Yann LeCun, one of the founding figures of modern AI and Meta’s chief AI scientist, announced he’s leaving the company to start his own AI startup. The move comes amid major restructuring in Meta’s AI division and philosophical differences over AI development approaches. Meta will partner with LeCun
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC this week that we might be in an AI bubble, comparing the current moment to the early internet days. He revealed Google’s AI spending has tripled from under $30 billion four years ago to over $90 billion this year, with total industry investment exceeding $1 tri
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council dramatically increased its Bitcoin holdings during Q3 2024, boosting its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF from 2.4 million to nearly 8 million shares. This $518 million bet came just before cryptocurrency markets entered a brutal selloff. Now the que
Mojo Vision has appointed Dr Anthony Yu to its advisory board, adding decades of silicon photonics leadership experience. The move strengthens the company’s push into AI infrastructure optical interconnects following its recent $75 million Series B funding round.
French crypto-banking platform Deblock has secured €30 million in Series A funding to fuel European expansion. The round was led by Speedinvest with participation from CommerzVentures and existing investors. Deblock combines traditional banking with self-custody crypto wallets for its 300,000 client
Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group is aggressively expanding into global gaming markets, with China’s massive player base and cultural influence becoming a key focus. The company recently spent $4.9 billion acquiring Scopely and is now targeting PC console and Chinese mobile gaming opportunities. Hono
Samsung’s upcoming One UI 8.5 update will bring significant security improvements to the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. The update is expected to debut with the Galaxy S26 series in February 2026 but will roll out to these foldable devices.
Microsoft is fundamentally changing how AI agents operate within enterprises. Instead of just coding assistants, they’ll become goal-driven digital workers that can assemble tools and make decisions about what to build.
Apple just released iOS 26.2 public beta 2 with significant updates across AirDrop, podcasts, and multitasking. The update reveals early signs of 30-day AirDrop between non-contacts and AI-generated podcast chapters. European users will get AirPods Live Translation in December when iOS 26.2 likely l
Kaleidescape just launched the Mini Terra Prime, a compact solid state movie server that downloads full 4K movies in about four minutes. The $5,995 device stores up to 125 high-bitrate films and can serve content to 25 players simultaneously while maintaining lossless quality.
