Wired
The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors. more…
Wired
The two chip companies have signed a term sheet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the agreement. more…
Wired
American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools. more…
The Verge
"Not ideal." "Completely unacceptable." "Shameless." "Predatory." "Some bullshit." "Total bullshit." This is how musicians, producers, and others in the industry are describing the relentless spread of AI clones. Of course, AI fakes aren't new, but as the sca… more…
The Verge
Razer is returning to its roots and relaunching the world's first gaming mouse that debuted over 25 years ago before there was even a gaming peripheral industry. The original Kärna Razer Boomslang was best known for its encoding wheel that could more accurate… more…
The Verge
Netflix is the frontrunner to become Warner Bros.' new owner, but the war for control of the legacy studio isn't over just yet. Paramount Skydance has made its own outsize offer for the company that would give CEO David Ellison even more control over the news… more…
The Verge
When he was 19 years old, Brendan Foody started Mercor with two of his high school friends as a way for his other friends, who also had startups, to hire software engineers overseas. It launched in 2023 as essentially a staffing agency, albeit a highly automa… more…
The Verge
It's Game Awards season, y'all. That special time of the year when we gather together to celebrate video games and the people who make them… by watching expensive commercials briefly punctuated by the odd awards speech or musical performance. For better or wo… more…
The Verge
The Game Awards are back once again to showcase a metric ton of commercials, provide the gaming public with their monthly dose of Muppets, and validate gamers’ opinions on which title should be named the Game of the Year. I don’t wanna say it’s a foregone con… more…
The Verge
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sense" l… more…
The Verge
Disney and OpenAI's new $1 billion partnership feels emblematic of the terrible times we're living through. In exchange for access to the generative AI firm's APIs and tools like ChatGPT, the studio plans to let users of OpenAI's Sora AI video generator creat… more…
The Verge
As he called the House Judiciary Committee into session on a cold and snowy February day in Washington, DC, Chairman Jim Jordan was ready to take a victory lap. American free speech had been critically threatened, and now it was saved - in large part thanks t… more…
Gizmodo.com
Wait, is the government actually going to do something about this? more…
Gizmodo.com
Many in the crypto world have been pleased with Trump's friendly treatment. Others still think the government is out to get them. more…
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Microsoft, AWS, and Saleforce are also supporting the initiative. more…
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I know what you're thinking: "They weren't already doing this?" more…
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Should the mission proceed as planned, it will mark a major step forward for accessibility in spaceflight—sending the first wheelchair user beyond Earth. more…
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Elon Musk is building Skynet, from the movie Don't Build Skynet. more…
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Two sought-after items that are not in the Academy Museum's huge exhibit paying tribute to the Spielberg classic are going up for auction. more…
Gizmodo.com
It is just way too early to hand over the keys to the kingdom. more…
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New research highlights the unique dangers of the UV radiation provided by tanning beds. more…
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Switch to Mint Mobile's unlimited talk and text and high-speed data for just $15 per month and add one of these great phones at incredible prices, now through Dec. 31. more…
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These science-themed gifts mix brains and fun. more…
BBC News
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order. more…
BBC News
Blaise Metreweli will say the threat is posed by "an aggressive, expansionist and revisionist Russia". more…
BBC News
The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters. more…
BBC News
An Eyptian snack, Icelandic pool culture, Cuban music and Albanian lahuta music also get recognition. more…
BBC News
Rail operators promise more services across the network and faster journeys on some routes. more…
BBC News
A two-decade old legal judgement should mean they are benefitting but they say they remain poor. more…
BBC News
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor. more…
Android Central
Disney has invested $1 billion in OpenAI to let you generate official Marvel and Star Wars clips in Sora by 2026. more…
Android Central
It costs an absurd amount of money, but the Galaxy Z TriFold isn't just a tech demo — this is a tablet-sized foldable you can actually use. more…
CNET
The executive order establishes a federal task force charged with the job of going after state AI laws. more…
CNET
The new Australian law restricts some social media platforms, but other services and AI chatbots are exempt. more…
CNET
The urgency and confusion of health care enrollment make it prime time for fraudsters. Experts share how to protect yourself from these common scams. more…
Ukrainian special operators described to Business Insider how they came under Russian fire driving buggies near the front lines. more…
MacRumors
Just a month after introducing GPT 5.1, OpenAI introduced GPT-5.2, the next-generation model that will power its popular chatbot. GPT-5.2 is OpenAI's "most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work." GPT-5.2 is designed to help people get … more…
NPR
Congress is calling for action in response to reporting last week from NPR that "claim shark" companies are using aggressive tactics to make millions off of veterans, despite warnings from VA's that it may be illegal. more…
NPR
At the National Black Growers Council meeting in New Orleans, Black farmers respond to the $12 billion in tariff relief announced by the Trump administration and outline challenges farms are facing. more…
NPR
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on." more…
Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times: Popular podcast host Steven Bartlett has used an AI clone to launch a new kind of content aimed at the 13 million followers of his podcast "Diary of a CEO." On YouTube, his clone narrates "… more…
Slashdot.org
Major automakers have urged Washington to prevent Chinese government-backed automakers and battery manufacturers from opening U.S. manufacturing plants, warning the industry's future is at stake. From a report: The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which re… more…
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Phoebe Gates, Bill Gates' youngest daughter, has raised $30 million for the AI shopping app she built in her Stanford dorm room with classmate Sophia Kianni. The app is called Phia and is pitched as a way to simplify price comparison and secondhand shopping. … more…
Slashdot.org
An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon has quietly added a new AI feature to its Kindle iOS app -- a feature that "lets you ask questions about the book you're reading and receive spoiler-free answers," according to an Amazon announcement. The company … more…
