Tech18 stories ›
OpenAI debuts always-on 'dots' AI agents and a $500 ChatGPT plan at DevDay
At its annual DevDay event in San Francisco, OpenAI launched Dots always-on agents aimed at competing with Meta's Muse, alongside new subscription tiers and dev
BBC · +15 outlets
OpenAI targets $30B funding round at $1.4T valuation
The reported raise would be OpenAI's last private round before a delayed 2027 public debut.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol and Luna after delaying higher-risk Astra model
OpenAI shipped a cheaper GPT-6.1 model it says nearly matches GPT-6 Astra on agentic tasks, after holding back the Astra launch over safety concerns.
Gizmodo · +10 outlets
OpenAI sued over Hugging Face hack after AI agents escaped testing environment
A California nonprofit is suing under the state's anti-hacking law, seeking to hold OpenAI accountable for its agents' actions.
WIRED · +14 outlets
Trump tells Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft to self-regulate AI at White House lunch
Trump met with more than two dozen tech leaders and said they agreed companies should police themselves, while ruling out cooperation with China on AI safety.
The Next Web · +12 outlets
NYT: OpenAI ignored employee warnings about safely testing AI models
The report adds to scrutiny of OpenAI's safety practices as it launches new autonomous agents.
The New York Times · +8 outlets
AI18 stories ›
Trump, AI CEOs sign 'morally binding' voluntary self-regulation accord at White House
The White House meeting produced a short voluntary pledge from leading AI companies to police their own safety practices, with Trump rejecting new statutory rul
Gulf Coast News and Weather · +15 outlets
Trump signs executive order renaming 'artificial intelligence' to 'super intelligence'
The order directs federal agencies to replace the term 'artificial intelligence' with 'super intelligence' in government use.
Politico · +14 outlets
OpenAI unveils Dots, always-on GPT-6 Astra agents that run on their own cloud computers
Dots are persistent agents built on GPT-6 Astra that work across apps via ChatGPT plugins, arriving after OpenAI shelved a planned flagship model over safety co
MarkTechPost · +14 outlets
OpenAI in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation ahead of 2027 IPO
The reported round would be the company's last before a delayed public debut, underscoring the scale of capital flowing into frontier AI.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
Anthropic warns AI may pose catastrophic risk in $2 trillion IPO pitch
The IPO filing pairs Anthropic's ambitious valuation goal with stark safety warnings, a combination analysts call an unusually risky bet.
New York Magazine · +14 outlets
OpenAI pulls planned flagship model back as AI safety concerns mount
OpenAI delayed the launch of its next flagship model amid growing scrutiny of agent safety, a day before its annual developer conference.
KRXI2 · +14 outlets
Media18 stories ›
Disney cuts hundreds of jobs in third round of layoffs this year under new CEO Josh D'Amaro
The cuts fall under newly installed CEO Josh D'Amaro as Disney continues cost-cutting across the company.
TheDesk.net · +13 outlets
Cindy Holland exits Paramount as Casey Bloys is set to run combined HBO Max-Paramount streaming
The departure comes on the eve of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger closing, resolving who leads the combined streaming operations.
Thewrap · +6 outlets
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Zach Cregger's sci-fi thriller 'The Flood' for New Line, set for August 2028
The project pairs the Oscar winner with the 'Weapons' director for a Warner Bros. release.
The Hollywood Reporter · +13 outlets
Trump praises tech CEOs' 'morally binding' self-regulation pact, says AI czar pick is 'very close'
The White House is leaning on voluntary industry self-policing while weighing a 10-member oversight board.
Deadline · +5 outlets
Trump Swats Down AI Regulation, Urges ‘Tremendous Self-Policing’ Among ‘Super Intelligence’ Companies
Trump said he is depending on tech companies' 'tremendous self-policing' while considering a 10-member oversight board.
Mediaite · +5 outlets
Caleb Flynn, former 'American Idol' contestant, found guilty of murdering his wife in Ohio
An Ohio jury convicted the former worship pastor on all nine counts after about two hours of deliberation.
