Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs |

8:04 AM PST · January 16, 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that his country will slash its 100% import tax on Chinese…

Neo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see |

9:14 AM PST · January 13, 2026 The robotics company behind the Neo humanoid robot, 1X, has unveiled a new AI model that it says…

ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330M ARR last year |

In Brief Posted: 8:15 AM PST · January 13, 2026 ElevenLabs, the AI voice-generation startup, crossed $330 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CEO Mati…

Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot |

Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how ChatGPT can lead patients astray with faulty…

New York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception |

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce legislation that would effectively legalize robotaxis in the state — except for its most populous metropolis: New…

Microsoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won't let your electricity bill go up |

Although public backlash against data centers has been intense over the past 12 months, all of the tech industry’s biggest companies have promised additional buildouts…

A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google's AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she's wrong |

Shortly after Google announced its new Universal Commerce Protocol for AI-powered shopping agents, a consumer economics watchdog sounded the alarm. In a now viral post…

Ammobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology |

Ammonia might be the world’s most underappreciated chemical. Without it, crops would go unfertilized and billions of people would starve. Humans started making ammonia in…

Ring founder details the camera company's 'intelligent assistant' era |

What does it take to bring a burned-out founder back to the company he sold to Amazon? For Jamie Siminoff of the video doorbell maker…

Man to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system |

In Brief Posted: 11:04 AM PST · January 13, 2026 A resident of Springfield, Tennessee, is expected to plead guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme…