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OpenAI Adds AI Alignment Researcher Paul Christiano to Foundation Board

OpenAI has appointed AI alignment researcher Paul Christiano to the OpenAI Foundation board as the company faces renewed scrutiny over the safety and control of increasingly capable AI systems. Christiano…

Apple CEO John Ternus Puts iPhone at Center of Company’s AI Strategy

Apple CEO John Ternus used his first keynote in the role to place the iPhone firmly at the center of Apple’s AI strategy. Speaking at the company’s Surprise and Shine…

Apple Raises Older iPhone Prices by $100 After iPhone 18 Launch

Apple has increased prices across several existing iPhone models by $100 following the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro series and its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. The increases…

Apple Uses AI and 3D Printing to Build iPhone Duo’s Foldable Hinge

Apple is using AI algorithms and 3D printing during production of the hinge inside its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. The manufacturing process is intended to improve alignment and…

Harvey Raises $550 Million at $15.5 Billion Valuation as Legal AI Funding Accelerates

Harvey has raised another $550 million at a $15.5 billion valuation, extending a rapid run of funding for the legal AI company. Diffusion and Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the round,…

Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Add Live Rewind, Siri Recap and New Health Sensors

Apple has introduced the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 with new Audio Intelligence features that can recall recent conversations, summarize discussions and recognize important sounds. The…

Apple Launches AirPods 5 With Stronger Noise Cancellation and Expanded Siri AI

Apple has introduced AirPods 5 with stronger active noise cancellation, improved audio controls and deeper integration with Siri and Apple Intelligence. Announced at the company’s Surprise and Shine event, the…

Apple Launches $1,999 iPhone Duo as Its First Foldable iPhone

Apple has launched the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, with a 7.6-inch inner display, a 5.4-inch outer screen and a starting price of $1,999. Introduced at the company’s September…

Apple CEO John Ternus Positions iPhone as Company’s Main AI Device

Apple CEO John Ternus used his first major product keynote since taking the role to position the iPhone as the company’s primary device for interacting with AI. Speaking at Apple’s…

DOJ Expands Review of Fox’s $22 Billion Roku Acquisition With Second Request

The U.S. Department of Justice is taking a closer look at Fox Corporation’s planned $22 billion acquisition of Roku, sending both companies a formal request for additional information and documents.…

Apple Launches iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max With Variable-Aperture Camera and A20 Pro Chip

Apple has launched the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with a new 48-megapixel variable-aperture camera leading the upgrades to its flagship phones. The devices also introduce the…

Instinct Gives Its AI Assistant an Email Address to Manage Accounts and Tasks

Instinct is giving its AI assistant a dedicated email address, allowing it to create accounts, contact businesses and manage email-based tasks without relying on a user’s personal inbox. The feature…

OpenAI Publishes Navier-Stokes Proof as NYU Mathematician Raises Questions Over Competing Research

OpenAI has published what it says is a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics’ seven Millennium Prize Problems, shortly after NYU professor Tristan Buckmaster announced…

NextEra Secures Up to $1.9 Billion DOE Loan to Restart Iowa Nuclear Plant for 2029

NextEra Energy has secured a U.S. Department of Energy loan of up to $1.9 billion to help restart Iowa’s Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that has been closed…

Chrome Moves to Two-Week Release Cycle With Chrome 153

Google Chrome has moved from a four-week to a two-week major release schedule with the rollout of Chrome 153 across desktop, iOS and Android. Google says the faster cadence will…

Mistral AI Raises €3 Billion at €21 Billion-Plus Valuation in Samsung-Led Round

French AI company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion, about $3.58 billion, in a Series D round that values the company at more than €21 billion, or roughly $24.39 billion,…

Liquid Network Hacker Returns Most of $340 Million Bitcoin Haul After Bug Fix

A hacker who withdrew roughly 4,000 bitcoins from Liquid Network has returned about 3,400 BTC after demanding that a software bug be fixed, leaving nearly 600 BTC worth about $47…

Bluecore Energy Raises $50 Million to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Systems

Bluecore Energy has raised an oversubscribed $50 million seed round, just months after securing a $10 million pre-seed and emerging from stealth. The company plans to use the funding to…

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion to Fund Reusable Nova Rockets and 2027 Orbital Launch

Stoke Space Technologies has completed the initial closing of a $1 billion Series E round to prepare its fully reusable Nova rocket for orbit and develop a much larger second-generation…

Poseidon Aerospace Raises $60 Million Ahead of First Uncrewed Cargo Plane Test Flight

Poseidon Aerospace has raised a $60 million Series A as it prepares for the first test flight of Egret, its full-size uncrewed cargo aircraft, by the end of 2026. The…