Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference |

In Brief Posted: 11:16 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 Anthropic updated its usage policy on Thursday, codifying new prohibitions on election interference, weapons software,…

A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons |

Richard Bronson, an entrepreneur who recently launched a startup called Commissary Club, has an unusual background for a founder: in a previous life, he spent…

US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers |

8:42 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe, and several other technology companies from a program that helps skilled…

Natura’s $99 smart ring puts AI agents on your finger |

Meet Interface, a new $99 smart ring from AI and hardware startup Natura that’s designed for the era of AI agents. With a press of…

New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one |

In Brief Posted: 8:06 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 TikTok gave teens and children access to a placebo safety feature instead of a real…

Asos confirms breach of customer data after hackers send rogue app notification |

8:01 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 U.K. fashion retail giant Asos has confirmed a data breach of its customers’ personal information after hackers used…

Etched fields funding offers at $40B+ valuation, sources say |

1:24 PM PDT · October 5, 2026 Although it’s only been a couple of months since Etched raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation,…

Lucid Motors' EV output falls to lowest level in almost 2 years |

Lucid Motors built 2,954 electric vehicles (EVs) in the third quarter of this year, a 54% drop from a year ago, as the company purposely…

OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT's text in the EU |

OpenAI will start adding an invisible watermark to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union to comply with the EU AI Act,…

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results |

ChatGPT is getting more ads. Specifically, OpenAI is adding visual display ads to its ad product line-up so that ads will appear alongside images that…