Would You Take a $10,000 Check to Let a Data Center Into Your Backyard? This Town Isn’t Buying It.
When a developer offered every household in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, $10,000 to approve a data center, many locals smelled a rat.
Redefining enterprise intelligence with autonomous AI
Enterprise AI is no longer a future ambition. It is in full operational flight. Model capabilities are advancing faster than most organizations can absorb, while the cost of performance continues to fall. Globally, AI investment is set to reach $2.5 trillion in 2026, up 44% from the previous year. For many enterprises, this investment has…
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Worried About AI Agents Destroying the World? Nvidia Has Software for That.
After a string of AI agents that “escaped containment,” Nvidia wants to help businesses keep theirs on a leash.
Burger King Is Rethinking AI Drive-Thrus: ‘Guests Don’t Want to Talk to a Bot’
The fast food chain has found that forcing AI ordering in drive-thrus causes some customers to drive away.
With Dazzle, Marissa Mayer bets your camera roll has more info on your life than your inbox
The former Yahoo CEO is introducing a new AI personal assistant based entirely on your photos.
Meta is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses
The tech giant says the agent can help owners run their business and find new customers.
Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix
Apple says the bug was used to attack “specific targeted individuals” running iOS 26, which the majority of Apple customers are still using.
Fireflies adds dictation to its desktop notetaking apps
Fireflies said that it won’t charge extra for the new dictation feature, which can be used with any desktop app.
The Download: climate tech companies to watch and AI’s discovery problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Coming soon: our 2026 list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch With the planet nearing 1.5 °C of warming, climate policies being unraveled, and Big Tech backpedaling on its climate ambitions,…
OpenAI apologizes to Australia after its AI agents breached government sites
The company also detailed how some of those breaches had happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events.
Reco raises $55M as AI agent security startups crowd the market
The round builds on a $30 million fundraise in February, taking the company’s total funding to $140 million.