Bedrock Robotics raises $600M as its self-driving excavators win paid work
Bedrock Robotics raises $600M as its self-driving excavators win paid work

Bedrock Robotics has closed a $600M Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital. The round values the San Francisco startup at $4.1bn after the money, it said in a statement on Monday. It brings the company’s total funding to nearly $1bn. Bloombe…

AI agents tricked by a rogue downloads file into running dangerous malware

AI agents will read anything found in the AGENTS.md file, even if that file is downloaded from the internet.

Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos
Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos

Instagram is announcing a big push into longform horizontal video, which the platform is calling “Features.” Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has been against doing longform video on the platform “for a long time,” he says in a six-and-a-half-minute video (here’s the widescreen version) with VP of product Tessa Lyons, saying that “one of my concerns […]

Apple’s new iPad mini gets OLED, an A20 Pro chip and water resistance
Apple’s new iPad mini gets OLED, an A20 Pro chip and water resistance

Apple unveiled the eighth-generation iPad mini on Monday, two days before its Pro and Tell event in Los Angeles. The tablet keeps the footprint of the 2024 model but stretches the screen to 8.5 inches, from 8.3, by cutting the bezels by 24%. It is 5.4m…

The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer

Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.

The Anthropic IPO Is Also a Doomsday Primer

Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.

Virtual Cycling Platform Zwift Adds Californian Area To Its Game World

The latest Zwift update brings 17km of new roads spread across a new area in Watopia called The Wild Islands. They offer new ways to get around while avoiding climbs.

The Next Space Race Will Be Won On Earth

True space sovereignty requires developing internal technology, expertise and autonomous capabilities right here on this planet.

Before You Hire Another Employee, Answer These 4 Questions (You May Not Need the Role After All)

When a business runs out of capacity, the response is often to hire another person. AI, automation and specialist talent mean entrepreneurs now have a more important question to ask first.