The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
The pope arrives at a conclusion many have already reached: the surreal power and…
With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup
If Thea's pixel-inspired magnets work, the company could enjoy a manufacturing advantage. The startup…
Startup Battlefield 200 application deadline extended to June 8 after overwhelming demand
Founders, the battlefield is still open, but not for much longer. After overwhelming demand from…
Meta is reportedly developing an AI pendant
Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant that it plans to start testing in the…
X caters to creators with new ‘React with Video’ feature
On Tuesday, Elon Musk-owned social network X launched a new feature, "React with Video,"…
Substack’s new ‘Reply Rules’ feature lets creators control how people respond
Substack announced on Wednesday a new feature called "Reply Rules," designed to give creators…
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
But that still leaves my devices largely open to ads when I'm not on…
Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military
The updated list now includes 188 companies. The Pentagon added a handful of automotive…
How Justin Ernest invested nearly $500M into hot startups without a traditional VC fund
But SPVs don't have the same kind of street cred as traditional VC funds.…
South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions
South Korean authorities have imposed a record-breaking fine of $624 billion won (over $400…
Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it
Originally, it was structured in such a way that up to 50 employees reported…
ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time
In the U.S., users are gravitating toward AI assistants for productivity tasks and spending…
Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms
For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people…
Snap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costs
Dotmo represents a different kind of spinoff than the Specs operation, in that its…
Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI’s future in Hollywood with A24 deal
A new alliance has formed between a Hollywood studio and a tech juggernaut. On…
Figma adds code layers, support for animations, more AI features in new update
Figma on Wednesday showed off an update that adds a new code layer, support…
