The AI Tamagotchis are coming
The AI Tamagotchis are coming

While AI has made plenty of inroads on people’s phones and computers, it’s largely failed in dedicated devices. But over the next year, two major AI companies, Meta and OpenAI, will attempt to change that. And they’re apparently betting on a similar path: testing appetites for physical hardware with their cutesy software agents. “Hardware is […]

AI Video Is Getting Good Enough To Make The Model Invisible

AI video is moving beyond flashy clips. Kling, Veo, Seedance, Runway and others are now competing on control, cost, consistency and production readiness.

Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots

Reddit is ending support for RSS feeds, as the company continues tightening access to its trove of user-generated content.

The ugly economics of consumer AI

There’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gunshy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough.

Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan

After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion. He said his previous claims regarding fears around AI safety being a “hoax” cooked up by Democrats no longer apply now that he’s renamed the technology to “Super Intelligence.” He […]

This $3,555 Humanoid Robot Is Slow, Basic, Cheap. Mission Accomplished.

Here’s another cheap humanoid robot that does interesting things for home use, again made by a small team in San Francisco. Is this a trend?

Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission

Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.

DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food

By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.

Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page

“One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company.”

Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick

Instinct is rolling out human-curated product and travel recommendations, but some users aren’t happy about getting suggestions they never asked for.