- November 27, 2025
The future will be explained to you in Palo Alto
On Wednesday evening at PlayGround Global in Palo Alto, some very smart people who are building things you don’t understand
A new AI benchmark tests whether chatbots protect human wellbeing
AI chatbots have been linked to serious mental health harms in heavy users, but there have been few standards for
Trump Energy department drops renewables, promotes fusion in office reshuffle
The Trump administration revealed this week a revamped organizational chart for the Department of Energy, one which dumps several offices
Hank Green’s Focus Friend is Google Play’s app of the year
Focus Friend, the screen time assistant from YouTuber and entrepreneur Hank Green, is Google Play’s app of the year. Launched
Leaked documents shed light into how much OpenAI pays Microsoft
After a year of frenzied dealmaking and rumors of an upcoming IPO, the financial scrutiny into OpenAI is intensifying. Leaked
Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix
Sixteen years ago, engineers working on the Google self-driving project conducted their first autonomous vehicle tests on the freeway that
Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?
A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal
Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators
Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts
OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal
OpenAI isn’t done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT-maker on Monday said it
Perplexity strikes multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images
AI search startup Perplexity has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images, which gives it permission to display images