DeepSeek has once again stepped into the spotlight, this time with a preview of its next-generation AI model V4—an announcement that lands roughly a year after the company’s earlier breakthrough sent shockwaves through the US AI ecosystem. The timing matters.…
World Press Photo of the Year 2026 has landed with the kind of cultural weight that rarely comes from a single image. The winning photograph, “Separated by ICE,” captured by photojournalist Carol Guzy, is being celebrated for its emotional force…
Cohere and Aleph Alpha have agreed to build what they describe as a “sovereign” transatlantic AI stack—an effort that, according to reporting, is valued at around $20 billion and is designed to reduce reliance on both US and China–centric technology…
AI isn’t winning hearts, and the reason may have less to do with what companies are saying about it—and more to do with what people are being asked to become in order for it to work. That’s the core through-line…
StrictlyVC San Francisco is set to kick off the first chapter of 2026 for the Bay Area startup and venture community, with the event scheduled for April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. For VCs, founders, operators, and anyone…
In San Francisco, a small storefront is testing a big idea: what happens when an artificial intelligence agent isn’t just recommending products online, but is actually making the day-to-day decisions of a physical retail shop. Andon Market—an electronics-free boutique that…
Microsoft is preparing to offer voluntary redundancy to as many as 7% of its US workforce for the first time, according to reporting that frames the move as both a people decision and a capital allocation strategy. The company will…
AI systems are getting better at doing something that has long been treated as a human job: double-checking themselves. A growing body of research is exploring “self-checking” methods—techniques that let models validate their own outputs, detect uncertainty, and sometimes even…
The excitement is palpable as the first StrictlyVC event of 2026 approaches, set to take place on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center in San Francisco. This gathering promises to be a pivotal moment for venture capitalists (VCs),…
In 2025, the landscape of U.S. venture funding underwent a significant transformation, characterized by a remarkable 46% surge in overall investment. This dramatic increase was largely driven by the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) sector, which has captured the attention and…
In a recent and highly controversial social media episode, former President Donald Trump shared a video that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, an act that has been widely condemned as one of the most overtly racist gestures by…
In recent years, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and climate change has become a focal point of discussion among tech companies, environmentalists, and policymakers. As the urgency to address climate breakdown intensifies, many technology firms have begun touting AI…