Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled a new artificial intelligence agent designed to carry out tasks on a user’s behalf, advancing Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a future where people each have a personalized AI assistant.

How much real-world data do you need to train robots? A billion dollars worth? Antioch's latest funding is an argument that you don't, in fact, need that much.

Anthropic is quitting a major Washington trade association over a national security fight.

Chime Financial Inc. struck a deal to buy Stride Bank for $590 million in cash, snapping up its longtime partner as the fintech streamlines its operations.

The financial technology company is seeking to establish a federally regulated, uninsured national trust bank called Builders Bank & Trust.

The media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X amid concerns over its age assurance measures and parental controls.

Meta’s CEO joins me for an in-depth conversation on episode two of the Sources podcast.

Some subscribers of Anthropic’s Max plan, which costs $100-$200 per month, say they didn’t get what they thought they were paying for in a new expanded class action lawsuit.

Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.

Gimlet Labs said late last week it had raised $300 million at a valuation of about $3 billion, in a round led by new investor Andreessen Horowitz. Today we have unreported details on how that round, which boosted its valuation by a whopping 16 times from…

Breaking down 6 years of pretraining progress into data vs model improvements

Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.

Amazon, Meta and Google risk losing decadeslong exemptions due to a backlash against their facilities

Evan Hubinger / @evanhub: Anthropic's Alignment Science lead says there is a “>10%” chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade and worries about recursive self-improvement

Chinese regulators are tightening the approval for humanoid startups seeking to go public after a volatile debut by industry leader Unitree Robotics, as they aim to cool down a sizzling sector rife with copycats but little real technological breakthroughs.…

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is spending €13 billion ($15.1 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, its biggest European investment, as the Nordic country’s cold climate and carbon-free power make it a magnet for data center builders.

Malone Lam pleaded guilty for his role in leading an international "social engineering" scheme, stealing $245 million worth in cryptocurrency.

Suno Inc. is rolling out its long-awaited artificial intelligence models trained and made in cooperation with major music industry players, such as Warner Music Group Corp.

Lyft Inc. is starting to offer Waymo robotaxi rides in Nashville, marking the second US city where it’s providing driverless trips as it plays catch-up with rival Uber Technologies Inc.