Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made the rash decision to double-down on massive AI spending, which has raised eyebrows among investors. A large sell-off of Meta stocks resulted in a loss of nearly $20 billion from Zuckerberg’s paper fortune. This…
Shopify has launched Canvas, a new tool that lets merchants create their online stores through a simple chat interface with an AI agent named Sidekick. This marks a shift from the traditional approach of building websites, which often required users…
On October 1, 2026, Figure AI retired its Figure 02 model robots in a dramatic YouTube video, showing them jumping or being lowered into a pit of molten steel. In a YouTube video, these robots meet their fate by jumping…
Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic employee, recently made headlines with his alarming statement about AI’s potential risks, claiming that the technology “could kill us all by the end of the decade.” This assertion has sparked considerable debate and raised serious…
Airbnb launched its AI-powered search this week as part of its fall update. Co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky points out that current chatbot interfaces fall short for travel discovery, as they present a limited set of options one at a…
The AI startup Photon recently made waves with a creative event marking its shift away from traditional mobile applications. Photon held a funeral for mobile apps in San Francisco on September 17, complete with a real coffin for app icons,…
During a recent talk at the Royal Television Society conference in London, BBC director Matt Brittin shared an unexpected experience: he received an AI-generated 50-minute episode of “Doctor Who.” He described it as “pretty good,” which caught the attention of…
Audible is stepping up its game in the audiobook market with three new features designed to enhance the listening experience. These additions come as a response to increasing competition from platforms like Spotify. On October 1, 2026, Audible will introduce…
Legato has made a significant move in the hearing tech industry with the launch of its AI-powered hearing glasses, called Legato Frames. Starting at $999, these glasses are designed for adults experiencing up to moderate levels of hearing loss. This…
Rama Afullo, a former engineer at Google’s cloud computing division and a brief member of SpaceX’s Starlink team in 2024, has founded Satlyt. This new company, based in Sunnyvale, California, and Nairobi, aims to develop software for satellites capable of…