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- Siri co-founder backs Helix for its voice ID tech
Helix said that its voice ID tech can run on an iPhone 13
- Databricks’ new AI agent tells CEO Ali Ghodsi the unvarnished truth
At 12,000 employees, AI Ghodsi is the first to admit that he can't know everyone and that they are unlikely to confess the things that go wrong to him. But he doesn't need them to. He uses Databricks' newly revised Genie agent for that.
- Plurai wants to help AI agents work better using the same approach that helped get self-driving cars to roads
Like the end-to-end models trained to drive cars, AI agents are probabilistic systems operating in unpredictable environments.
- Nvidia’s crisis has corporate governance experts reaching for the popcorn
The governance experts we talked to say nobody has seen anything like what's unfolding right now.
- X launches its own clipping feature to spur influencer engagement
X is jumping into clipping, the popular practice of cutting long videos into short, shareable clips that can go viral.
- OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder
OpenAI has not yet said what its plans are for the future of travel. But Sonder founder Francis Davidson is a well-known figure in the travel industry.
- OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect
New York is preparing to enforce its sweeping AI safety law, requiring major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic to register, disclose safety practices, and report critical incidents or face fines.
- Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development
Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5 million for new fund targeting AI in pharma.
- X-energy gets green light to build its first small modular nuclear reactors
X-energy received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build four reactors in Texas.
- All 7 Anthropic founders will each cash out about $250M in IPO
Each of the seven co-founders plans to sell exactly the same number of shares in the IPO, which would bring each of them about $250 million in cash at the midpoint of the price range while leaving the group in control of the company.
- Oura to acquire AI-native primary care startup Counsel Health for $625M
The deal comes a few weeks after Oura postponed its up to $2.2 billion IPO indefinitely, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market.”
- PSI is trying to make a business out of AI-driven scientific discovery
PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades.
- OpenAI rolls out new business profiles, making ChatGPT just a little bit more like Google
OpenAI is looking to make ChatGPT a more robust consumer discovery engine, and a host of new features seek to empower businesses to help it do that.
- Pixel Tag, Google’s $30 Android-ready answer to Apple’s AirTag, is now available
Google's Pixel Tag lets you track lost items with your Android device, similar to Apple's AirTag.
- Anthropic launches Claude Meetings to turn workplace discussions into plans and tasks
As participants talk, Claude can draft the plan being discussed, map out a timeline on a whiteboard, answer questions in the meeting chat, and access connected work apps to retrieve information, such as last year's figures.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with alleged Chinese spy: a timeline
The affair could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.
- Sundrop turns your endless baby photos into recaps, time lapses, and more — without AI
Sundrop is a new iPhone app that uses Apple's on-device AI to help parents rediscover their favorite photos and create keepsakes without uploading images to the cloud.
- Apple TV makes sign language interpretation a built-in accessibility feature
Apple TV's new accessibility feature lets viewers turn on sign language interpretation within supported titles.
- Google broadens its AI hardware portfolio with two new specialized chips
Google's new tensor processing units (TPUs) broaden its chip portfolio to more use cases: confidential model training and more memory capacity.
- N-able takes its remote access service offline after researcher publishes dozens of zero-day bugs
The remote access giant also urged its self-hosted customers to take down their own servers amid a "critical security incident," fearing the possibility of cyberattacks.
- Meta’s AI agent Muse lands on Apple Watch and Android Wear OS
Users can now interact with Meta’s AI assistant through voice calls, text messages, or dictation on their Apple Watch.
- New WhatsApp head wants to make the app easier to use, give its AI more chops
Kunal Shah said the company wants to make voice notes, groups, stickers, and video "simpler and more expressive."
- Reddit is turning user conversations into AI-powered product reviews
Reddit's new AI-powered reviews summarize what users like and dislike about 10,000 products, helping shoppers research purchases ahead of the holidays.
- Adobe brings AI agents and new creative tools to Photoshop, Premiere, and Firefly
Adobe is taking on Figma with a new prototype builder tool in Firefly.
- Anthropic sets IPO price range of $70 to $78 per share to reach an implied valuation of $1.404 trillion
The company could end up being worth a hefty $1.404 trillion if its shares list at the top of the price range, on a fully diluted basis.
- Aura’s newest e-ink photo frame is even better and more affordable than its last
Aura is unveiling a new product: a 10-inch digital e-ink frame that can blend in seamlessly with printed photos.
- After challenging Google’s Android with Cyanogen, its co-founder takes aim at Windows for AI era
Kora is set to launch as a free-to-use alternative to Windows, targeting users who rely heavily on AI models and agents.
- Spotify’s AI DJ gets new voices, personalities, and an option for less chatter
Spotify Premium users can now customize their AI DJ with new voices with different personalities, or turn off the commentary between songs.
- Ring, known for its doorbell cameras, launches a home security drone and an enterprise security robot
Amazon-owned Ring is pushing into robotics with the launch of a home security drone and a rolling robot designed to patrol and protect businesses.
- Cyberattacks threaten to make open source AI a little less open, Hugging Face exec warns
Hugging Face executive Irene Solaiman warns that growing cyberattacks on open AI platforms could force tighter security restrictions, threatening the accessibility that makes open source communities valuable to developers worldwide.
- Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages
Otter AI just added support for 27 languages and revealed an upcoming feature that can follow along if speakers switch between languages.
- California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass
California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents or just trimmed their fortunes.
- Jensen Huang’s alleged honeypot scandal has inspired some top-notch memes
Huang publicly confessed to the affair just yesterday, so the internet has the rest of the week to get creative.
- Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans
The AI company is expected to set its valuation range this week, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Jensen Huang reportedly engaged a PR firm with a history of handling high-profile sex scandals a year ago
The PR firm was enlisted shortly after an October 2025 New York Times report described Alice Huang's business dealings with Jensen Huang, Wired reported.