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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
CoreWeave Inc. has signed a deal to provide Meta Platforms Inc. with up to $14.2 billion worth of computing power, underscoring the staggering infrastructure costs behind advanced AI development. “They loved our infrastructure in earlier contracts and came back for more,” CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator said in an interview.
Funding
Toyota is doubling down on innovation with $1.5 billion in new capital aimed at supporting startups across their entire lifecycle, from early ideas to mature companies. The Japanese automaker announced Tuesday the launch of a new strategic subsidiary and a fresh venture fund, signaling its deepening ties to the
Science
Periodic Labs, a new startup founded by AI and materials science veterans, emerged from stealth Tuesday with a massive $300 million seed round. The funding comes from a who’s who of tech investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, DST, Nvidia, Accel, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and Jeff Bezos. Founders
Media
Adobe’s widely used video editing software Premiere is now available on the iPhone, giving mobile creators access to professional-grade editing tools on the go. The launch follows Adobe’s earlier announcement this month, with an Android version currently in development. Mobile Editing, Professional Features The Premiere mobile app is
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Opera, best known for its long-running web browser, is stepping into the agentic browsing race with Neon, a new AI-powered browser launched Tuesday. Neon introduces a blend of chatbot functionality, task automation, and repeatable AI prompts, with Opera charging $19.99 per month for early access. The launch puts Opera
Transportation
Amazon-owned self-driving company Zoox announced Tuesday that it has begun mapping the streets of Washington, D.C., the first step toward testing its autonomous vehicles in the nation’s capital later this year. To start, Zoox will deploy Toyota Highlanders outfitted with its sensors and software, driven manually, to collect
Media
On Tuesday, OpenAI unveiled Sora 2, its next-generation audio and video generator, alongside a new social app simply called Sora. The dual launch marks the company’s most ambitious move yet into consumer-facing media platforms, blending cutting-edge generative AI with a TikTok-style feed designed for sharing short, AI-made clips. The
Hardware
At its annual fall hardware event on Tuesday, Amazon introduced two major updates to its Kindle lineup: a redesigned Kindle Scribe and the company’s first-ever color e-reader, the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. Both devices mark a push toward blending the familiar paper-like Kindle experience with new AI-powered features. A Bigger,
Robotics
On Tuesday, DoorDash pulled back the curtain on Dot, a small, bright-red delivery robot designed to ferry food and small packages across city streets, bike lanes, and sidewalks at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. Built entirely in-house, Dot looks more like a Pixar sidekick than a futuristic
Finance
Wealthfront, the fintech startup known for pioneering the robo-advisor approach to automated investing, has officially filed for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO). The move positions Wealthfront among a growing wave of fintech firms heading to the public markets this year, following the likes of Chime and Klarna. From
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Researchers at DeepSeek have introduced a new experimental AI model, V3.2-exp, designed to dramatically reduce inference costs during long-context operations. The announcement was made Monday via a post on Hugging Face, accompanied by a linked academic paper published on GitHub. A New Take on Attention The standout feature of
Software Development
The boom in AI-powered “vibe coding” has created breakout startups like Lovable and Replit. Now, a new entrant, Anything, wants to go further — helping non-technical users turn prototypes into production-ready businesses. The Rise of Vibe Coding “Vibe coding” — building apps and websites through natural language prompts instead of traditional code