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Apple has been promising a new-and-improved, cutting-edge, AI-powered Siri since it first unveiled Apple Intelligence in 2024. Over about a year and a half since then, the release date for this new era of Siri has been continuously pushed back. According to a new report...

On Wednesday, xAI released a full 45-minute all-hands meeting video. Musk attributed recent staff departures to restructuring amid rapid growth, though the loss of key founding members raised questions. (Musk photo) The new structure splits xAI into four teams: Grok chatbot, coding system, Imagine video...

According to a report by The Intercept, Google provided U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with extensive personal data about British student journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson based on an administrative subpoena that was not approved by a judge. The data included usernames, addresses, IP addresses, phone...

Boston Dynamics, the Massachusetts-based robotics pioneer renowned for its quadruped and humanoid robots, is undergoing a leadership transition. CEO Robert Playter announced his departure in an internal memo on Tuesday, with Chief Financial Officer Amanda McMaster stepping in as interim leader while the company searches...

The copyright controversy surrounding training data in the artificial intelligence industry is intensifying. Recent reports indicate that Amazon plans to establish a content trading marketplace, enabling publishers to directly license their text, images, and other content to AI companies. This model resembles Microsoft’s recently launched...

Enterprise software giant Workday announced a significant leadership change on Monday: CEO Carl Eschenbach has stepped down effective immediately and left the board of directors. Company co-founder and former CEO Aneel Bhusri will permanently return to lead the company. (workday larger) Eschenbach joined Workday at...

YouTube megastar MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) announced this week that his company, Beast Industries, will acquire Step, a financial application focused on serving teenagers. The app has raised a total of $500 million in funding, boasts over 7 million users, and aims to help...

Alphabet's self-driving subsidiary, Waymo, has reached a significant milestone in Nashville, Tennessee: it has officially removed safety drivers from its test vehicles, initiating fully driverless testing. This marks a crucial step toward the company's goal of launching a commercial robotaxi service in the city later...

New York lawmakers have introduced a bill proposing at least a three-year moratorium on permits for new data center construction—making it the sixth U.S. state to consider such a pause. The move reflects growing bipartisan concern over the energy and social impacts of expanding AI...

In the realm of innovative materials, where stamina fulfills precision, Aluminum Oxide Ceramic stands as a keystone of modern-day engineering. This plain ceramic, birthed from the union of aluminum and oxygen, grows in environments that break minimal products-- from the scorching heat of rocket engines...