Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers
Even after AB 5 took effect, Lyft, Uber, and other companies that relied on…
Kevin Mandia’s new ‘agent swarm’ security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation
Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant, which sold to…
Putin demands UN reform against Western countries’ influence
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for urgent reform at the United Nations to allow…
Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
In December 2025, about a month before the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured its…
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you
OpenAI is again experimenting with how its conversational AI assistant, ChatGPT, can help users…
Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,600 times before space data centers get off the ground
What sets the Google initiative apart from those startups (and indeed from SpaceX itself)…
World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
Geothermal company Fervo Energy announced Thursday morning that it had started selling electricity from…
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers on its safety team who allegedly shared…
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)
Above all, Opus loves to tell you why things matter, using the phrase "this…
This startup wants to turn idle user car inventory into rental revenue
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he sees a wasted opportunity.…
This startup wants to turn idle car inventory into rental revenue
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he sees a wasted opportunity.…
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web
Amazon distinguished engineer Marc Brooker came up with the project after seeing Jev and…
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI
Shopify introduced a new site-building tool Thursday called Canvas that lets merchants set up…
California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
California governor Gavin Newsom has used his veto authority to send a bill passed…
One year later, Tesla and Musk are still don’t have a good definition of ‘abundance’
Tesla has said in regulatory filings that the "product goals" in that comp package…
Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system
Airbnb rolled out its new AI-powered search this week as part of its fall…
