Even in Silicon Valley, skepticism looms over robots, while ‘China has certainly a lot more momentum on humanoids’

“The humanoid space has a very, very big hill to climb,” said Cosima du Pasquier, founder and CEO of Haptica Robotics.

Kindle’s New AI Feature Can Answer Questions About Your Books (Whether Authors Want It or Not)

The Kindle app's new feature will provide AI-generated tips to explain your book's plot or how the characters relate to one another, though it's currently only available on the iOS version.

People Are Already Creating Ghoulishly Horrifying Sora Disney Videos

Sora users have been churning out edgy AI Disney and Pixar style trailers well before Disney signed a licensing agreement with OpenAI.

Why Kids Find Cognitive Offloading Irresistible

Today's students upload content to an AI and present its analysis as their own thinking. Research reveals why this cognitive offloading is irresistible and how to counter it.

Inside Rivian’s big bet on AI-powered self-driving

Rivian demonstrated the progress it's made, and in the process showed just how far it still has to go to make its cars autonomous.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence for the Detection of Papilledema on Fundus Images: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Papilledema, a vision-threatening, raised intracranial pressure manifestation, must be recognized quickly to avoid permanent optic nerve injury. AI techniques and deep learning models, while pro...

Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump AI executive order preempting state laws

California governor says order pushes ‘grift and corruption’ instead of innovation just hours after president’s dictum

YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025

Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds

AI Isn’t Killing Education

Personal Perspective: AI doesn’t crush education, it reveals how brittle its rituals have become.

When Doing Gets Easy, Deciding Gets Difficult

As AI makes many tasks effortless, the real strain shifts inward—toward judgment, priorities, and the quiet psychological work of leading yourself.

AI is bringing old nuclear plants out of retirement

The White House has promised to quadruple nuclear power by 2050.

We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.

What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?

Interview: Canva reveals what creativity in the age of AI and why Affinity is free for all

I spoke to Anna Wood, Product Marketing Lead at Canva about the company's latest updates and what it all means for designers and creators

The next phase of AI is agentic, and it starts with data architecture

AI’s next breakthrough isn’t bigger models—it’s better architecture

The race to zero downtime is on – and AI is leading it

AI-powered self-healing infrastructure is redefining reliability

This tiny Ryzen AI Max+ mini PC rivals a laptop-class RTX 4070

This tiny Ryzen AI Max+ mini PC rivals a laptop-class RTX 4070

Six questions to ask when crafting an AI enablement plan By Jason Meller published 13 December 25 AI’s greatest threat is the growing number of untrusted/unmanaged apps that access company data without company knowledge.

SaaStr AI App of the Week: Kintsugi — The AI That Puts Sales Tax on Autopilot

Every week, we highlight an AI-powered app that’s actually solving real problems for B2B and Cloud companies. This week: Kintsugi.  The next generation AI agent for B2B tax compliance. The Pr…

Anthropic’s Chief Scientist Says We’re Rapidly Approaching the Moment That Could Doom Us All

Anthropic's chief scientist Jared Kaplan says humanity will soon have a big decision to make on whether to take the "ultimate risk" on AI.

Low-Code/No-Code Tools: Customization Hack for AI Engineers

How can AI ML engineers build AI faster without deep coding expertise? Discover how LCNC AI tools simplify customization and boost productivity via AI training.

Big Tech’s Get-Rich-Quick Scheme for AI: Fire Everyone, Release a Mediocre Model

Want to sound smart at your holiday party? Our weekly AI news wrap-up gives you the lowdown on infighting at Meta, another underwhelming OpenAI launch, a tale of scammer revenge, and more.

Netflix growing up, data center jet engines, and the circular AI economy

Today on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec and Anthony Ha discuss what happens when the startup that used to mail you DVDs grows up and tries to buy a legacy entertainment empire as well as the other headlines that caught their eye.

AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda

Plus: Travelers to the US may have to hand over five years of social media history, South Korean CEOs are resigning due to cyberattacks, and more.

Why Humanoid Robots and Embodied AI Still Struggle in the Real World

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition humans learn through experience