Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong 

Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AImodelanyone can download and run on their own hardware— a contrast toMuseSpark, the company’s more powerful model that…

Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe |

In Brief Posted: 3:44 AM PDT · August 14, 2026 Chinese autonomous vehicle maker Pony.ai and Uber plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to four cities…

AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO |

In Brief Posted: 3:24 PM PDT · August 12, 2026 Fermi, the AI nuclear power firm, has named a new CEO more than three months…

Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard

AI notetaking hardware has taken offoverthe pastcouple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins,andeven transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them…

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns |

3:48 PM PDT · August 7, 2026 OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal…

Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry |

Moove’s evolution from a vehicle financing startup to ride-hailing and deliveries in Africa to one that also owns autonomous vehicles may seem like a leap.…

Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas |

Nearly a year ago, Zoox opened its robotaxi service to the public in Las Vegas. Now, it is ready to start charging for those rides.…

Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here's every company it's using to do it |

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years.And…

AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off

After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI,OpenAI CEOSam Altman saysmaybe it’stime for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments camejust days after…

DoorDash is building its own drone delivery business |

DoorDash is building a drone delivery business, including its own aircraft, as part of an effort developed by its robotics and autonomy team, which will…