The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed
Gradium, a startup spawned out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel), launched out of stealth on Tuesday.
Introducing Quarky Intellio – A LEGO Compatible DIY Kit for AI-AR and Robotics Education
[[{“value”:” Kids these days already have exposure to AI in their daily lives; from voice assistants to smart filters, everything is built on AI, but very few understand how it works. Quarky Intellio flips the script there; kids learn to develop their own innovations using this tool rather than passively consuming what’s already been created. It […] The post Introducing…
What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out
You can imagine how this is all going over in Silicon Valley, where the libertarian ethos runs deep.
Apple just named a new AI chief with Google and Microsoft expertise, as John Giannandrea steps down
The move is being characterized as a shake-up, but was seemingly inevitable in retrospect.
One of Google’s biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you
The promise is AI that’s uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.
Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risks scores from First Street.
Shopify resolves outage disrupting merchants on Cyber Monday
Shopify was down for many merchants this morning, preventing them from processing transactions. It appears to be fixed now.
Nvidia announces new open AI models and tools for autonomous driving research
Nvidia continues its push into physical AI with the release of a new reasoning world model and other tools for physical AI.
AWS re:Invent 2025: How to watch and follow along live
Amazon Web Services’ big annual event, re:Invent 2025, is getting into full swing in Las Vegas this week, and you can follow the keynotes live right here.