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Google’s new smart speaker leans into Gemini, and it’s about time
Google replaces the old Assistant with Gemini in a $99.99 speaker. The shift from rigid...
The World Wants American AI, Just Not on a Kill Switch
At the G7 summit, Macron and Modi warned that U.S. AI access can be revoked...
Anthropic joins Frontier’s carbon removal push with $915M in new pledges
Anthropic is the first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition, which just...
LifeSciBench: A New Benchmark That Actually Tests AI on Real Biology Work
OpenAI releases LifeSciBench, an expert-crafted benchmark that evaluates AI on realistic life science research tasks—moving...
Snap’s $2,200 AR Glasses Tank the Stock — No Surprise There
Snap finally launched its long-awaited AR glasses, Specs, at $2,200 a pair. The stock dropped...
The next humanoid robot might not look human at all — and that’s fine
Genesis AI's new Eno robot ditches the humanoid form for a wheeled base and foldable...
Anthropic Sets Up Shop in Seoul, and Korea’s AI Scene Is Already Running with Claude
Anthropic opens a Seoul office and announces major partnerships with Naver, Nexon, LG CNS, and...
Pinterest’s ‘Ask Pinterest’ App Turns Shopping Into a Conversation
Pinterest launched an experimental AI shopping app called Ask Pinterest that lets you chat your...
Geoengineering Hits Reality, and Your Body’s Hidden Sense Is Finally Getting Its Due
Solar geoengineering faces practical hurdles as researchers move beyond simulations, while interoception research gains traction...
A Solar Mill in Nairobi Shows Why Off-Grid Energy Is Finally Working
In a Nairobi stall, Milcah Wanjiru runs a grain mill on solar power instead of...
Meta’s AI Mode Searches Facebook Posts. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Meta is rolling out AI Mode in Facebook search, pulling answers from public posts, Groups,...
Google’s First Smart Speaker in Six Years Finally Ships Next Week
Google Home Speaker starts shipping June 29th, nine months after its announcement. Same hardware, same...