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Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car

Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car

Google announced a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for software-defined vehicles. Whereas previously Android Automotive operated…
Meet the former Apple designer building a new AI interface at Hark

Meet the former Apple designer building a new AI interface at Hark

A secretive AI lab founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock shared new details about what it believes is a novel…
Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down

Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs, says Fortnite engagement is down

Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees on Tuesday, according to a company memo that was posted on Epic’s blog.…
Roku’s $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video

Roku’s $3 Howdy subscription service launches on Prime Video

Roku announced on Tuesday that Howdy, its $3 ad-free streaming service, is launching on Amazon’s Prime Video. The announcement marks…
For All Mankind will end with season 6

For All Mankind will end with season 6

For All Mankind premiered in 2019 as part of Apple TV’s initial launch lineup, and the alternate history sci-fi show…
Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for…
Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines

Cauldron Ferm has turned microbes into nonstop assembly lines

Cauldron Ferm has an unlikely origin story, as startups go. Its core technology can be traced back to the 1960s,…
The Download: tracing AI-fueled delusions, and OpenAI warns of Microsoft risks

The Download: tracing AI-fueled delusions, and OpenAI warns of Microsoft risks

Their findings suggest that chatbots have a unique ability to turn a benign, delusion-like thought into a dangerous obsession. But…
Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind

Agile Robots becomes the latest robotics company to partner with Google DeepMind

Agile Robots has landed a partnership with Google DeepMind to develop robots with the artificial intelligence research lab, the latest…
Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor Review: Eco Experiment

Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor Review: Eco Experiment

Soft plastics are notorious for jamming sorting machines, slipping through processing lines, and wreaking havoc on the environment. They’re also…