robust ai Robust AI Unveils Carter Pro Warehouse Robot Built for Safe Human Collaboration Robust AI introduces the Carter Pro, a warehouse robot designed to be physically moved and guided by human workers to prioritize safety. The system uses cameras instead of lidar to navigate standard industrial shelving units.
space exploration European Startup Raises $160 Million to Build Rival to SpaceX Dragon The Exploration Company secures $160 million in Series B funding to develop Nyx, Europe's first reusable space capsule for International Space Station cargo missions. The startup boasts a massive commercial backlog as it aims for a 2028 maiden flight.
bluesky Bluesky Surges Past 18 Million Users Amid X Exodus Bluesky experiences explosive growth, adding one million users daily as people leave X following the U.S. election. The rapid expansion brings technical challenges and shifts the platform's once-intimate community culture.
botinkit Botinkit Raises $21M to Tackle Restaurant Labor Shortages with Wok-Cooking Robots Shenzhen-based startup Botinkit designs a kiosk-like robotic system that automates wok-style cooking to cut kitchen staffing needs in half. The company extends its Series A to $21 million to expand its international footprint.
bluesky Bluesky Surges Past 16 Million Users as Disgruntled X Migrants Flock to Decentralized Network Bluesky experiences a massive influx of users fleeing X, pushing the decentralized platform past 16 million accounts. The migration comes alongside other major tech news, including another Cybertruck recall and Elon Musk's new government role.
spacex SpaceX Starship Aims to Redefine Space Travel and Reach Mars SpaceX's massive Starship rocket stands as the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, designed for full reusability to drastically cut mission costs. The ambitious program accelerates toward orbit as it pursues the ultimate goal of putting humans on Mars.
bytedance ByteDance Returns to $300 Billion Valuation Amid Shifting U.S. TikTok Ban Outlook TikTok parent company ByteDance values itself at $300 billion in a new share buyback offer, rebounding from a drop to $223 billion last year. This renewed confidence comes as the political landscape surrounding a potential U.S. ban on TikTok shifts following the recent election.
t-mobile Chinese-Linked Hackers Target T-Mobile in Broad Telecom Espionage Campaign T-Mobile confirms it is caught up in a sweeping Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeting major U.S. telecom networks. The company claims no significant impact to customer data, though it refuses to detail what hackers may have accessed.
ransomware Trump Faces Record Ransomwave Threat as Cybersecurity Policy Shifts President-elect Donald Trump inherits a record-breaking ransomware crisis despite recent U.S. government disruptions against major cybercriminal networks. Industry leaders expect significant changes in cybersecurity policy as attacks continue to rise regardless of political leadership.
o2 O2 Unveils AI Granny Chatbot to Waste Phone Scammers' Time UK carrier O2 launches "dAIsy," an AI chatbot designed to impersonate an elderly woman and keep phone scammers occupied with endless, meandering conversations. The tool aims to protect vulnerable seniors from a growing epidemic of telephone fraud.
nso group WhatsApp Court Docs Reveal NSO Cut 10 Spyware Clients Over Abuse Newly unsealed court documents show that NSO Group disconnects 10 government customers for abusing its Pegasus spyware. The files also reveal internal hacking tools and the massive scale of WhatsApp user targeting.
openai OpenAI Explored Buying AI Chip Startup Cerebras in 2017 Newly released legal filings reveal that OpenAI once considered acquiring Cerebras, a custom AI chip startup currently pursuing an IPO. Co-founder Ilya Sutskever suggests routing the purchase through Tesla, though the deal ultimately falls through.
openai Early OpenAI Emails Reveal Fears of Musk Control and AI Dictatorship Newly unsealed emails from OpenAI's early days show Ilya Sutskever warning Elon Musk against taking absolute control of the startup. The messages highlight deep concerns among founders about creating a dangerous AI dictatorship under a single leader.
bluesky Bluesky Vows Not to Train AI on User Posts Amid X Policy Shift As X implements new terms allowing AI training on public posts, surging rival Bluesky explicitly promises it has no intention of using user content for generative AI models.
francois chollet AI Pioneer and Keras Creator Francois Chollet Departs Google After Ten Years Francois Chollet, the developer behind the widely used Keras AI framework, is leaving Google to start a new company. He hands over leadership of Keras while continuing to advocate for human-like reasoning in artificial intelligence.