Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thing
Snap is paying Robert Downey Jr. to do the Iron Man thing

Snap has a new brand ambassador for its Specs AR glasses: Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. The company has brought on Downey as Specs’ “Chief Customer Experience Officer” and has published several videos featuring Downey showcasing the capabilities of the new glasses, including as a tool to get help with a putt, practice art, […]

ASI hits a $3bn valuation as its AI moves from air traffic to the grid
ASI hits a $3bn valuation as its AI moves from air traffic to the grid

ASI has raised $325 million in a Series C round that values it at $3 billion, the Boston AI company announced on Tuesday. Its software models air traffic, power grids and military operations hours, days and weeks ahead. The aim is to let operators act …

SpaceX says big AI growth fueled revenue jump
SpaceX says big AI growth fueled revenue jump

SpaceX announced revenues of $14.6 billion in its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, which it says was a growth of 161 percent year-over-year “fueled by our Super Intelligence (SI) segment and accelerated growth in Connectivity.” While its Space division posted a $7 million loss in income from operations, its Connectivity group posted income from operations $2.4 […]

Oura adds two new cardiovascular health tracking features to its smart rings
Oura adds two new cardiovascular health tracking features to its smart rings

Oura is introducing two new cardiovascular-focused health tracking features to its smart rings designed to help users better understand the effect regular workouts and exercise are having on their long-term health, and whether they need to ramp it up or dial things down. Cardio Effort and automatic VO2 Max (previously known as Cardio Capacity) are […]

A nightmare scenario for supermarkets: Hidden daily passwords and command injection flaws leave thousands of Danfoss supermarket systems open to remote takeover
A nightmare scenario for supermarkets: Hidden daily passwords and command injection flaws leave thousands of Danfoss supermarket systems open to remote takeover

Claroty researchers found 2,765 publicly accessible Danfoss refrigeration systems and three vulnerabilities involving hidden passwords, command injection, and web server manipulation.

Robert Downey Jr. joins Snap’s SPECS as honorary customer experience chief
Robert Downey Jr. joins Snap’s SPECS as honorary customer experience chief

Robert Downey Jr. has joined SPECS, Snap’s augmented reality glasses business, as its honorary chief customer experience officer, Snap announced. His job is to show people what the see-through glasses can do. SPECS runs as Specs Inc., a wholly owned Sn…

Generative AI Gets Shaken Up By Next-Concept Modeling That Produces Concepts First And Words Second

Conventional AI works on one token at a time, but a new method speeds this up, called Next-Concept Modeling (NCM). An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides
TikTok has started censoring searches for popular peptides

Trying to pull up information for certain peptides on TikTok is now returning a “no results found” page when searching for terms like semaglutide, BPC-157, retratutide, and others. That hasn’t entirely erased visibility on TikTok for peptides, which are combinations of amino acids that include substances like insulin and GLP-1. The problem is peptides also […]

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2026 earnings preview: flat revenue, falling profits
Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2026 earnings preview: flat revenue, falling profits

Tesla reports its third-quarter 2026 financial results tomorrow, October 21, after the market closes. The earnings call follows at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Wall Street expects revenue to come in flat and earnings per share to drop 10% from a year ago, even tho…

Reliable Robotics tops a $1bn valuation with $115M for self-flying planes
Reliable Robotics tops a $1bn valuation with $115M for self-flying planes

Reliable Robotics has raised $115 million, taking its valuation past $1 billion, the company announced on Tuesday. The Mountain View, California, startup builds systems that let existing aircraft taxi, take off, fly and land on their own. The money ext…