coding projects from anywhere. The feature, rolled out Thursday in preview mod

Anthropic's Claude Code tool underwent a significant transformation in late 2025, shifting from a code generator that frequently failed to one that now produces working software almost every time. Thi

Jack Newton, co-founder and CEO of Clio, believes legal tech will be the next major winner in the LLM era, and the company's financials seem to support that thesis. The 18-year-old Canadian company—wh

OpenAI has unveiled Daybreak, a new cybersecurity initiative designed to identify and fix security vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. The system leverages GPT-5.5-Cyber along wi

Kevin Rose's Digg has returned once more, this time pivoting to become an AI-focused news aggregator. The site, which Rose previewed on X on May 8th, marks another chapter in the long history of the l

Baiju Bhatt, the co-founder of Robinhood, has secured $275 million in Series B funding for Cowboy Space Corporation, pushing the company's valuation to $2 billion. The round was led by Index Ventures,

Artificial intelligence has become impossible to ignore in daily life, yet many people find themselves nodding along in conversations without truly understanding the terminology. A new glossary aims t

Artificial Intelligence Jargon Demystified: A Guide to Key Terms The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has led to a surge in specialized vocabulary, leaving many unfamiliar with the latest ling

OpenAI's ambitious project to develop a custom AI chip with Broadcom has encountered a significant hurdle due to funding concerns. According to reports, Broadcom is hesitant to proceed with the produc

OpenAI has implemented a robust security framework to ensure the safe and compliant operation of its Codex coding agent. At the heart of this framework is sandboxing, a technique that isolates the Cod

In a breakthrough development, researchers have successfully implemented a unified memory system that allows multiple AI models to share and access information seamlessly. This innovative solution, du

Lenovo's recent foray into the premium Windows laptop market has left a lasting impression on me, particularly with their $2,600 Yoga model. This high-end device has rekindled my enthusiasm for top-of

AI-Powered Podcasts Now Available on Spotify. A new tool called Save to Spotify has been released, enabling users of AI agents like OpenClaw and Claude to directly upload their AI-generated podcasts t

Researchers at the Anthropic Fellows Program have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of artificial intelligence. Their study reveals that when language models are trained on texts that expla

Singular Bank has implemented a cutting-edge tool to streamline the workflow of its bankers, leveraging the power of AI. The financial institution has developed an internal assistant called Singularit

Match Group, the parent company of popular dating app Tinder, has announced a significant shift in its hiring strategy. In a bid to adapt to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, t

A recent study by OpenAI's B2B Signals division has shed light on the cutting-edge strategies employed by pioneering companies to gain a significant edge in the field of artificial intelligence. The r

In the world of election forecasting, a recent study has highlighted the importance of scenario modeling in predicting local election outcomes. Researchers have found that instead of relying on tradit

Meta AI's Large Language Model, Claude, has been enhanced with a new feature that enables it to validate its own output. This self-validation capability is expected to significantly improve Claude's p

Researchers have identified a critical flaw in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, which are designed to retrieve and generate human-like text. While RAG systems excel at retrieving informat

In a comprehensive review, our team has evaluated the top 40-inch TVs from leading manufacturers, including Samsung, Hisense, and others, to help consumers make an informed decision when shopping for

LG and NVIDIA are in the midst of a high-level discussion about harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the physical world. In a recent meeting in Seoul, LG CEO Ryu Jae-cheol and Madis

Listen Labs, a startup specializing in AI customer interviews, has secured a significant $69 million funding boost. The company's unconventional hiring strategy, which went viral on social media, play