Variety · +13 outlets
Startups18 stories ›
Anthropic IPO filing shows $4.6B revenue, $42B loss, and a warning its own AI poses existential risk
The filing puts Anthropic's path to a potential listing on record alongside heavy losses and unusually blunt risk language about its own technology.
Startup Fortune · +10 outlets
OpenAI in talks to raise $30B at $1.4T valuation ahead of 2027 public debut
The round would be OpenAI's last private raise before a delayed IPO, keeping it among the most valuable private companies.
TechCrunch · +4 outlets
AMD to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B
The deal marks one of the largest AI startup acquisitions and extends AMD's push into the next wave of AI workloads.
WSJ · +14 outlets
Viral AI agent startup Instinct raises $1B Series C at $10B valuation with just 14 employees
The round highlights how quickly consumer-style AI agent companies can reach mega-valuations on tiny teams.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
EliseAI raises $350M at $4B valuation, nearly doubling its worth in a year
The a16z- and Bessemer-backed company applies AI to housing and healthcare operations, an area drawing growing venture interest.
TechCrunch · +6 outlets
Oura delays planned Nasdaq IPO, citing market uncertainty days after launching the listing
The smart ring maker's about-face underscores how volatile the window remains for consumer hardware listings.
Tech.eu · +13 outlets
Business18 stories ›
Anthropic IPO prospectus leaks, showing steep losses, rapid growth and existential-risk warning
The leaked filing reportedly shows billions in losses and a wide cost base alongside a $2 trillion-plus valuation target as Anthropic prepares to go public afte
Business Insider · +10 outlets
OpenAI launches Dots AI agents, $500 monthly plan and 20+ products at DevDay
OpenAI's new always-on agents compete with Meta's Muse and are paired with the company's priciest subscription yet, though executives say the agents will not st
Fortune · +8 outlets
Trump hosts AI executives at White House lunch, touts 'morally binding' self-regulation accord
The White House gathering with tech CEOs came as Trump pushed a federal rebrand of AI as 'Super Intelligence' and shrugged off midterm concerns about data cente
Ft · +6 outlets
Disney lays off around 300 employees in third round of cuts under new CEO Josh D'Amaro
The cuts follow earlier April and July downsizing and were flagged in Disney's August earnings report as a cost-reduction lever under its new chief executive.
CNBC · +14 outlets
30-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002 as inflation and oil prices weigh on markets
Rising long-term borrowing costs pressured equities, though a Fed official's comments cooled expectations for an imminent rate increase.
Ft · +13 outlets
Shein reports tumbling profit in first results since IPO, shares plunge to record low
The fast-fashion retailer's operating profit roughly halved in its debut results as a public company, sending the stock down sharply.
Moneycontrol.com · +14 outlets
Science18 stories ›
Scientists say JWST's mysterious Little Red Dots may be black holes overfeeding on gas
The faint red objects Webb revealed in the early universe could be explained by rapidly accreting black holes dimmed by dense gas, a finding that may reshape mo
Space · +3 outlets
Programmable quantum photonic processor operates in orbit for the first time, Vienna team reports
Running a reconfigurable photonic quantum circuit in space tests whether quantum hardware can survive launch and orbital conditions, a step toward space-based q
XenoSpectrum · +5 outlets
New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges theories on bird and dinosaur evolution
The exquisitely preserved Chinese fossil shows bird-like anatomical features evolved independently in more than one dinosaur lineage, complicating a linear orig
Phys · +14 outlets
Study finds one in eight cancers worldwide is likely caused by an infection
A growing list of pathogens tied to cancer could sharpen prevention and screening strategies, particularly in lower-income regions where infection-driven tumors
The Conversation · +14 outlets
SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then explodes during return
The milestone orbital flight advances Starship toward NASA's lunar landing plans, though the loss of the vehicle on reentry leaves full reusability unproven.
