Nothing CEO Karl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear if they are replaced by AI agents
Carl Pei, co-founder and CEO of Nothing, envisions a future beyond the iPhone. The iPhone doesn’t run apps; it’s a device with an AI agent. “In terms of AI in software, I think people need to understand that apps are going to die,” said Pei, whose consumer electronics brand makes unique smartphones and other accessories. […]
Nvidia is secretly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chip business
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed the company to start developing AI-specific chips in 2010, more than a decade before AI became a hot topic today, staying years ahead of the market. A similar move in 2020, doubling down on data center networking through strategic acquisitions, created one of the company’s most profitable and fastest-growing divisions, […]
FBI buys location data to track U.S. citizens, director admits
The FBI has resumed purchasing large amounts of Americans’ data and location history to aid federal investigations, FBI Director Kash Patel testified to lawmakers Wednesday. This is the first time since 2023 that the FBI has acknowledged purchasing access to people’s data collected from data brokers, which obtain much of the information, including location data, […]
Patreon CEO says AI companies’ fair use debate is ‘bullshit’, says creators should be paid
Patreon CEO Jacques Conte said he is not anti-AI. That can’t be true. “I run a hell of a technology company,” he told an audience at the SXSW conference in Austin this week. Still, creator platform founders have their limits. Conte doesn’t think AI companies should be able to train models based on creators’ work […]
Rebel Audio is a new AI podcasting tool aimed at first-time creators
You’ve probably all had those moments where you’re sitting with a friend and a conversation strikes up, making each other laugh, and maybe even saying something surprisingly insightful. Then someone said, “You should start a podcast.” Most of the time, the idea disappears just as quickly as it came to mind. Not because it’s necessarily […]
Gemini-powered Google Workspace features worth using
Google is steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates rolling out, the real question isn’t what Gemini can do. It is something that is actually useful in daily work. Gemini’s best features are probably the more practical tools that help you manage […]
This startup wants enterprise software to look like prompts
Every new technology creates a new environment for us to work in, but it’s not clear how AI will do that. One possibility is that the interface disappears completely. That’s Josh Sirota’s vision. He founded the startup Eragon in August, which just raised $12 million at a $100 million post-money valuation to build an agent […]
Facebook launches new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok and YouTube
Facebook announced Wednesday that it is launching “Creator Fast Track.” It’s a new program aimed at helping creators grow on Facebook, guaranteeing rewards and expanding the reach of their content. The social network also shared that it paid out nearly $3 billion to creators through its monetization program in 2025, an increase of 35% from […]
Sequen wins $16 million to bring TikTok-style personalization technology to consumer businesses
At Etsy, Zoe Weil helped increase $1 billion in gross merchandise value in one year by improving the online marketplace’s AI ranking system. Her new startup, Sequen, aims to bring her and her co-founder’s years of AI research and product development to other businesses in the consumer space. The company, which just closed $16 million […]
Russian man arrested for stealing personal data from Ukrainians using new advanced iPhone hacking tool
A group of hackers suspected of collaborating at least in part with the Russian government targeted iPhone users in Ukraine, using a series of hacking tools designed to not only steal personal data but also potentially steal cryptocurrencies, according to cybersecurity researchers. Researchers from Google and security companies iVerify and Lookout analyzed a new cyberattack […]