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A three-year-old startup providing data for AI labs is trying to fill the gap in the market left by Scale AI.

It’s a major change that paves the way for electric air taxi startups to perform more robust demonstrations of their technology before they begin any commercial flights.

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Quilt’s software update unlocked an additional 20% heating and cooling capacity for all of its heat pumps, including those installed in customers’ homes.

The eSIM-only iPhone Air’s release is being delayed in China, likely due to regulatory issues around the approval of the embedded SIM.

Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.

The robotics startup market has matured over the last decade and the cost to produce robots has gone down significantly.

OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement on a revised partnership.

Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones.

OpenWav is building a direct-to-fan platform for music artists which lets them keep more of the profits.

Tesla can now test its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada, but it still has steps to take if it wants to offer paid rides like in Austin, Texas.

A worker had to be rescued by the local fire department, but is reportedly stable. Dozens of Boring Company workers have been injured over the years in Vegas.

It’s the latest in a long line of criticism — and action — against the company’s treatment of people with physical disabilities.

The federal consumer regulator seeks to learn about how AI companies evaluate the safety of their chatbots.

Google also announced on that it’s updating the Promotion category in Gmail to allow users to sort by “most relevant” promotion emails.

The French government says Apple sent out threat notifications to customers alerting them to spyware attacks earlier in September.

Google Tables, a work-tracking tool and competitor to the popular spreadsheet-database hybrid Airtable, is shutting down. The app will not be supported after December 16, 2025.

Zaslav also said that the streaming service’s crackdown on passwords will be coming in the future.

Kids are making a mark in the U.K.’s cybersecurity arena, and not in the way their parents want them to.

Box released a new set of AI tools at its Boxworks conference on Thursday, filling out CEO Aaron Levie’s vision for an AI-led transformation of the enterprise.

As Breakthrough Energy Fellows welcomes a new cohort of 22 startups, it is also diversifying its portfolio to include more global founders.

On its official page detailing the features available on iOS 26, the company said EU residents or those with EU Apple IDs won’t be able to use live translation, which is powered by Apple Intelligence and will also be coming to AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2.

If SB 243 is enacted, California would become the first state to require operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions and hold companies legally accountable if their chatbots fail to meet those standards.

The AI-powered search startup’s valuation jumped from $18 billion two months earlier.

In a blog post shared Wednesday, Mira Murati’s startup offered a rare glimpse into some of work its doing to improve AI models.

Here’s how you can turn off autoplaying videos and GIFs on Facebook, Instagram, X, Twitter, and Threads.

Anduril has landed a lucrative contract and is bringing its uncrewed undersea vehicle Ghost Shark to Australian waters next year.

Of the 34.3 million shares Klarna sold, only 5 million were sold by the company, it said. The rest were sold by existing investors.

OpenAI and Oracle reportedly signed a deal that includes OpenAI buying $300 billion of compute over a five-year span.