Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble
Jack Dorsey's Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble Jack Dorsey’s Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by “nearly half” and axing more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink from more than 10,000 people to less than 6,000, Dorsey says in […]
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
Google's Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users The image generational capabilities of Nano Banana 2 seem comparable to the Pro model. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as […]
Google takes control of ‘Android of robotics’ project in quest for physical AI
Google takes control of 'Android of robotics' project in quest for physical AI Google is folding Alphabet’s AI robotics “moonshot,” Intrinsic, into the company after five years as an independent unit. The move marks a strategic shift as Google doubles down on physical AI and pulls experimental projects closer to its core business. Intrinsic “graduated“ […]
Trump claims he’ll make data centers pay for their own power supply
Trump claims he'll make data centers pay for their own power supply President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans’ concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech by claiming that he’s negotiated a “rate payer protection pledge” with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay for new […]
Google and Samsung just launched the AI features Apple couldn’t with Siri
Google and Samsung just launched the AI features Apple couldn't with Siri Google just announced that Gemini will soon be able to take care of some multi-step tasks on your phone, like ordering food or hailing a car, starting first with the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and the just-announced Samsung Galaxy S26 phones. It […]
Gemini is getting its first agentic capabilities
Gemini is getting its first agentic capabilities Gemini can now prep a rideshare or grocery order, though you’ll have to submit the order yourself. | Image: Google Google’s Gemini AI is getting one step closer to being more like an actual assistant. Starting with some Pixel 10 phones and the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Gemini […]
You can now make Alexa’s AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out
You can now make Alexa's AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out That Brief option sounds great for people like me who find cheerful chatbots to be creepy or unsettling. | Image: Amazon Amazon is giving you more control over how Alexa behaves during conversations and responses. Three “personality style” presets are launching today […]
OpenAI defeats xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit
OpenAI defeats xAI's trade secrets lawsuit OpenAI won a victory Tuesday in one of its legal battles with xAI, which involved allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets. The former company’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit was granted on Tuesday with leave to amend, meaning xAI has the option to refile with modified claims. […]
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is plugging AI into more boring enterprise stuff
Anthropic's Claude Cowork is plugging AI into more boring enterprise stuff On Tuesday, Anthropic announced updates to its Claude Cowork platform that allow the AI to help with a wider range of office tasks. Claude Cowork can now connect with several popular office apps, including Google Workspace, Docusign, and WordPress. New pre-built plugins can also […]
How Claude Code Claude Codes
How Claude Code Claude Codes Claude Code is a developer tool for developers. And yet, over the last year and especially the last few months, the team at Anthropic has seen a huge number of people, across industries and disciplines, figure out how to access their terminal so that they could build new stuff too. […]