This is your laptop… on AI
This is your laptop… on AI We’re now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech companies that AI is going to change everything about how we do everything. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang made that clearer than anyone this week, when he described a completely […]
TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’
TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: 'We can only support so much' Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. – the world’s biggest semiconductor-maker – is struggling to meet demands from American customers even with its factory buildout in the US, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. “Customer demand is so high, and we can […]
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards Nobody should be subjected to seeing shrimp Jesus all over their social feeds. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images It’s almost impossible to avoid seeing AI-generated content online, but it doesn’t have to be this way. YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more have ramped up content […]
Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to
Amazon develops a warehouse robot workers can speak to The design hasn’t changed much from the original Proteus, which was announced in 2022. | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced a new version of its fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, that will can interact using language instead of code. The expanded capabilities come as part of […]
Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
Amazon's search bar will invent AI-generated products you can't buy Amazon’s updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI images of clothing and home goods, allowing you to tap on the image that best matches what you’re looking for and […]
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight
Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they're ready to fight At Microsoft’s annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-esque AI agents. All this news added up to a clear message: Microsoft is positioned to […]
AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impact by actually increasing water for local communities. The company laid out five commitments around water use in a new […]
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google’s AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The new conduct rule imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requires Google to let website owners keep their content […]
Microsoft Build 2026: the 7 biggest announcements
Microsoft Build 2026: the 7 biggest announcements Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models. If you didn’t watch the event live, […]
Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they’re released
Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they're released President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a “voluntary framework” for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they’re released “to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.” The order says the US AI […]