Prediction market users have made and profited from significant bets surrounding the bombing of Iran by the U.S. and Israeli military. On Polymarket, a total of $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the attack. An…
Discord is preparing to require some users to verify their age by the second half of 2026. This has raised concerns among users about privacy, as the process may involve uploading a government ID or completing a face scan. While…
CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and that “the optics don’t look good.” This announcement came swiftly after a series of events involving their competitor, Anthropic. After negotiations between Anthropic and…
Investors have been pouring billions into AI companies over the past few years as the technology continues to hold sway in Silicon Valley and the wider world. However, not all AI companies are grabbing investor attention. Even as many firms…
Persistent spam complaints have overshadowed Google’s push for Rich Communication Services (RCS) in India. In response, the company is pursuing deeper integration with telecom carriers to strengthen protections on the platform. Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator with over 463…
Honor has launched its new foldable phone, the Honor Magic V6, featuring a massive 6,600 mAh battery and a new sturdy hinge. The announcement comes just ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The company continues its pursuit of…
Honor first teased its “robot phone” with a movable camera arm earlier this year. Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has now provided more details. This includes how the robotic system can respond to different situations…
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude appears to have gained from the public attention surrounding the company’s difficult negotiations with the Pentagon. Claude has risen to the top of the free app rankings in Apple’s US App Store. On Saturday evening, it overtook…
One day not long ago, a founder texted his investor with an update. He was replacing his entire customer service team with Claude Code, an AI tool that can write and deploy software on its own. To Lex Zhao, an…
On Friday afternoon, just as this interview was getting underway, a news alert flashed across my computer screen. The Trump administration was severing ties with Anthropic, the San Francisco AI company founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and other former…
