Siri’s AI Overhaul Slips Again, Some Features Now Expected in iOS 27
Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2024. Over about a year and a half since then, the release date for…
xAI Confirms Restructuring and Deepfake Surge—Plus a Lunar Mass Driver
On Wednesday, xAI released a full 45-minute all-hands meeting video. Musk attributed recent staff departures to restructuring amid rapid growth, though the loss of key founding members raised questions. (Musk…
Google disclosed student journalist’s private data to immigration authorities
According to a report by The Intercept, Google provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with extensive personal data about British student journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson based on an administrative subpoena…
Boston Dynamics CEO Steps Down, Interim Leadership Announced Amid Strategic Transition
Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based robotics pioneer renowned for its quadruped and humanoid robots, is undergoing a leadership transition. CEO Robert Playter announced his departure in an internal memo on Tuesday,…
Amazon Eyes Marketplace for AI Firms to License Publisher Content
The copyright controversy surrounding training data in the artificial intelligence industry is intensifying. Recent reports indicate that Amazon plans to establish a content trading marketplace, enabling publishers to directly license…
Workday co-founder returns as CEO following Eschenbach’s departure.
Enterprise software giant Workday announced a significant leadership change on Monday: CEO Carl Eschenbach has stepped down effective immediately and left the board of directors. Company co-founder and former CEO…
MrBeast Acquires Teen-Focused Finance App Step, Expanding His Business Empire
YouTube megastar MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) announced this week that his company, Beast Industries, will acquire Step, a financial application focused on serving teenagers. The app has raised a…
Alphabet’s self-driving subsidiary, Waymo, has reached a significant milestone in Nashville, Tennessee: it has officially removed safety drivers from its test vehicles, initiating fully driverless testing. This marks a crucial…
Bucks Star Giannis Takes Stake in Prediction Platform Kalshi
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo announced Friday that he has become a shareholder in prediction market platform Kalshi, making him the first NBA player to invest directly in the company.…
Super Bowl in Silicon Valley: Where Tech Titans and Touchdowns Collide
This weekend’s Super Bowl in Silicon Valley has become the ultimate networking event for tech elites. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Apple’s Tim Cook, and other industry leaders are converging on…