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CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company’s annual Connect event in Menlo Park on Wednesday with a keynote that made one thing clear: Meta is going all-in on Muse. It’s even coming to Meta’s AI glasses.

The tiny hardware device creates another mobile home for its AI agent Muse.

Meta’s return to the VR glasses realm comes with a promising combination of light weight form factor and enhanced entertainment options.

Meta says the camera-free glasses will be lighter and have up to 12 hours battery life.

Nothing says Italian craftsmanship like a Chinese robot doing a lasso to “L’Amour Toujours.”

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world. How much responsibility does it have to meet its net-zero pledge?

The VC firm says that AI-native companies are growing faster than any technology, ever.

The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.

The startup is working on small, light motors with no rare-earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots.

At the same time, Disney appears to be exploring new ways to expand its streaming business beyond simply raising subscription prices.

As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of security for an AI-native world. We’re even seeing companies like Instinct and Simile bring in nine-figure checks and valuations that wouldn’t have made sense a … Read more

The repeated incidents led one worker to file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which opened an inquiry and told Zoox to investigate the exposures. 

Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to complete agentic tasks.

The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.

YouTube is rolling out GIF replies, voice-powered TV comments, personalized moderation, paid members-only communities, and new ways for fans to support their favorite creators.

Creators will be able to use AI in a conversational chat interface to help them edit videos.

Built directly into the YouTube Music app, Ask Music lets users describe what they want to hear in everyday language rather than searching for individual songs or artists.

Eight Sleep said the new pod is now 20% faster than the previous generation

YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.

As microdrama apps gain traction, YouTube is clearly betting that episodic short-form storytelling will stick around. And that the format belongs on Shorts. At its Made On YouTube event on Wednesday, the company announced “Shorts Series,” a new tool that lets creators organize their Shorts into TV-style seasons and episodes. The feature brings a more … Read more

Many of these tools hinge on using generative AI to try out a variety of different tactics on a video to find what works best.

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The investigation involves at least some crashes where it appears drivers were using “forked” versions of Comma’s software.

Ema has raised $140 million to date and has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft.

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.

According to Discord, 90% of users will not have to verify their age.

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The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.

Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.