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Today so far 2026-09-08 · 12:00 UTC

The AI sector is experiencing significant momentum with Anthropic targeting mid-October for its IPO and Mistral raising €3 billion to advance sovereign, open-weight AI, while SpaceX faces new competition as Stoke Space raises another billion for reusable rocket technology. Elsewhere, infrastructure and security dominate the discussion with Cloudflare commanding nearly 90% of the CDN market among European companies and a call for urgent action to fix security vulnerabilities within a year, while consumer privacy concerns emerge around smart TV surveillance practices.

Google DeepMind Veteran Raises $1.1 Billion to Build AI That Isn’t Trained With Human Data

Ineffable Intelligence is betting that reinforcement learning is the path to superintelligence, rather than AI's large language models.

2026-04-28 · 20:13 UTC
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Google Signs AI Deal With Pentagon for Classified Work as Employees Object

2026-04-28 · 19:13

Google faces internal backlash as it signs a Pentagon AI deal for classified military work.

Meta Turns to Space-Based Solar Energy to Power AI Data Centers on Earth

2026-04-28 · 14:34

Facebook parent company Meta secured up to 1 gigawatt of orbital solar power as AI drives demand for electricity.

Humanoid robots may be about to break the 100-metre sprint record

2026-04-28 · 14:00

Robots can now run a half-marathon faster than humans and are rapidly homing in on the men's 100-metre sprint record.

Ozak AI’s Presale Participation Rate Outperforms 97% of AI Projects Launched Since 2023

2026-04-28 · 12:20

Ozak AI stands out among the numerous AI-based projects and new early-stage initiatives that have emerged since 2023.

OpenAI Fell Short of Its Own Targets as Compute Costs Piled Up: Report

2026-04-28 · 11:14

Internal stumbles over ChatGPT growth and a looming IPO are putting Sam Altman's spend-everything compute strategy under…

How I pay almost nothing to power my house and electric car

2026-04-28 · 10:00

The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has seen energy prices soar, but Alice Klein pays just A$25 (£13) a month…

AxeCasino to Attend iGB L!VE 2026 Following Front-End Update Focused on Usability and Cross-Device Performance

2026-04-28 · 08:02

London, United Kingdom, April 28th, 2026, ChainwireAxeCasino announced that members of its leadership and product teams…

Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: Ex-Board Member Claims CEO Misled Board, Congress

2026-04-28 · 07:43

As the Elon Musk versus OpenAI trial gets underway in California, one allegation is cutting through the noise faster…

India Warns of Trust Wallet Scam Using Fake Verification Links

2026-04-28 · 07:41

India’s cybercrime agency has warned of rising scams targeting Trust Wallet users.

The Rise of ChatGPT Associated with a Significant Decline in Developer Hiring, According to a Fed Study

2026-04-28 · 07:05

A preliminary study by the U.S.

Scammers use Gmail dot alias trick to spoof Robinhood in phishing scam

2026-04-28 · 05:22

Visiting the fake login website alone isn’t enough for hackers to gain entry to accounts.

Elon Musk’s Fight With Colorado Over AI Law Hits Pause as State Considers Revisions

2026-04-27 · 22:22

The joint motion halts deadlines and enforcement in xAI’s lawsuit while Colorado lawmakers weigh changes to the state’s…

OpenAI Is Building Its Own Smartphone Chip With Qualcomm and MediaTek: Report

2026-04-27 · 20:45

Six weeks after telling staff to stop chasing distractions, OpenAI is reportedly planning a phone targeting 400 million…

Taylor Swift Seeks Trademarks for Her Voice and Image to Fight AI Fakes

2026-04-27 · 20:07

The trademark applications aim to strengthen her ability to fight AI-generated deepfakes, as image generation tools…

Fed Confirms What Tech Developers Have Feared for Two Years

2026-04-27 · 19:53

A new Federal Reserve study links ChatGPT's launch to a sharp halving of U.S.

Malicious Web Pages Are Hijacking AI Agents, And Some Are Going After Your PayPal

2026-04-27 · 18:12

Google's security team scanned billions of web pages and found real payloads designed to trick AI agents into sending…

Google Employees Demand CEO Block Military AI Contracts in Open Letter

2026-04-27 · 17:44

Some 580 Google employees have signed the letter to CEO Sundar Pichai, citing ethical concerns over military use of AI.

OpenAI's Sam Altman Apologizes for Not Alerting Police Before Tumbler Ridge Mass Shooting

2026-04-27 · 16:05

Sam Altman admitted that OpenAI should have warned law enforcement after banning the suspect’s account months before the…

Microsoft and OpenAI Rework AI Deal, Cutting Exclusivity and AGI Provisions

2026-04-27 · 14:57

The restructured deal with Microsoft removes exclusivity provisions and revenue-sharing arrangements, freeing OpenAI to…

Why This Week’s Fed Decision and Tech Earnings Could Move Everything

2026-04-27 · 13:10

A dense lineup of U.S.

Money20/20 Asia Delivers Record-Breaking Show as Fintech’s Biggest Players Converge in Bangkok

2026-04-27 · 12:42

Bangkok, Thailand, 27 April 2026 : Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business,…

Man Who Timed 2008 Crash Gets Buried in AI Doom Bet

2026-04-27 · 09:06

Investor Michael Burry, best known for calling the 2008 housing crash, is now facing heavy losses on a major bearish bet…

Prediction markets reflect 'wisdom of an informed minority,’ not crowd: Study

2026-04-27 · 07:16

About 3.5% of informed traders, including market makers and skilled takers, capture over 30% of profits on prediction…

Google’s Anthropic Stake Could Become Its Next Massive Win: Analysts

2026-04-27 · 06:37

Analysts are pointing to Google’s past investment wins to explain why its growing stake in Anthropic could become one of…

Senator Bernie Sanders Issues Warning on AI’s Existential Threat

2026-04-27 · 05:30

Sanders stressed that even as most AI scientists acknowledge the possibility of AI escaping control and becoming a…

Coachella Uses Google DeepMind AI to Test the Future of Live Entertainment

2026-04-26 · 19:04

Coachella is experimenting with AI-built artist tools, immersive digital worlds, and 3D performance archives that could…

Your AI Agent Can Now Groan While Untangling Your Vibe Coded Mess

2026-04-26 · 13:01

A new GitHub plugin makes your coding agent emit escalating human moans as it suffers through your spaghetti code.

Space and Time Launches Dreamspace Ai App Builder to Simplify Onchain Development

2026-04-26 · 05:30

Space and Time has launched Dreamspace, an AI-powered, no-code app builder designed to democratize blockchain…

Elon Musk’s XChat Climbs Above ChatGPT and Claude in US

2026-04-25 · 19:34

XChat climbed to No. 1 on the US App Store within hours of its iPhone launch, passing ChatGPT and Claude.

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