Linda Yaccarino’s next role after departing X as CEO will be another chief executive position at eMed Population Health, an AI startup developing a technology platform for patients using GLP-1 drugs. Yaccarino, a longtime advertising executive at NBCUniversal, left to…
OpenAI announced the launch of two open-weight AI reasoning models on Tuesday, offering capabilities similar to its O-series. Both models are freely available for download on Hugging Face, described by OpenAI as “state-of-the-art” based on multiple benchmarks for open models.…
After months of beta testing, newsletter platform Ghost has released a new version of its software, Ghost 6, which enables publishers to share their long-form content natively with the broader open social web. In addition to publishing newsletters on the…
A cybercriminal deceived a Cisco representative into granting them access to steal personal information from Cisco.com users, the company revealed on Tuesday. Cisco discovered the breach on July 24 and attributed it to a voice phishing or “vishing” call. The…
The semiconductor industry continues to navigate a turbulent year with another major development. President Donald Trump announced on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that his administration plans to introduce tariffs on semiconductors and chips as early as next week. However,…
ElevenLabs, a leading AI audio-generation company, announced a new model on Tuesday that enables users to create music cleared for commercial use. This marks a significant expansion for the company, which has primarily focused on AI audio tools like text-to-speech…
Cognition, the AI coding startup that acquired rival company Windsurf three weeks ago, laid off 30 employees last week and is offering buyouts to the roughly 200 remaining employees on the team, according to reports. This marks the latest disruption…
WhatsApp is introducing new features to help users identify scams on the messaging service, the company announced on Tuesday. The platform has already taken down over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers targeting people worldwide. The new tools…
Google’s AI note-taking app, NotebookLM, is now available to younger users after previously being limited to those 18 and older. The tech giant has expanded access to Google Workspace for Education users of any age and consumers aged 13 and…
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the EU AI Act, has been described by the European Commission as the world’s first comprehensive AI law. After years in the making, it is progressively becoming a reality for the 450…
