Tech & Startups
I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot
Wired · Global
During a recent visit to Generalist AI, I watched a robotic arm improvise and use a banana as a tool.
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Tech & Startups
Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks
Wired · Global
Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were being tou…
Tech & Startups
Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI
Wired · Global
With smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.
Tech & Startups
Google Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL Review: Smart Software, Small Upgrade
Wired · Global
Google’s new voice typing is pure magic, but subpar gaming performance and a useless rear LED keep these flagships from true greatness.
AI / Deep Tech
The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat
MIT Technology Review · Global
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI’s recu…
Engineering
From AI Copilots to Agent Swarms
IEEE Spectrum · Global
The impact of AI on software development has been both profound and ever-evolving. Last year, I wrote about AMD’s plans to use AI not just for generating new l…
Geopolitics
AI boss fires human worker for being late 17 times, but there’s a catch
Indian Express – World · India
- AI agent "Luna" fired a human employee at Andon Market for repeated lateness, after a human prompted the decision. - The AI managed the store, drafted a ha…
Geopolitics
Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
The Guardian – World · Europe
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by…
Geopolitics
Hong Kong firm bets on Chinese open-weight models to rival CoreWeave
South China Morning Post – World · China
The rise of Chinese open-weight models has shaken up the global artificial intelligence (AI) market in recent months. With China’s systems offering high perfor…
Tech & Startups
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
TechCrunch · US
OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Tech & Startups
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future
TechCrunch · US
On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
Tech & Startups
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’
TechCrunch · US
Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.
Geopolitics
US-China tech war is coming for AI’s plumbing
South China Morning Post – World · China
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reportedly considering a ban on Chinese optical transceivers, signalling that the US-China tech war is expand…
Tech & Startups
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Review: The Right Shape
Wired · Global
Nearly a decade after its debut, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold finally comes into its own.
Tech & Startups
Someone Finally Fixed Installing Apps on a Mac
Wired · Global
The installation utility EasyDMG makes it so you never drag and drop an icon again.
Geopolitics
Home province of DeepSeek, Moonshot founders seeks to retain, attract future AI talent
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s southern manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong province welcomed nearly 40 computer science students from Tsinghua University this week, part of a targ…
Startups
PM Modi’s AI bet: Train 1 crore youth in one year
Your Story · India
Startups announced funding worth $146 million across 15 deals this week, down from $323 million last week.
Tech & Startups
Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery
TechCrunch · US
The woman claimed that AI tools are "taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."
Tech & Startups
Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work
TechCrunch · US
How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
Tech & Startups
Instapaper, the Original Read-It-Later App, Just Got a Huge Upgrade
Wired · Global
New fonts, better customization, and a whole new layout all make it worth dusting off your Instapaper account.
Tech & Startups
Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out
Wired · Global
When Twitch announced that streamers could opt out, thousands of users questioned why their content was being used to train AI models in the first place.
Startups
Global innovation hub to AI skill training for 1 Cr youth: PM Modi outlines nation’s tech ambitions
Your Story · India
Addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day, PM Modi said new frontiers in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, space, robotics and data centres …
Tech & Startups
Read-it-later app Pocket shut down — here are the best alternatives
TechCrunch · US
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights.
Tech & Startups
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
TechCrunch · US
Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file.
Tech & Startups
Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
TechCrunch · US
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark,…
Tech & Startups
Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want
Wired · Global
Tim O’Reilly built a publishing empire that AI is helping to destroy. Yet he loves AI—as long as it’s open source.
Tech & Startups
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
TechCrunch · US
The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.
AI / Deep Tech
The Download: Flock’s new rules, cloning’s future, and children’s cells
MIT Technology Review · Global
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Flock is …
Tech & Startups
Best Computer Monitors (2026): The Home Office Upgrade You Need
Wired · Global
My expert advice on what computer monitor to buy for your home office, ranging from budget-tier to fully featured.
Tech & Startups
Dell XPS 13 Review: Move Over, Neo
Wired · Global
It’s amazing how few compromises Dell made to get the new XPS 13 down to $700, but I strongly recommend the $900 model, which comes with 16 GB of RAM.
Startups
10 Landmark books that document India's tech evolution
Your Story · India
Explore ten landmark books that document India's technological evolution, innovation ecosystem, and rise as a global technology powerhouse.
Tech & Startups
The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
Wired · Global
OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.
Tech & Startups
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500 Words—and Barely Says Anything
Wired · Global
AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defco…
Tech & Startups
Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs
TechCrunch · US
Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a much lower…
Tech & Startups
OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed
TechCrunch · US
OpenAI is launching a preview of a sped up version of its latest, most powerful model, in an effort to court enterprise users.
Tech & Startups
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
TechCrunch · US
IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.
AI / Deep Tech
Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography
MIT Technology Review · Global
Quantum computing has alternated between breakthrough darling and overhyped promise in technology circles. Its powerful new capabilities come with a threat to …
AI / Deep Tech
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice
MIT Technology Review · Global
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How kids …
Startups
From cyber defence to care and contracts: AI100's eighth cohort puts AI to work
Your Story · India
AI100's eighth cohort spotlights three leaders embedding intelligence into the systems enterprises rely on — data security, healthcare, and contracts.
Startups
Aditya Gupta: Building intelligence into contracts at scale
Your Story · India
From early experiments in autonomous systems to embedding AI at the core of enterprise workflows, the Sirion CTO is reimagining how contracts are understood, m…
Startups
Ankit Maheshwari: AI, architecture and impact
Your Story · India
From early coding experiments to architecting AI-native healthcare systems at Innovaccer, Ankit Maheshwari on why clean data, infrastructure-first thinking, an…
Tech & Startups
OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
TechCrunch · US
OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.
Geopolitics
Facebook parent Meta to unwind US$2 billion Manus AI deal after Beijing block
South China Morning Post – World · China
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is set to fully unwind its acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence platform Manus, more than three months after Be…
Tech & Startups
Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
TechCrunch · US
Google also shared numbers of how people are actually using the chatbot, with 63% of Gemini users talking directly to the assistant using the voice feature. Pl…
Tech & Startups
Delta investigating after someone set up fake Wi-Fi network mid-flight
TechCrunch · US
The Delta flight crew switched off the aircraft's legitimate Wi-Fi network for around 30 minutes due to the incident, according to a spokesperson.
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