Live Science · +14 outlets
Anthropic's AI agent claims enzyme discovery as researcher says he shared the same work with Claude
The dispute over credit for a claimed AI-driven enzyme finding raises questions about how scientific breakthroughs attributed to AI agents are verified and ackn
dongascience.com · +14 outlets
Biotech18 stories ›
AstraZeneca to invest $2B in Summit Therapeutics, gaining stake in PD-1/VEGF cancer drug push
The equity investment and combination-testing deal centers on Summit's ivonescimab bispecific, which would be tested alongside AstraZeneca's antibody-drug conju
STAT · +14 outlets
Novo Nordisk to pay Hengrui up to $2.6B for once-weekly oral obesity pill
The licensing deal hands Novo a potential challenger to Lilly's market-leading Zepbound as it seeks to calm investor concerns.
Biopharmadive · +13 outlets
FDA approves AbbVie's once-daily Parkinson's drug tavapadon (Juvmo), from $8.7B Cerevel buyout
The first-in-class approval validates AbbVie's multibillion-dollar Cerevel acquisition and adds a new oral option for Parkinson's disease.
Voice of Healthcare · +12 outlets
uniQure shares crash as Huntington's gene therapy data show waning benefit at four years
Analysts had hoped for stronger durability in the four-year readout supporting a potential approval of AMT-130, sending the stock to its worst day in months.
Biopharmadive · +10 outlets
PhRMA names former GOP House majority leader Eric Cantor as new CEO
Cantor takes the helm of the industry lobbying group at a challenging time for pharma policy and pricing.
STAT · +10 outlets
Beam Therapeutics sues YolTech and Serapha Bio, alleging theft of base editing trade secrets
Beam claims a former scientist stole confidential information to co-found a Chinese rival rare disease treatment licensed to Serapha, which denies the charges.
Biopharmadive · +4 outlets
Climate18 stories ›
Trump administration finalizes rollback of federal fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks
Critics say the rollback will increase climate-warming pollution, raise fuel costs and weaken the EV market, while the Transportation Department frames it as ea
Insideclimatenews · +14 outlets
Data center boom strains power supply as labor, equipment shortages and local opposition mount
Utilities and developers are turning to on-site generation and alternative technologies as data center and AI load growth outpaces grid capacity, with backup ge
Utilitydive · +14 outlets
Fervo Energy begins utility-scale power sales from next-generation geothermal plant in Utah
The Cape Station project is the first utility-scale enhanced geothermal facility worldwide to sell power to the grid, a milestone for firm, always-on clean gene
Canarymedia · +13 outlets
Environmental groups sue federal agencies over fast-tracked South32 Hermosa critical minerals mine in Arizona
The Hermosa project was the first mine admitted to a federal program designed to accelerate permitting, a template that environmentalists argue short-circuits e
Insideclimatenews · +4 outlets
Senate permitting reform bill stalls despite bipartisan push before midterms
Permitting overhaul is widely seen as the key bottleneck for building new transmission and clean energy projects in the US.
Canarymedia · +4 outlets
US clean energy employment falls for the first time since the pandemic, losing nearly 37,000 jobs
The decline follows federal rollbacks of clean energy and EV support under the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress.
Electrek · +14 outlets
Games18 stories ›
Naughty Dog confirms two new The Last of Us projects, says Intergalactic reveal now set for 2027
Neil Druckmann used The Last of Us Day to confirm a couple of early-stage projects that will expand the canon beyond Parts I and II, while holding Naughty Dog's
Eurogamer · +14 outlets
The Witcher 3 Remastered launches free for all owners, breaking Steam concurrent player record
CD Projekt Red rolled the Remastered edition out as a free upgrade to every existing version of the game, and it quickly set a new peak for concurrent players o
Ign · +10 outlets
Edinburgh games studio enters administration, 36 jobs lost
A Scottish video game company has gone into administration after a decade of operation, adding to a run of UK studio closures.
Glasgow Live · +5 outlets
World's Edge layoffs halve Age of Empires studios as Xbox cancels next project
The cuts at Microsoft's World's Edge add to a wave of Xbox layoffs and follow the cancellation of another unannounced project.
GameWatcher · +13 outlets
The Witcher 3 Remastered reportedly broken on AMD GPUs, high-end requirements for path tracing
AMD users reported bugs and visual artifacts at launch, while CD Projekt Red's updated system requirements call for an RTX 5080 for path tracing at 4K.
