The leading industry PAC, Fairshake, put $2 million into a Detroit Democratic primary but came up short, even as several PAC-backed candidates won elsewhere.
What if deploying production-grade AI agents required zero infrastructure management, came with enterprise observability built-in, and worked easily with your existing on-premises systems? Mobileye, the autonomous driving pioneer with more than 230 million EyeQ system-on-chips deployed across roughly 1,200 vehicle models worldwide, saw an opportunity to free skilled engineers from routine internal ticket status inquiries. … Read more
Our agent runs in the cloud, but our users’ spreadsheets live on their laptops. How do you bridge that gap? The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open source standard introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to standardize how AI models connect to external data and tools. MCP follows a client-server architecture where an MCP … Read more
If you build and automate workflows in n8n without writing much code, you’ve probably used its AI Agent node to add a model call to a workflow. It’s a great start. But a production agent needs more than a single model call: memory that lasts beyond one run, tools it can actually use like a … Read more
Reddit is expanding its moderation tools and building stronger abuse prevention systems that it says could eventually reduce communities’ reliance on karma and account-age requirements, making it easier for legitimate newcomers to participate.
The Cosmos EV is now slated for release in the second half of 2027. CEO Silvio Napoli said he’s focused on getting the EV right, as well as its nearer-term robotaxi project with Uber and Nuro.
Both the battery-powered and wired models are over $50 off. | Image: Ring Ring’s Wired Doorbell Pro and Battery Doorbell Plus are two of the brand’s most well-rounded video doorbells, whether you’re looking for a hardwired model or one that runs on a battery. Right now, its Wired Doorbell Pro is down to $199 ($50 … Read more
After Uber and Waymo ended their partnership in Phoenix earlier this year, experts and robotaxi watchers wondered whether the companies’ improbable bromance was fraying. Not so, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said today. The two companies are committed to continue working together in Atlanta and Austin, and the partnership remains “very strong.” “Waymo is a very … Read more
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Apple’s MacBook Neo comes in four different colors. | Image: The Verge Apple’s most affordable laptop, the MacBook Neo, is available once again at its pre-price hike price. All four colors are currently discounted and available refurbished through the company, with the base 256GB model listed for $599 (usually $699 new), and the upgraded version … Read more
And you thought we were done with this one… | Image: Fenix Flexin We were pretty sure that Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz” was made using AI, but musician Medasin was confident that it was made using Treblo specifically. Now the company and a new detection tool seem to confirm it. On Monday, the company announced the … Read more
A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users’ IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users’ real IP addresses.
A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.
Google is making some significant AI leadership changes, including a major shift for Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis. Hassabis will become the chair of Google DeepMind and the chief scientist at Alphabet, CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday. Hassabis will continue to lead Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs, which aims to use AI to develop drugs. Koray … Read more
The remittance giant is rolling out Stablecard across 37 markets, targeting cross-border payments and consumers seeking US dollar-denominated savings in volatile economies.
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Shopify says AI isn’t cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled year over year in Q2.
Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition.
Cantor sees positive read-through for crypto custody providers, while FRNT says the breach could drive some investors toward bitcoin ETFs.
Circle’s USDC distribution deal with Coinbase has been renewed on existing terms, and Arc’s testnet has processed half a billion transactions.
Shaw Walters says Eliza’s token is no more after a class-action settlement drained the project’s remaining funds.
Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure for greater oversight of frontier systems. According to a report from the UK’s AI Security … Read more
This marks the official launch of Zoox’s commercial operations.