Startup Wins Nearly $50 Million Military Contract A Silicon Valley startup has won a US military contract worth almost $50 million. The company uses weather balloons and artificial intelligence to predict the weather, linking its forecasting work to a substantial military award. The contract is the ...
Meta Releases Two Muse Wonder Models Meta's Superintelligence Lab released two models on Monday: Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full. The pair marks the lab's latest release and gives the models a shared name while distinguishing them as two separate offerings. The announcement describes them as new, s...
Tech leaders embrace ‘super intelligence’ Elon Musk, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella have all used or adopted the phrase “super intelligence” in discussing artificial intelligence. The wording echoes President Donald Trump’s descri...
GM’s plan to develop cheaper EV battery cells General Motors is combining AI models with a new mini factory to develop and test less expensive battery cells for electric vehicles. The effort is aimed at making the work of building and evaluating cells faster, while keeping the focus on reducing thei...
New Hardware Could Help Apple Catch Up Apple’s recent hardware announcements suggest it is preparing to compete more directly in the AI race. The company has introduced new chips designed to support Apple Intelligence, its suite of AI features, and has positioned its devices as the place where those...
Maia 300 Production Rollout Begins in 2027 Microsoft’s Maia 300 chip is set to start rolling out to production AI workloads in 2027. The planned rollout marks a move from development toward use in the company’s production AI systems, though the announcement does not specify exactly when in 2027 depl...
A Middle-Ground Fitbit Wearable The Fitbit Versa 4 occupies a useful middle ground in the wearable lineup. It offers more than the Fitbit Air’s straightforward approach, while stopping short of the Pixel Watch’s broader set of smart features. That balance makes it an option for people who want every...
Two sizes for the CMF Speaker Series CMF has introduced the Speaker Series, a new offering built around speakers that can be adapted to suit different preferences. At launch, the series includes two sizes, giving customers a choice between a more compact option and a larger model. Both are part of t...
The Social Reckoning Is Flopping The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office, according to the article’s report. That is the central point of the update: the film is not finding the box-office success its title might suggest, while another movie is drawing unexpected attention. The report off...
Why the OnePlus 16 Stands Out The OnePlus 16 is the company’s most interesting phone in years, a distinction that makes it particularly notable even before considering where it will be available. The source offers no details about its design, specifications, features, or price, so there’s little to ...
Updates Continue a Decade After Launch No Man’s Sky updates are still arriving a decade after the game launched. The latest release is presented as another sign that Hello Games continues to support the space exploration game long after its debut. Rather than treating the launch as the end of develo...
A $49 Case for Console Protection and Customization At $49, this modular case offers two clear benefits for a console owner: it helps protect the console, and it gives you options for customizing its appearance and setup. Rather than treating a case as only a protective shell, the design makes modul...