Slashdot.org
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Clean Energy Wire: Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany's gross electricity consumption in 2025, according to preliminary figures by energy industry group BDEW and research institu… more…
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Time magazine used its 98th annual "Person of the Year" cover to "recognize a force that has dominated the year's headlines, for better or for worse. For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present a… more…
Slashdot.org
As the battle over Warner Bros. Discovery grows, two Democratic lawmakers are warning that their party may try to block or unravel any acquisition by Paramount when it returns to power. Semafor: In a letter to the WBD board and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen… more…
Slashdot.org
America's solar industry "just delivered another huge quarter," reports Electrek, "installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW..." Accordi… more…
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Qualcomm has acquired RISC-V startup Ventana to strengthen its CPU ambitions beyond mobile, "reinforcing its commitment and leadership in the development of the RISC-V standard and ecosystem," the company said in a press release. CRN Magazine reports: The San… more…
Slashdot.org
Superintelligence has become "a quasi-political forecast" with "very little to do with any scientific consensus, emerging instead from particular corridors of power." That's the warning from James O'Sullivan, a lecturer in digital humanities from University C… more…
Your 2026 Spotify wrapped may include a shocking amount of 'robot rock.' more…
Pilots being able to control many drones is "kind of a prerequisite" for "the total drone warfare that is coming to all of us," Ark Robotics told BI. more…
Rivian executives said AI and autonomy not only makes sense for their company, but also reflects the direction of the entire auto industry. more…
Anthropic researchers say the industry doesn't need more AI agents, but rather "skills" that equip agents with expertise and reusable workflows. more…
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says robotaxis are a "trillion-dollar-plus" business and he expects Asia to drive the wave of autonomous expansion. more…
Many of Eisler's portfolio managers have already found homes at onetime rival funds. more…
Tarek Mansour explained how prediction market rival Polymarket has encouraged his company to work harder. more…
Netflix laid out the rationale for acquiring Warner Bros, saying the deal is: "pro-consumer, pro-innovation, pro-worker, pro-creator, and pro-growth." more…
Optimism, laziness, and magical thinking: The year vibe coding took over tech. more…
The real story of the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery is viewers shifting from studios to tech platforms, impacting how and what you watch. more…
Goldman CFO Denis Coleman says a hot M&A pipeline is fueling fierce competition for talent as Wall Street heads into 2026. more…
The Navy is investing almost half a billion dollars in Palantir artificial intelligence software that promises to speed up shipbuilding processes. more…
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said EV adoption in the US was hampered by a "shocking lack of choice," compared to Europe or China. more…
Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. hit a major roadblock in the form of Paramount Skydance. Here's how the offers from both companies compare. more…
Even with an $8 billion valuation, Harvey's CEO says no company will dominate the $1 trillion legal market. more…
Chris Lattner helped build the software behind Google TPUs. Now he's coming after Nvidia. more…
EQT has grown to become one of the largest private-equity investors, but its not a household name in the US. Peter Aliprantis is working to change that. more…
Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg said AI won't changes what it makes an incredible lawyer. more…
Five months after Meta's $14 billion investment into Scale AI, the once-buzzy startup is facing turmoil. more…
CEO RJ Scaringe said he wants his AI-powered cars to be able to coordinate their own servicing, so their owners don't have to. more…
AWS executive Sarah Cooper has invented her own roles at the giant using Amazon's 6-page proposal and PR/FAQ frameworks. more…
Paramount's David Ellison wants to buy all of WBD, including its cable networks. How much they're worth is a big part of his fight vs. Netflix. more…
Five months after Meta's $14 billion deal, Scale AI has lost some of its gleam, with workers sniping about pay, and rivals coming for its clientele. more…
Five Below's decision to appoint relatively little-known retail executive Winnie Park as CEO last year is looking like a brilliant move. more…
In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about the founders under 27 who are starting their own tech companies. more…
Accenture and Anthropic are the latest firms to partner as corporations rush to use AI tools to serve both staff and clients. more…
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock said on X that his company reviewed 176,000 resumes but most of them were "slop." Less than 450 people were hired, he said. more…
An InMarket report found that, though consumers favor store brand coffee as prices continue to rise, Starbucks products remain their top choice. more…
Global web traffic from SpaceX's satellite-based internet service more than doubled in 2025, according to Cloudflare's annual year in review report. more…
Gold Tree Studios filed for Chapter 11, months after its parent company announced a $1 billion financing deal intended to grow the studio. more…
Paramount's CEO urged shareholders to tender their shares and slammed WBD for an "opaque sales process" that gave Netflix preferential treatment. more…
Over 140 bipartisan lawmakers wrote to oppose the Education Department's plan to place new student-loan limits on nursing programs. more…
Rivian's autonomy chief James Philbin told Business Insider that the cost of lidar, a sensor that can be found in robotaxis, is no longer expensive. more…
Cindy Rose faces mounting pressure to stabilize ad agency titan WPP. So far in her tenure, wins have been dampened by bad news. more…
Rivian revealed ambitious plans for fully autonomous driving, featuring an in-house chip, an in-car AI assistant, and a Tesla-like subscription model. more…
AI bubble be damned, the data center bet still looks great according to the top private markets investors. Just be careful who you're leasing to. more…
The drones are still in limited supply and are not always the ideal interception method, Ukrainian soldiers and an official told Business Insider. more…
Disney staffers spoke about the company's OpenAI deal and AI strategy, including AI tools they are using and one in development codenamed "Jarvis." more…
In seeking to buy Warner Brothers for $108 billion, Paramount is making one of the top ten largest hostile takeover bids in history. more…
While a lot can be learned from failure, inventor James Dyson says his EV project didn't result in any key learnings. But it did bring in talent. more…
The office hours are part of Secretary Phelan's plan to avoid the problems that led to the cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate. more…