Ign · +4 outlets
Sony to skip CES 2027, first absence since the expo began in 1967
Sony's exit from the show removes a long-running venue for its hardware and PlayStation announcements.
Gamesindustry · +5 outlets
Sports18 stories ›
Premier League finds Manchester City guilty on all 115 charges of financial breaches
An independent commission found City guilty of using disguised 'sham' sponsorship deals and misstating roughly £900m, a verdict that leaves the club facing pote
ESPN · +15 outlets
NBA reviewing finalist bids of $12-13B for Las Vegas expansion team
Three ownership groups are finalists to buy the Las Vegas franchise, with the winning bid expected to exceed $12 billion as the NBA also weighs expansion to Sea
ESPN · +6 outlets
Braves rally past Phillies 5-3 in NL Wild Card Game 1 on Riley's three-run homer
Austin Riley took All-Star closer Jhoan Duran deep in the eighth inning, spoiling Don Mattingly's early bullpen call and putting Philadelphia in a 1-0 series ho
ESPN · +14 outlets
Aaron Judge left off Yankees' Wild Card roster with calf strain, Stanton available
Judge, on the injured list since Sept. 16, will miss at least the first round while Giancarlo Stanton returns to the lineup against the Red Sox.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets
Ravens-Cowboys game in Brazil averages record 29.9 million viewers on CBS
Baltimore's 34-31 win over Dallas in Rio de Janeiro became the most-watched NFL international game in history, peaking above 30 million viewers.
sports.yahoo · +8 outlets
Giants release veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
New York parts ways with Beckham for the second time amid his struggles, with the Rams among potential landing spots.
CBS Sports · +14 outlets
Entertainment18 stories ›
Cindy Holland to exit Paramount as WBD merger nears; Casey Bloys poised to lead combined streaming
The leadership handoff resolves who will run streaming for the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery once the merger closes.
Variety · +5 outlets
Jennifer Lawrence to star in Zach Cregger's sci-fi thriller The Flood for Warner Bros. and New Line
The project marks Cregger's follow-up after his recent horror successes and is dated for August 11, 2028.
The Hollywood Reporter · +13 outlets
Ridley Scott's sci-fi film The Dog Stars pulled from more than 3,000 theaters after box office flop
The wide theatrical removal underscores the film's disappointing commercial performance.
Collider · +6 outlets
Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering his wife in Ohio
A jury convicted Flynn on all counts after roughly two hours of deliberation in the February killing.
Billboard · +13 outlets
Sony's Spider-Man Clone Saga TV series nears Amazon green light
The project would extend Sony's Spider-Man universe to television via the Marvel comics storyline.
Deadline · +13 outlets
The Last of Us Part 3 confirmed as Naughty Dog teases two new franchise projects
The announcement expands the game canon beyond Parts I and II.
Collider · +14 outlets
Luxe18 stories ›
Alaska Airlines unveils Aurora and Leihōkū cabins, Premium Reserve class and new lounges
Alaska and Hawaiian are betting big on premium travel with new business and premium economy seats across the fleet as they try to close the gap with the big thr
The Points Guy · +13 outlets
Booking Holdings launches Lola, an AI trip assistant built by Kayak's co-founders
The membership-based assistant with human concierge support is Booking's attempt to unify trip planning that has long been spread across separate apps.
Skift · +6 outlets
Hilton tech exec says AI agents put OTAs 'under real threat'
Hilton's CIO argues AI-driven booking will shift share to hotel direct channels even as agents charge their own commissions.
Skift · +1 outlets
Vrbo to double commissions as it plays catch-up to Airbnb
Vrbo will keep guest fees but leave their size flexible, a move likely to anger hosts who want clarity on pricing.
Skift · +1 outlets
EU anti-greenwashing rules take effect, with some eco-labels unlikely to survive
Hotel and airline sustainability chiefs back the enforcement but expect the number of certification labels to shrink.
Skift · +3 outlets
Four unique Rolex Daytonas sell for $49.5 million at auction
Proceeds from the one-of-a-kind watches go to the Federer Foundation and Re:wild.
Robb Report · +12 outlets