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With the highest global usage of Gemini for learning, India is emerging as a key market shaping Google's approach to AI in education.

A new AI lab called Flapping Airplanes launched yesterday, and a Sequoia partner has an interesting take on why they stand out.

Energy storage products like the Megapack, Megablock, and Powerwall drove nearly a quarter of Tesla’s gross profit.

Spotify users can now share the podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks they're listening to with up to 10 people.

The new security feature makes it more difficult for police and malicious hackers to obtain a person's precise location data from a cell phone company.

When you're walking around and navigating with Maps, you can now ask Gemini questions like "What neighborhood am I in?" or "What are top-rated restaurants nearby?"

The child, whose age is not public, sustained minor injuries according to Waymo. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating.

The $250 million Series B was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Picture Capital.

Halide also released a public preview of its upcoming app Halide Mark III.

Last year, Deezer introduced an AI-detection tool that automatically tags fully AI-generated music for listeners and removes it from algorithmic and editorial recommendations. The company announced on Thursday that it’s now making the tool available to other streaming platforms in an effort to help address the rise of AI and fraudulent streams, as well as […]

The reported financial losses follow a series of layoffs at the VR unit.

Mark Zuckerberg says 2026 will be "a big year for delivering personal super intelligence."

The deal is structured as an acquihire of nine key Cleanlab's researchers.

Google Chrome is adding Gemini in sidebar and is rolling out an agentic feature for AI Pro and Ultra users

Patreon isn’t happy about Apple’s new subscription billing mandate, arguing Apple’s shifting rules create uncertainty for creators.

30-person startup Arcee AI has released a 400B model called Trinity, which it says is one of the biggest open source foundation models from a U.S. company.

SpaceX eyes June for IPO to align with Musk's birthday and the planets.

Apple’s Creator Studio Pro leverages AI to help creators with tedious tasks — like finding clips or building slides — without trying to do the work for them.

The investigation is looking into a January 17 crash where a Zoox robotaxi hit the driver's-side door of a parked car, which Zoox said was "suddenly opened."

How do you build tooling for the AI software stack? A company called Modelence has an interesting answer.