McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over
Calacanis, General Catalyst's Taneja, and McKinsey's Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force.
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Meta’s Manus news is getting different receptions in Washington and Beijing
Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing whether the Meta deal violates technology export controls, potentially giving Beijing leverage it wasn't initially perceived as having.
CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities
CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.  As has been the case for the past two years at CES, AI is at the forefront of […]
Wearable health devices could generate a million tons of e-waste by 2050
The most surprising part is that the plastic isn't the biggest problem.
Elon Musk's xAI raises $20 billion from investors including NVIDIA, Cisco, Fidelity
Elon Musk's AI said it raised $20 billion in new funding after CNBC reported in November that a financing round would value ...
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot draws global backlash for generating sexualized images of women and children without consent
Rising alarm from disparate nations points to the nightmarish potential of nudification apps that use AI to generate sexually ...
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn in funding round that doubles valuation
Elon Musk’s xAI said it has raised $20bn in new funding, in an upsized deal that more than doubles its valuation since last ...
Elon Musk’s X faces scrutiny after Grok generates AI deepfakes
Multiple users on X have reported incidents, including Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children.
Musk AI chatbot facing backlash over sexualized images of women, children
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing growing backlash from regulators around the world after producing sexualized images of ...
The mother of one of Elon Musk's children says his AI bot won't stop creating sexualized images of her
Ashley St. Clair, known for her fiery commentary online, says X has been slow to respond to the issue. The chatbot has ...
Elon Musk drops surprise take as Nvidia unveils new Tesla FSD rival
On the ground, progress has been uneven. Tesla has expanded supervised FSD availability and has been testing dedicated ...
A viral Reddit post alleging fraud from a food delivery app turned out to be AI-generated
When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked.
Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M
Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.
xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding
Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.
California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kids’ toys
“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.
How Ralph Wiggum went from 'The Simpsons' to the biggest name in AI right now
In the fast-moving world of AI development, it is rare for a tool to be described as both "a meme" and AGI, artificial generalized intelligence, the "holy grail" of a model or system that can reliably outperform humans on economically valuable work. Yet, that is exactly where the Ralph Wiggum plugin for Claude Code now sits. Named after the infamously high-pitched, hapless yet persistent character on The Simpsons, this newish tool (released in summer 2025) — and the philosoph
The most bizarre tech announced so far at CES 2026
From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026.
Intel is building a handheld gaming platform including a dedicated chip
Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.
LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product
LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.
Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software
Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.