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Modal Motors is developing electric motors that can operate without rare-earth magnets, targeting drones and other systems that currently depend on materials supplied largely through China. Founder Michael Van Steenburg…

The Walt Disney Company is raising subscription prices for Disney+ and Hulu, marking another increase roughly a year after its last major streaming price adjustment. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu…

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 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…

Americans who use AI every day are still uneasy about the technology, according to new research from Gallup conducted in partnership with Microsoft. Among daily AI users in the U.S.,…

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 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 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 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…

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…

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…

Ema has raised $77 million in Series B funding as the enterprise AI startup expands software that uses teams of AI agents to automate work across HR, IT and finance.…

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 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…

Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, two flagship smartphone processors designed to run more AI tasks directly on devices. The…

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 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,…

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 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 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…