Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing company of violating California law by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors,…
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Kevin Mandia's new 'agent swarm' security startup Armadin raises $255.5M at $2.5B valuation |
In Brief Posted: 2:55 PM PDT · October 1, 2026 Kevin Mandia, best known as the founder of cybersecurity startup Mandiant, which sold to Google…
Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This
Here’s a fun history lesson for you. Don’t worry, we’ll make it quick! In 1966, nearly 51,000 people died on US highways. The overwhelming evidence…
Pittsburgh Haunted House Unleashes First-of-Its-Kind Robotic Raccoon in Collaboration with YouTube Stars Wicked Makers
Meet CH1PP13: A roaming robotic creature bringing an entirely new level of interactive terror to Hundred Acres Manor, Pittsburgh’s Best Haunted House, this Halloween season.…
Google thinks SpaceX's Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground |
Google’s prototype of its orbital compute satellite took off today onboard a SpaceX rocket launched from California — the first time the tech giant has…
Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot
Zoë Schiffer: This is a conversation? Brian Barrett: It is though. So I’m talking over you because— Zoë Schiffer: No, no, do it. Brian Barrett:…
ChatGPT can now virtually try on clothes for you |
12:21 PM PDT · October 1, 2026 OpenAI is again experimenting with how its conversational AI assistant, ChatGPT, can help users as they shop online.…
One understanding, many results: Iyuno introduces CLOE Skills – the basis for modern localization
Persistent contextual storage allows purpose-built skills to share the same understanding of content across multiple output media. /PRNewswire/ — Iyuno today unveiled the first ten…
This startup wants to turn idle car inventory into rental revenue |
When Igor Dobrianskyi looks at a car dealership lot, he sees a wasted opportunity. “Millions and millions of used cars are sitting on parking lots,…
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports |
11:14 AM PDT · October 1, 2026 OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers on its safety team who allegedly shared confidential company information with…