Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026
…In March, Google released Ask Maps, which lets users ask questions on Maps like you would interact with a chatbot. Gemini Everywhere Google has two new major AI model updates. Gemini 3…
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The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
…And this week the Trump administration announced an executive order asking AI companies to give the federal government access to their most advanced artificial intelligence models 30 days before their public release…
I've Covered Robots for Years. This One Is Different
…Agrawal and Haarnoja also say they have developed a new kind of AI algorithm called a vision-force-action model. This model learns from a simulation that incorporates not just realistic joints…
He Couldn’t Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
…language models pick up on semantic signals in job application material and embed them down the pipeline into decisions or recommendations. There is proof, even in the world of AI hiring tools…
Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained
…create a group of tech executives and government officials who would essentially review AI models before they are released to the public. At the time that this was reported, it wasn't…
Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets
…With the licensing model, we could see more of Neurable's tech in everyday head-based wearables. The headphones use built-in electroencephalography (EEG) sensors to monitor brain waves. That information is…
SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
…its data centers for itself. “We have sufficient capacity to provide compute for our own AI models, including support of our training and inference demands, and to satisfy the obligations under these…
Some of Dyson’s Top Vacuums Are on Sale for Memorial Day
Several Dyson models I love are on sale for the long weekend. This weekend's sale includes Dyson's newest robot vacuum and the PencilVac that I can't stop using, and…
My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching
…Ihab Hajjar, a neurologist who studies AI-based dementia detection, is skeptical that the device can help with that. He says he’s seen clinical models flag 60 to 70 percent of…
The Fight to Hold AI Companies Accountable for Children’s Deaths
…AI products for kids that include sexual content. “Chatbots develop relationships with kids using fake empathy and are encouraging suicide,” Hawley said in a press release at the time. Now that AI…