A major global design charity is embracing AI tools to speed up prototyping and concept generation. Its leaders argue this will free up human designers to focus on empathy and creative strategy for complex challenges like climate action and public health.
According to a Fortune report, OpenAI’s internal compute margins have soared to 70% as of October, up from just 52% at the end of 2023. The company is aggressively pushing its paid business products to cover massive computing costs, but it still isn’t profitable overall.
iRobot, the maker of the Roomba, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. Founder Colin Angle says subsidized Chinese rivals like Roborock exploited a “protected market” to outcompete him, while regulators killed a potential rescue deal with Amazon.
AMD is quietly advancing Linux support for its mobile hardware. New driver patches target the upcoming HP ZBook Ultra G1a, while a new scheduler feature aims to boost performance for future Ryzen laptops.
Google’s NotebookLM has a powerful new feature called Custom Mode that lets you set persistent rules for how the AI behaves in each notebook. It’s a game-changer for tailoring explanations to your skill level and getting consistent output formats. This tweak solves the tool’s tendency to give generi
The push for AI tutors in every classroom is gaining steam with big-name backers. But replacing human interaction with a chatbot might miss the point of learning entirely.
The U.S. Department of Energy is launching a major AI initiative called the Genesis Mission, partnering with 24 tech giants like OpenAI and Google DeepMind. The goal is to create a shared platform to accelerate research in areas from energy to drug discovery. This comes amid broader cuts to federal
The stablecoin story has shifted from flashy consumer apps to a regulated, institutional backbone. This week saw SoFi launch an enterprise token, Coinbase offer white-label issuance, and Visa expand USDC settlements, all enabled by new FDIC rulemaking.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is co-founding a new brain-computer interface startup called Merge Labs. It’s spinning out of the nonprofit Forest Neurotech and is reportedly raising money at an $850 million valuation.
A critical vulnerability in the UEFI firmware of motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock allowed cheating software to bypass even Riot’s powerful Vanguard anti-cheat. The flaw was in Pre-Boot DMA Protection, leaving a window open during system startup. All four manufacturers have now relea
