Novoloop makes large quantities of upcycled plastics
Plastics has a problem with recycling. Only about 9% of the plastic is recycled, and the majority of its waste comes from disposable items like plastic grocery bags. It’s partly a design problem – they’re made to be thrown away. But it’s also a technology problem, as recycling such films is not easy and the […]
Uber and Waymo’s commercial Robotaxi services are open for business in Atlanta
Waymo Robotaxis is now available for welcome in Atlanta via Uber. The companies, which already provide “Uber-on-Uber” services in Austin, said on Tuesday that commercial services will first cover about 65 square miles in Atlanta. The launch is poised to drive both companies’ business if successful. Uber said it has partnerships with 18 self-driving vehicle […]
Court filings reveal early work of Openai and IO on AI devices
A legal application filed earlier this month by lawyers representing Openai and Jony Ive’s IO reveals new details about the company’s efforts to build mass market AI hardware devices. The filing is part of a trademark dispute lawsuit filed this month by IYO, a Google-backed hardware startup that develops custom molded earpieces that connect to […]
Tesla’s Robotaxis is already attracting attention from federal safety regulators
Federal safety regulators contacted Tesla the day after the car manufacturer began offering vehicles for Austin’s brand Robotaxis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Tesla as numerous videos posted online appeared to show Tesla Robotaxis violating South Austin’s traffic laws. Bloomberg was the first to report that the NHTSA had contacted Tesla. The […]
Databricks, co-founder of Prperxity, pledges $100 million to a new fund for AI researchers
Andy Konwinski, a computer scientist and co-founder of Databricks and Perplexity, announced Monday that his company Laude is establishing a new AI laboratory in support of his own $100 million pledge of money. The Laude Institute appears to be not an AI lab, but a fund that is trying to form an investment just like […]
Apple’s liquid glass interface improves with iOS 26 Beta 2 release
With the Monday release of iOS 26 Beta 2, Apple fixed one of the more obvious issues with Liquid Glass, a divisive new user interface design for iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices. This was announced at WWDC 2025 earlier this month. The updated user interface modernizes the look and feel of the operating system […]
According to Canada, the carrier was breached by China-related spying hacking
The Canadian government and the FBI say they know about malicious activities targeting telecommunications companies across Canada. This attributes to the invasion of the Salt era, a Chinese-backed hacking group. In a joint recommendation late Friday, the federal government said at least one unnamed Canadian carrier was hacked in mid-February this year, and hackers operated […]
Leak reveals that Grok may edit the spreadsheet soon
The leak code suggests that Xai is developing Grok’s advanced file editor with Spreadsheet support, driven by companies to compete with Openai, Google and Microsoft by embedding AI Copilots into their productivity tools. “You can talk to Grok and ask to help you while editing the file!” The reverse engineer writes Nimaouji, who leaked his […]
Pro-Israel hacktivist group claims responsibility for alleged Iranian bank hacking
The pro-Israel hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow claimed on Tuesday that it had hacked and disrupted Iran’s Sepah Bank. The group, also known by its Persian name Gonjeshke Darande, claimed responsibility for the X hack. “We ‘Gonjesike Dalande’ carried out a cyber attack and destroyed the data of ‘Sepah Bank’ of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,” […]
Elon Musk pleads with Open and Sam Altman over “betrayal” of a nonprofit AI mission
Elon Musk sued Openai, co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and its affiliates, alleging that ChatGPT makers violated the original contractual agreement by pursuing profits to develop AI to develop humanity. Musk, a co-founder and early supporter of Openai, claims that Altman and Brockman were helping him find and bankroll in 2015 with a promise […]