Samsung is opening up its upcoming smart glasses to developers before the hardware is even announced. This strategy aims to ensure a healthy app library is ready at launch, learning from the slower start of its Galaxy XR headset’s ecosystem.
A new AI communication system is turning text into flowing, emotional dialogue for people with severe speech disabilities. Built by a paralyzed technologist, it promises to restore presence, not just function. And it could change the economics of assistive tech forever.
Cashew Research is an AI-powered platform that creates custom market research surveys and analyzes the results. It aims to bridge the gap between expensive traditional firms and generic LLM answers by generating fresh, human-sourced data.
Intel is taking a major step toward acquiring AI chip startup SambaNova Systems. The non-binding agreement comes as Intel pushes hard into AI to catch up with rivals like Nvidia.
The Linux Foundation is launching the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) to create open standards for AI agents. Founding members OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block are donating key protocols and frameworks to the effort. The goal is to avoid a fragmented landscape of proprietary, walled-off AI agent platforms.
The AI hype is undeniable, but rushing in without a plan is a recipe for trouble. Chief Technology Officers from leading firms explain the practical, safe ways to integrate this transformative tech.
The European Commission is investigating Google over its AI summaries in search and use of YouTube data. Meanwhile, Australia’s controversial ban on social media for users under 16 officially begins today, targeting apps like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat.
A wave of new age verification laws is reshaping the internet, forcing platforms to check IDs or scan faces. But these well-intentioned rules are creating privacy risks and making the web less open for everyone.
In a major policy shift, the Trump administration will permit NVIDIA to sell its high-end H200 AI chips to vetted customers in China, subject to a 25% tariff. The deal excludes its latest Blackwell and upcoming Rubin architectures and extends to other US chipmakers like AMD and Intel. The move is al
Holly Ventures, a new solo-GP firm founded by former YL Ventures partner John Brennan, has launched a $33 million fund focused on seed-stage cybersecurity startups. The fund’s model is built on providing founders with deep, hands-on access and a high-density network from day one, rather than just wr
