Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Although Wall Street loves AI, every day Americans are significantly less optimistic about the industry, a new report from Pew Research shows.
What OpenAI’s latest controversy tells us about the future of math
OpenAI’s latest mathematical milestone has quickly become mired in controversy. Today, the company announced that its agents have solved one of the Millennium Prize Problems, some of the most important open problems in mathematics. Under normal circumstances, that solution would be a huge feather in OpenAI’s cap. But the announcement has been overshadowed by accusations…
Two Stanford grads raise $11M to build a noninvasive wearable for hormone tracking
Clair Health’s wearable will cost $369 and will an app-based subscription of $9.99 per month
This $91 Billion Fintech Startup Is Laying Off 10% of Workers Even Though the Business ‘Has Never Been Stronger’
Here’s why layoffs happened anyway, despite business being strong.
Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker
Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company’s new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational Gemini interactions.
PayPal Ventures shutters as company restructuring continues
The corporate venture arm ends after 10 years and 80 investments.
The slowtech revolution is here to kill your phone addiction and rescue your attention span
“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention… They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”
Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it
If physical AI is going to match the accomplishments of LLMs, there’s a data problem that needs to be solved.
Apple Is Developing AirPods With Cameras — But They Won’t Take a Single Photo
According to Bloomberg, the cameras will act as eyes for Siri, letting the AI assistant understand the world around you.
This Retailer Shut Its Fitting Rooms and Angered Customers. It Might Boost Sales Anyway.
The teen retailer has quietly shut its fitting rooms across its 55-plus US stores. Customers are furious, but sales are up.
Pramaana Labs raises $27M seed round from Khosla Ventures to bring formal verification to AI
Pramaana will focus on highly sensitive verticals like law, drug discovery, and tax preparation — where errors can be costly and reliability is at a premium.