Micro1 hits $500M gross run rate as AI training surges
Micro1 reaches a $500 million gross run rate as AI training soaks up datasets, testing whether scale buys lasting value or just multiplies costs, perverse incentives and ethical headaches.
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Tesla, Uber and Waymo cleared to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
Nevada has cleared Tesla, Uber and Waymo to operate thousands of robotaxis, a real-world stress test of whether autonomous fleets can safely scale or only amplify traffic, regulatory headaches and scepticism.
Can human urine really cool data centres at scale?
Cooling data centres with human urine reframes waste as resource, marrying circular thinking with odd practicality, but logistical, regulatory and hygiene challenges will determine if the idea survives beyond novelty.
Google offers publishers a tool to curb AI driven traffic losses
Google offers publishers tools to reclaim traffic lost to AI summarisation, a useful fix that sidesteps the harder question of whether editorial quality still gets paid.
Study finds one in three web pages published since ChatGPT show AI authorship
A third of web pages since ChatGPT's launch show signs of AI authorship, testing online trust as polished, formulaic prose floods the web and blurs the line between real expertise and automated mimicry.
Grok continues to deliver gibberish replies to users
Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users, exposing the awkward gap between flashy AI promise and messy real-world reliability.
Inertia Enterprises accelerates fusion fuel production
Inertia Enterprises has found a way to make fusion fuel fast, which gets demos on sooner and forces tough questions about scale, cost and safety.
Binance lets AI agents trade, users must provide oversight
Binance now lets AI agents trade, putting the onus on users to constrain rogue bots and shoulder the attendant risks.
Stripe didn’t buy OpenRouter over ‘singularity’ claims, insiders say
Stripe bought OpenRouter for practical reasons, infrastructure, talent and control, not to stave off the singularity, a reminder that acquisitions are mostly business, sometimes dressed up as destiny.
Cognition CEO rejects claims SpaceX tried to buy startup
Cognition's CEO denies reports SpaceX sought to acquire the startup, turning a prospective deal into a contest of PR narratives and startup folklore.
AI was meant to win people over by now, but it hasn’t
AI was meant to win people over by now, but friction, uneven results and lingering trust gaps mean enthusiasm feels conditional rather than complete
Betting on Little League World Series, sports bettors crossed the line
Betting on the Little League World Series turns kids' games into markets, exposing ethical blind spots and regulatory gaps as bookmakers hunt action and public unease grows.
Amazon makes AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime
Amazon makes Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required, widening access and turning living rooms into testbeds for convenience that may come with data and lock-in trade-offs.
Rivian spinout secures additional $150 million in funding
Rivian spinout raises another $150 million, investors buy more runway while the business still has to prove it can win customers not just capital
Calendly enters meeting note-taker market, challenges rivals
Calendly adds automated meeting notes to a crowded field, offering tidy summaries while testing whether another assistant will capture nuance or merely tidy up transcripts.
Students can pay college tuition with Venmo, but why?
Letting students pay tuition with Venmo turns a casual P2P app into campus billing, handy for speed yet awkward for compliance and official records.
AI isn’t close to curing cancer, startup outlines path
A startup claims AI knows what it will take to cure cancer, but reality points to years of better data, clinical validation and biological insight, not neat demos.