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Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field
Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.
What is NVIDIA DLSS and how does it work?
NVIDIA's upscaling software is truly powerful when used in the right situations.
Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads
Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president
Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics announced the appointment of Doug Field as president in a major coup for the EV company's secretive robotics startup. Field was a VP of special projec…
Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech
Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Soon Form Self-Propagating IoT Botnets
Small artificial intelligence (AI) models may be months away from developing capabilities to self-replicate on IoT devices like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes, accordi…
UK Housing Ombudsman Service investigates 'security incident'
The U.K. Housing Ombudsman Service is investigating a third-party IT security incident that impacted its case management system on Tuesday. [...]
Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 hands-on: A look at the audio updates and Siri AI
Listening to Apple's new audio features with Siri as our binge-watching companion.
Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a ‘powerhouse’ AI model, and anyone can pay for it
Google has released Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users, in the Gemini app, in Search and through the API. The $2 and $10 per million token prices are a launch discount agains…
Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets a full series order from Hulu
It stars two new FBI agents that aren't named Mulder and Scully.
Don't like your Facebook feed? Meta wants to know what you want to see instead
Within reason, of course.
Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent
The higher prices are said to be unrelated to the Skydance merger.
Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm
Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first launched on Instagram.
Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.
Docker Fixes Critical Two-Year-Old Hub Flaw That Let One User Push Images as Another
A flaw in Docker Hub, the registry where container images are published and downloaded, let one user push, pull, or delete images as another user. Docker fixed the flaw on Septemb…
Europe trails the US on AI because of how firms work, Sifted report says
Europe is falling behind the US on AI use at work, and the main reason is not technology, according to a new report.The report from Sifted, sponsored by London Business School, sa…
I don’t miss the camera on the Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses
The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-…
Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: No camera, no problem
Normal-looking glasses with solid audio and way better battery life is a win for everyone.
How the iPhone Duo's camera is different from the iPhone 18 Pro's
Going beyond the number of cameras and megapixels.
Windows 11 KB5127648 & KB5126653 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5127648 and KB5126653 cumulative updates for versions 26H2/25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs and add new features. [.…
The feds are looking into reports of Tesla’s robotaxis speeding through school zones
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's evaluating allegations that Tesla's 1,000 or so robotaxis using its automated driving system are exceeding "posted spe…
Google will let anyone publish an app to the Play Store, for free
Google will let anyone over 18 with a Google account publish privately listed Android apps built in its AI Studio, with no paid developer account. Apple spent this year tightening…
The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have
Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
Attacker Chains Three Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Days for Root Access, Only Two Patched So Far
An attacker chained three zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure, a VPN appliance, to run commands as root without logging in, security firm Volexity said on October 13. Ivanti h…