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Abliteration.ai is offering hosted access to modified open-weight AI models with many refusal behaviors removed, making systems such as Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 available through a browser and API for cybersecurity, red-team,…

Meta is offering substantially lower prices for its Muse Spark AI model to customers who allow their prompts and model outputs to be used to develop future models. Under its…

OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, which it describes as its most capable and aligned model to date. Astra is launching first for customers using OpenAI’s Daybreak cybersecurity program and will…

Ultrahuman has raised $70 million in new financing at a $365 million valuation as it works to turn its smart rings from health trackers into devices that can run software…

Circular has introduced its Ring 3 series, a new smart ring lineup that includes the Ring 3 Pro and Ring 3 Slim. Both models add NFC contactless payments, haptic vibration…

Ollie has raised $7.5 million in seed funding as it develops a family-focused AI assistant that helps users manage schedules, meals, shopping, appointments, bills, and other everyday tasks through text…

Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, bringing one of the largest open AI development platforms under the chipmaker. Hugging Face hosts more than 3 million models,…

Zoox is extending its paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas to Harry Reid International Airport, allowing customers to hail rides to and from the airport starting Thursday. The expansion follows…

OpenAI is facing 30 additional lawsuits tied to the February 10 mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, bringing new claims that the company aided and abetted…

Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for Apple Maps users in the United States, following a similar update by Google. The change comes less than…

X says it is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails sent to users following the wider launch of X Money. The company has not found evidence that attackers…

Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner has defended the rationale behind a failed proposal to bring $4.2 billion in private investment into FIFA while acknowledging that his firm underestimated the politics…

Apple has officially appointed John Ternus as CEO, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure in the role. Ternus, 51, took over on September 1 after spending 25 years at Apple, where…

Waymo says fully autonomous vehicles require multiple sensor types and argues that camera-only, end-to-end AI systems are not sufficient for safe deployment at scale. The Alphabet-owned company made the case…

Empirik has spun out as an independent company with $21 million in seed funding to develop an AI system that helps infrastructure teams predict how software and configuration changes could…

Kalshi has permanently banned former Republican Rep. George Santos from its prediction market platform and fined him $71,356 over trades tied to his attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of…

Blue Voice has emerged from stealth with $6 million in funding as it expands an AI platform that gives police officers real-time access to department policies, laws, ordinances, and other…

McKesson has confirmed that hackers accessed several cloud-hosted accounts and stole data, with the ShinyHunters hacking group claiming responsibility for the breach. The pharmaceutical distribution company said the incident affected…

Bolt is raising up to $27 million from existing investors through a bridge financing round as CEO Ryan Breslow works to stabilize the checkout company ahead of a planned Series…

Tim Cook has completed his final day as Apple CEO, with longtime hardware executive John Ternus taking over the role on September 1, 2026. Cook will remain at Apple as…