Tolan Raises $30 Million to Expand AI Companion App With 250,000 Active Users
San Francisco-based startup Tolan has raised $30 million in new funding to expand its AI companion app, which helps users manage daily tasks, personal relationships, and emotional concerns. The investment…
Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion at $6.2 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Chip Production
AI chip startup Tenstorrent has raised $1.5 billion in a Series E funding round, reaching a $6.2 billion valuation as it expands production of processors designed for AI inference and…
Town Raises $108 Million at $1 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Assistants for Businesses
San Francisco-based AI startup Town has raised $108 million in a Series B funding round, reaching a $1 billion valuation just four months after its public launch. The funding, co-led…
Rivian CEO Says Autonomous Driving Could Lead to New Vehicle Designs Beyond R3
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe believes autonomous driving technology could allow the electric vehicle manufacturer to develop vehicles with substantially different designs from its current SUVs and pickup trucks.…
Amazon to Fund 960-Megawatt Nuclear Plant With 12 Small Reactors in Indiana
Amazon is funding the development of a proposed 960-megawatt nuclear power plant in Indiana, featuring 12 small modular reactors supplied by X-energy. The facility would be operated by American Electric…
Developers Use AI to Remove Ads and Tracking Features From Smart TVs
Developers are using AI coding assistants to remove advertisements, disable tracking features, and replace slow home screens on smart TVs. Projects such as dumbtv and cleanyourtv allow users to customize…
Nvidia Launches Nemotron 3.5 AI Models for Enterprise Agents and Local PCs
Nvidia has launched three open-weight Nemotron 3.5 AI models designed for enterprise automation, always-on AI agents, and local computing. The lineup includes a 120-billion-parameter model for complex business tasks and…
Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Ban AI Nudify Apps and Hidden Features
Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to prohibit AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery and applications that conceal harmful features during the review process. The revised policies, announced on October 16,…
Laplace Intelligence Develops AI Testing Platform for Robots and Self-Driving Cars
Ann Arbor-based startup Laplace Intelligence is developing an automated AI testing platform to identify potential failures in robots, self-driving cars, and other physical AI systems before they are deployed. The…
Disney Offers Jobs to 60 Character.AI Employees Following Startup’s Bankruptcy Filing
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to offer employment to at least 60 employees of bankrupt AI chatbot startup Character.AI, representing the majority of its workforce. The agreement includes an…
Meta Removes AI Training Language From Business Terms Following Publisher Concerns
Meta has revised its commercial terms of use after legal experts raised concerns that the updated agreement could allow the company to scrape news publishers’ websites and use their content…
Anthropic Reports Decline in Junior Hiring as AI Agents Reshape Employee Workloads
AI company Anthropic has reported a significant decline in junior technical hiring as its employees increasingly use Claude AI agents to automate coding, sales, and administrative tasks. The proportion of…
2026 Porsche Macan Turbo EV Delivers 630 HP and 20-Minute Fast Charging in Road Test
The 2026 Porsche Macan Turbo Electric has demonstrated strong acceleration, responsive handling, and fast-charging performance in a recent road test, highlighting its combination of sports car capabilities and everyday SUV…
Waymo Expands Into Canada With Toronto Robotaxi Service Planned for 2028
Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary Waymo has announced plans to enter Canada, beginning with vehicle mapping and testing in Toronto ahead of a proposed commercial robotaxi launch in 2028. The company…
Elorian Launches Glimpse AI Model for Advanced Image and Video Reasoning
Palo Alto-based AI startup Elorian has launched Glimpse, its first artificial intelligence model designed to analyze images and videos through repeated visual inspection rather than relying primarily on text-based reasoning.…
Tressfecta Develops Automated Hair Preparation Tool to Reduce Braiding Time
Beauty technology startup Tressfecta is developing Plait Pilot, a hardware device designed to automate the time-consuming process of separating hair extensions before braiding. Founded by 24-year-old Aisata Diallo, the company…
Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Reveals AI Replica and Theranos Founder’s Continued Denial
Filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim examine convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in You Can See Everything, a new documentary that follows her final weeks before imprisonment and the efforts…
Mark Wahlberg Supports AI in Filmmaking and Considers Creating Digital Replica of Himself
Actor and filmmaker Mark Wahlberg has expressed support for using artificial intelligence in movie production and said he would consider creating an AI-generated replica of himself for future projects. Speaking…
Jev AI Model Reaches 35% of Vercel’s Paid Teams Within Two Weeks of Launch
TypeSafe AI’s Jev has become the fastest-adopted artificial intelligence model in Vercel AI Gateway’s history, reaching 35.3% of paid teams within two weeks of its September 2026 launch. The decision-focused…