Zoox Grounds Atlanta Test Fleet After Workers Report Possible Toxic Gas Exposure
Zoox has grounded its autonomous vehicle test fleet in Atlanta after workers reported symptoms following possible exposure to gases inside several vehicles. The Amazon-owned company halted operations while investigating, and…
OpenAI Brings Voice-Powered Work Features to ChatGPT Mobile
OpenAI is bringing voice-powered work features to ChatGPT on mobile, allowing users to speak commands that trigger tasks such as creating documents, drafting emails and summarizing messages. The update extends…
YouTube Launches Shorts Series for Episodic Stories Across Mobile and TV
YouTube has introduced Shorts Series, a feature that lets creators organize short-form videos into seasons and episodes instead of publishing them only as individual clips. The feature adds custom thumbnails…
YouTube Adds AI Shopping Search, Custom Feeds and New Creator Tools
YouTube is adding AI-powered shopping recommendations to Ask YouTube, while introducing custom feeds that let viewers describe the videos they want recommended using natural language. The company also announced new…
Spotify Rolls Out Taste Profile to Let U.S. Premium Users Adjust Recommendations
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile, an AI-powered feature that lets Premium subscribers see how the streaming service understands their listening habits and directly adjust recommendations using natural language. The…
LinkedIn Adds Peer Vouching and Company Controls to Fight Fake Profiles
LinkedIn is adding new verification tools that let members confirm colleagues’ work and education history while giving companies greater control over accounts claiming to employ them. The changes arrive as…
PitPro Deploys First Automated Tire-Changing System at Kal Tire in Calgary
San Francisco startup PitPro Automation has installed its first production automated tire-changing system at a Kal Tire shop in Calgary, Alberta. The company says the robotic system can change or…
NHTSA Investigates Comma.ai Driver Assistance Tech After Five Crashes and Three Deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a federal investigation into Comma.ai after five reported crashes involving vehicles using the startup’s aftermarket driver assistance technology. Two of the crashes…
Discord Rolls Out Age Checks Using Account Activity Instead of Requiring Most Users to Verify Identity
Discord is rolling out age assurance measures globally, but the company says more than 90% of users will not need to submit an ID, selfie or other proof of age.…
Snorkel AI Raises $350 Million at $3.5 Billion Valuation as Revenue Run Rate Hits $375 Million
Snorkel AI has raised $350 million in Series E funding at a $3.5 billion valuation as demand grows for specialized datasets and simulated environments used to train and evaluate AI…
Apple Is Reportedly Developing a Screen-Less Fitness Tracker to Compete With Whoop
Apple is reportedly testing a screen-less fitness tracker that could compete more directly with Whoop, adding another wearable form factor beyond the Apple Watch. The project remains in an exploratory…
Meta Says Muse Was Built From Scratch but Heavily Inspired by OpenClaw
Meta says its Muse personal AI agent was built from scratch but took substantial product inspiration from the open-source OpenClaw project. Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs,…
ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach Exposed Data on Agents and Job Applicants
Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI and stole sensitive information belonging to thousands of agents, their family members and people who applied for jobs at the agency. The…
Andreessen Horowitz Launches Academy for Young Founders With Tuition-Free First Year
Andreessen Horowitz is launching the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a San Francisco school aimed at young people coming out of high school who want to build startups or work in technology.…
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna With Lower API Prices and Fewer Errors
OpenAI has released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, expanding the model family it introduced earlier this month with GPT-6 Astra. The company says the new models carry some of Astra’s…
Waymo Expands Teen Robotaxi Accounts to Nashville for Riders as Young as 13
Waymo is allowing teenagers ages 13 to 17 to use its fully autonomous robotaxi service in Nashville, making the city its second market with teen accounts after Phoenix. The Alphabet-owned…
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Prices and Stronger Coding Performance
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, its latest model for coding and knowledge work, with higher performance, lower prices and faster output than Opus 5. The company says the model…