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Former Apple Vision Pro developers created an AI gadget that only activates on button press
A wearable AI device from two former Apple engineers is activated only by button press — a bet on privacy where Humane and Rabbit have already failed.
OpenAI Backed Bill Limiting AI Companies' Liability for Mass Harm
OpenAI backed a bill in Illinois that would shield AI labs from lawsuits even in cases of "critical harm"—mass casualties or financial catastrophe.
Meta's New AI Requests Users' Medical Data and Dispenses Harmful Advice
Meta's Muse Spark model offers to analyze test results, but instead of helping, it jeopardizes privacy and provides dangerous recommendations.
Onix launched a "Substack for bots": subscription-based AI doubles of health experts
Startup Onix is building a platform where digital copies of real health influencers advise users around the clock — and sell them products.
Anthropic's Mythos: not a hacker superweapon, but a wake-up call for developers
Anthropic's new model is being called a "hacker superweapon," but experts see the main problem elsewhere: developers have ignored security for years — and that is more dangerous than any AI.
How the internet destroyed our ability to tell truth from fake
AI images, restricted satellite data, and overloaded verification tools — online fact-checking is facing a systemic crisis.
Pixel Societies Uses AI Agents to Match Colleagues, Friends, and Partners Before Meeting
Startup Pixel Societies simulates interaction between people using AI agents to help choose colleagues, friends, and romantic partners before actual introduction.
70 organizations warn Meta: facial recognition glasses threaten violence victims
More than 70 human rights organizations have demanded that Meta ban facial recognition in Ray-Ban smart glasses — the feature could be used against domestic abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.
Unitree launches humanoid robot R1 internationally via AliExpress for $4,370
Chinese company Unitree is launching sales of the R1 humanoid robot via AliExpress at $4,370 — the lowest price to date for a consumer-class humanoid.
Silicon Valley funds Alex Bores's opponents after he passed a tough AI law
A former Palantir analyst helped pass one of the strictest AI laws in the US — now Silicon Valley's biggest players are spending millions to keep him out of Congress.
Anthropic opposed the AI liability bill backed by OpenAI
The two AI giants openly split over an Illinois bill that would effectively shield AI developers from liability for mass deaths and financial disasters.
Google Chrome gets Gemini AI Skills: protein in recipes and YouTube summaries
Chrome now includes a Gemini panel with prebuilt AI Skills — from nutrition analysis to video summarization directly on the page.
Allbirds Renames to NewBird AI, Pivots from Sneakers to GPU Rental
Allbirds, the sneaker brand valued at $4 billion, has decided to radically shift course: the company is becoming NewBird AI and entering the GPU computational power rental business.
AI opens access to chip development — major players' monopolies under threat
Startups are using AI to automate chip design and optimize software for different hardware, targeting a market that for decades was controlled by only a few.
Startup Sabi is developing a hat that reads thoughts and turns them into text
California startup Sabi is creating a wearable neural interface in the form of a regular beanie: the device reads brain activity and translates thoughts into text without surgery or implants.
Google updated AI Mode in Chrome — now it doesn't disappear when switching tabs
Google changed the behavior of AI Mode in Chrome: now the chat search remains active throughout the entire session, not disappearing when switching tabs.
UK Launches $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund to Support Domestic Startups
The UK government is creating a $675 million sovereign fund to finance domestic AI companies and reduce the country's technological dependence on foreign platforms.
Musk v. Altman Court Case: Jury to Assess OpenAI's Fidelity to Its Mission
A jury will soon deliver a verdict in the Musk v. Altman case and determine whether OpenAI has strayed from its founding goal — to create AGI for the benefit of all humanity.
Wired: Editorial offices secretly deploy AI assistants for article writing — and remain silent about the consequences
Newsrooms increasingly entrust AI with drafting articles under the guise of work acceleration, but the real cost of this efficiency turns out to be far higher than publishers acknowledge.
Schematik — "Cursor for Hardware": Anthropic Considers Investment in Hardware Startup
Schematik enables designing physical devices through dialogue with AI — like Cursor for code, but for electronics. Anthropic wants to invest.
Zuckerberg and Dorsey want to clone themselves with AI — to lead from anywhere
Two Silicon Valley executives are building AI management systems that would let them be everywhere at once — and deepen corporate control.
Honor robot completes half-marathon in 50:26 — 7 minutes faster than world record
Autonomous humanoid robot Honor completed 21 km in 50 minutes 26 seconds, beating the world human record by 7 minutes — without remote control, in China.
Medical Student Made Thousands Selling Fake AI-Generated Conservative Girl
A medical school student created an AI image of a young MAGA-style conservative and sells her photos and videos without warning buyers that the girl doesn't exist.
Nvidia to invest $26 billion in developing open AI models
The AI infrastructure giant is preparing to compete directly with OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek by investing tens of billions in its own models.
Dorsey laid off 40% of staff to rebuild Block around AI
Block founder Jack Dorsey explained the mass layoffs: he wants to turn the company into “intelligence.” What does that mean in practice?
A month with Alexa+: Amazon's smart assistant fails
A journalist tested the Echo Show 15 with Alexa+ in the kitchen for a full month — and the results were disappointing.
Deutsche Telekom to integrate an AI assistant directly into phone calls
Europe’s largest telecom operator has partnered with ElevenLabs to deploy an AI agent available during any call on its network — with no apps or additional setup.
Anthropic challenges Pentagon decision to deem the company a security threat
The developer of Claude considers the Pentagon's attempts to blacklist the company legally unfounded after talks on military AI cooperation broke down.
OpenAI fired an employee for insider trading on prediction markets
OpenAI is taking strict action against the use of confidential information. A company employee was fired for trying to profit on prediction markets using internal data.
IronCurtain: the open project that keeps AI agents from getting out of control
The new open source project IronCurtain offers a distinct approach to limiting autonomous AI agents — before they start making decisions that could upend your digital life.