Across the country, libraries are quietly becoming the front line of a new kind of public conversation about artificial intelligence—one that isn’t centered on building models or chasing the latest app, but on resisting influence. In a pattern that’s showing…
A single fallen power line in Northern Virginia did more than interrupt service for a moment—it exposed how fragile the “power story” can be for AI data centers when the grid misbehaves. The incident, described as a close call, is…
The rush to make artificial intelligence “ethical” has produced a familiar pattern: invite the right experts, ask them the wrong questions, and then wonder why the answers don’t translate into safer systems. In recent months, as AI labs and technology…
OpenAI’s new AI keypad arrives with the kind of promise that always sounds slightly too good in a press release: faster, more natural interaction with an AI system—without having to “type at it” like you’re talking to a search box.…
Prentis, a new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, is reportedly in talks to raise $100 million as it builds toward a deceptively simple goal: automating the routine “computer chores” that consume hours of knowledge work every…
US technology companies are cutting jobs at a time when headlines—and budgets—suggest the opposite should be happening. According to reporting referenced in today’s coverage, major US tech groups have reduced headcount by roughly 140,000 roles even as investment in artificial…
Midjourney has never been a company that stayed in one lane for long. It started as an image generator that made “AI art” feel immediate and playful—something you could try in minutes, share in group chats, and iterate on with…
Cognition’s acquisition of Poke is the kind of deal that looks, at first glance, like a straightforward talent-and-technology purchase. But the more interesting story is what Cognition is choosing to buy: not just an AI capability, but an interaction philosophy—an…
For years, the open web has operated on an unspoken bargain: Google crawls, indexes, and ranks pages—and in exchange, publishers get something close to guaranteed discovery. It’s easy to forget how much of the internet’s day-to-day circulation depends on that…
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, positioning it as a meaningful step forward in both raw capability and day-to-day usefulness—especially for developers who care about complex coding. In its announcement, the company says Opus 5 “comes close to the capabilities…
Meta is trying to turn its AI chatbot from a “smart responder” into something closer to a working assistant—one that can fit into the rhythms of your day, pull context from tools you already use, and carry out longer research…
Anthropic’s latest model release, Opus 5, is arriving with a message that will resonate immediately with teams that have been trying to balance capability, cost, and policy constraints: it’s cheaper than Fable and less restrictive. In practical terms, that combination…