Toyota’s hydrogen pickup beats its electric one on every number except where to refuel it
Toyota has confirmed a hydrogen fuel cell Hilux for 2028, the first commercially available fuel cell mid-size pickup in Europe, targeting 400km of range, 2,500kg of towing and a f…
House Democrats push Johnson to cancel the recess to legislate on AI
“This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is an American issue, and it is a global issue,” House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark said on 17 September. Her party is press…
Roku’s new Labs hub brings experimental apps to the big screen
Roku’s latest OS update introduces Roku Labs, a new hub for experimental apps, alongside personalized home screens in more markets, streaming subscription bundles, and more.
Bolt wants to put 25,000 driverless Lucids on European roads
Lucid and Bolt have announced a non-binding partnership to put at least 25,000 driverless Lucid crossovers on European roads, with no vehicles ordered, no money committed and no d…
Pentagon CTO Emil Michael says the US should not take stakes in AI firms
“We don’t want government to get in the middle,” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, told CNBC when asked about government stakes in AI companies. Michael appea…
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I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks — here’s whether it beats takeout
Tovala offers both a smart oven and a meal-delivery service. Its meals come with QR codes that you scan using the app, allowing the oven to automatically follow the cooking instru…
Meta plans camera-free smart glasses this autumn, The Information reports
“We as a society have the right to at least know that someone is recording,” Polish developer Pawel Szydlowski told Business Insider about his ZuckOff app, which detects nearby sm…
Factory raises $200M at a $5B valuation for its AI coding agents
“Across the world’s largest enterprises, we are seeing a move from individual coding agents to software factories that serve as the core foundation from which an entire software c…
Hackers extracted a Flock camera’s software and key, 404 Media reports
“Why just destroy them when we can reverse engineer them and find the secrets of those spying on us?” one hacker told 404 Media. The hacker belongs to a collective called stegan0g…
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
Euka expands to Instagram after helping brands generate $4B in TikTok Shop sales
Euka has built its business helping brands recruit and manage the creators who sell their products on TikTok Shop. Now, it wants to follow those brands onto other platforms. The c…
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“Regulate the products”: Nvidia’s Huang pushes back on AI rules at King Charles’s summit
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has stated that AI should not be subject to the same regulations as social media since it is a technology, not a product. According to POLITICO, Huang…
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions
Apple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro will prove a photo is real
“An image appearing photorealistic is no longer sufficient to establish its veracity,” Apple’s security engineers wrote as they set out how the iPhone 18 Pro will prove a photo is…
German court rules Meta liable for scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
A German court has ruled that Meta is responsible for fake investment ads posted by others on Facebook and Instagram. The court ordered Meta to remove the ads and pay damages, Reu…
Google, Nvidia and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.
Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe
The company is partnering with mobility platform Bolt -- but no vehicle orders have been placed just yet.
Spain’s data watchdog reports its first breach carried out by an AI agent
“The arrival of AI agents in offensive activity must drive an immediate review of security and data protection models,” wrote Francisco Pérez Bes of Spain’s data protection agency…
Former DeepMind world-model researchers’ startup Emulate in talks to raise $700M
Emulate, a UK AI startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in advanced talks to raise up to $700mn in a seed round, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Both …
Alexis Ohanian tells CNBC the tech industry has been tone deaf on AI
“There are risks, I do think they’re more benign, or they’re more banal than people are thinking,” Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said on Wednesday. Ohanian spoke to CNBC about …
How Bain Capital Ventures plans to deploy its fresh $1.6B fund
BCV's latest fund targets early-stage founders harnessing AGI and building the infrastructure to run it efficiently.
Sanders and Bannon call for an AI slowdown at the Pro-Human Assembly
“When you are racing towards a cliff, you hit the brakes,” Senator Bernie Sanders told the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington on Tuesday. Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Trump a…