A recent attempt to insert a ban on state-level AI regulation into an annual defense bill has been rejected following bipartisan pushback. According to reports, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise stated that Republican leaders will seek other legislative avenues to…
Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering that could occur as early as 2026. The company has engaged the law firm Wilson Sonsini to help begin the process. It is also working through an internal checklist to prepare for…
Two more nuclear companies have received large grants from the Trump administration. The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec will each receive $400 million from the Department of Energy to build small modular reactors based on existing nuclear fission technology. The…
Amazon Web Services has announced new tools for enterprise customers to create their own frontier AI models, following closely on the launch of its Nova Forge service for training custom Nova models. The cloud provider unveiled new capabilities in Amazon…
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it is introducing a new AI-powered Fire TV feature. This feature allows viewers to jump directly to specific movie scenes on Prime Video simply by describing them to Alexa+. The company stated that its primary…
Google Photos users can now access their year-end Recap. This feature is the photo-hosting site’s own version of something similar to Spotify Wrapped. Like other annual reviews, the Google Photos Recap lets you look back on your past year in…
Waymo is expanding its robotaxi operations into four new cities. The company announced it has begun testing its autonomous vehicles with a safety monitor in Philadelphia. It will also start manual data collection drives in Baltimore, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.…
The rapid succession of robotaxi deployments from companies like Waymo and Zoox has people in the industry dreaming once again about how autonomous vehicles might change our daily lives. That includes driverless taxi rides, but also more ambitious ideas like…
India has reversed its plan to mandate the pre-installation of a government app on all smartphones. This decision follows significant backlash and widespread concerns that the requirement would expand state access to personal devices and undermine privacy protections. On Wednesday,…
Hardware maker Nothing is opening a new community investment round, allowing its users to buy shares in the company. This round, which opens on December 10, aims to raise $5 million. Consumers will be able to purchase shares at the…
