OpenAI’s Codex desktop app now controls your Mac, runs its own browser, and generates images. The update pushes Codex further into territory occupied by Claude Code and OpenClaw.
AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.
Russian crypto exchange Grinex paused trading services after a $13 million exploit it says was conducted by “foreign special services.”
Google’s “Project Aura” will be its first Android XR glasses, expected later this year. | Image: Google, Xreal Google is reportedly partnering with Gucci to make a pair of AI smart glasses stylish enough people might actually want to wear them. According to Reuters, Gucci parent company Kering is planning to launch the glasses sometime … Read more
Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder of the Ballmer Group, has given $80 million to NPR. That’s roughly seven years’ worth of government funding ($11.2m) after Trump and Congress cut funds for public media, but only a fraction of NPR’s full annual budget of $300 million. NPR may still cut … Read more
Netflix announced on Thursday that it will be launching a redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April. “This redesign will better reflect our expanding entertainment offering and make it easier for members to engage how and when they want,” the company said in its Q1 2026 earnings … Read more
The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.
The United States government has rapidly adopted AI tools in recent years, but skepticism towards both AI and agencies alike is only growing.
Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings plans to leave the company after nearly 30 years. The news comes as part of Netflix’s Q1 2026 earnings results released on Thursday, which says Hastings “will not stand for re-election to our Board when his current term expires at the Annual Meeting in June.” After co-founding Netflix in … Read more
This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.
Two linked wallets flawlessly bet on several pardons made by former President Joe Biden during his final minutes in office.
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Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.
OpenAI’s agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.
After a jury found that Live Nation-Ticketmaster violated antitrust law on several counts, the company warns in a blog post that the verdict “is not the last word on this matter.” The company plans to renew a motion for the judge to issue a ruling against the states, claiming that they did not prove their … Read more
If you’re struggling to get a full night of rest, a good pair of sleep earbuds can help you tune out unwanted distractions. The Ozlo Sleepbuds are one such option, and they’re currently available for $249 ($100 off) in the run-up to Mother’s Day at Amazon and Ozlo’s online storefront, which is easily the lowest … Read more
An unannounced Teenage Engineering device, the KO-Amp 35, can be found over at the FCC in a new filing. The label clearly marks it as a member of the mid-range EP family instruments, which currently includes the KO-II and its spinoffs, the Riddim and the Medieval. The name suggests that TE could be getting into … Read more
Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and the takedown of 53 domains.
Mining companies are now split between those liquidating Bitcoin to cover operating expenses and those holding their BTC in reserve to fuel future growth.
I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn’t mine – or that it was mine, sort of, but it wasn’t me. The voice said hello, asked my dad how he was doing, and asked again when he didn’t respond quickly enough. “What is that, Gaby?” He realized … Read more
Two months after a New York federal judge ruled AI conversations can be seized by prosecutors, more than a dozen major law firms have issued warnings to clients.
Stop using this recalled wireless power bank immediately. | Image: Casely Casely first recalled over 429,000 of its 5,000mAh Power Pods wireless power banks in April 2025 following 51 reports of their lithium-ion batteries “overheating, expanding or catching fire,” resulting in six minor burn injuries. Both the company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission … Read more
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Traders say Bitcoin has room to rally higher, but the upside could be capped at BTC’s active supply cost basis near $78,000.
Democratic lawmakers called out Michael Selig for unilaterally advancing policies at the regulator that’s normally led by a bipartisan group of five commissioners.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced his backing of the company following its relaunch under the Stack BTC name in March.
Text-to-SQL generation remains a persistent challenge in enterprise AI applications, particularly when working with custom SQL dialects or domain-specific database schemas. While foundation models (FMs) demonstrate strong performance on standard SQL, achieving production-grade accuracy for specialized dialects requires fine-tuning. However, fine-tuning introduces an operational trade-off: hosting custom models on persistent infrastructure incurs continuous costs, even during … Read more
Anthropic’s new flagship model beat every benchmark we threw at it, eats tokens like a hungry teenager, and showed its reasoning out loud.
Online retailers face a persistent challenge: shoppers struggle to determine the fit and look when ordering online, leading to increased returns and decreased purchase confidence. The cost? Lost revenue, operational overhead, and customer frustration. Meanwhile, consumers increasingly expect immersive, interactive shopping experiences that bridge the gap between online and in-store retail. Retailers implementing virtual try-on … Read more