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Google has hired the CEO and top engineer behind voice AI startup Hume AI, signaling that voice is increasingly becoming the preferred interface over screens.

Neurophos is taking a crack at solving the AI industry's power efficiency problem with an optical chip that uses a composite material to do the math required in AI inferencing tasks.

The issue of AI cheating is already wreaking havoc at schools and universities around the world, so it's ironic that AI labs are having to deal with it too. But Anthropic is also uniquely well-equipped to deal with the problem.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin had previously suggested that the third launch of the mega-rocket would take the space company's robotic lunar lander to the moon.

The network will be designed for enterprise, data center, and government customers and could offer an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink service.

The startup plans to expand to at least four new U.S. states in 2026.

The medical info database has doubled in valuation since last raise in October, despite encroachment from model makers.

Ads on Threads will roll out gradually to users over the coming months, Meta says.

Soon, YouTube TV will allow viewers to customize the multiview feature to watch any four channels they want side by side.

At the time, people felt like 2016 was cursed -- but at least we did not yet have a word for "doomscrolling."

Aliisa Rosenthal has found a new career as a VC. She knows what startups can do to protect themselves from the model makers eating their markets.

YouTube Shorts viewers might soon see AI versions of their favorite creators when scrolling through their feeds.

The AI startup is on track to announce its first hardware device in the second half of this year, OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane said during an interview at Davos.

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Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.

PraxisPro, founded by a former pharma sales rep, offers small language model AI training specifically designed for medical product sales.

This new Scrabble-inspired game is a distraction-free alternative to ad-loaded competitors like Words With Friends.

Lemonade says it worked with Tesla to gain access to previously-restricted vehicle telemetry data, but declined to offer specifics.

Goyal on Wednesday said he would remain on Eternal's board as vice chairman as he shifts focus to "higher-risk exploration and experimentation," which he says may be harder to pursue within the constraints of a listed company.

Zanskar has raised $115 million to find about a dozen geothermal resources that could help power the grid throughout the U.S. West.