qz

2026-06-18

State Farm is ripping up contracts for its 19,000 agents — and forcing them to use AI

The insurer is cutting pay and benefits while requiring agents to adopt new AI tools, after losing its top auto insurer ranking to Progressive [...]

fastcompany

2026-06-18

Here’s how we live forever

The secret to longevity may come from artificial superintelligence for biology. [...]

fastcompany

2026-06-18

AI-driven velocity is manufacturing’s new competitive edge 

The companies that do well in the future will use AI to move quickly and innovate. [...]

thenextweb

2026-06-18

NeuralTrust raised $20M to police the AI agents companies can’t even count

NeuralTrust, a Barcelona startup, has raised $20mn to secure the AI agents that big companies are now deploying faster than they can keep track of. The seed round, worth €17.2mn, was led by Munich’s Alstin Capital, with VentureFriends, Seaya, Kibo Ventures, Banc Sabadell, the EA Ventures Plug and Play Fund and Finaves, plus public money […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-06-18

NASA picked Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space to fly to Mars. It has never reached orbit.

NASA is partnering with Relativity Space, the rocket company run by former Google chief Eric Schmidt, to fly a science mission to Mars. Announced on June 17, the mission is called Aeolus, the first flight in Relativity’s new Interplanetary Sciences Program. The company will build the spacecraft, provide its Terran R rocket, and fly the […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

Adobe brings its Firefly AI Assistant inside of Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator

Adobe has added its Firefly AI tool to some of its most important apps. [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

XGIMI MemoMind One review: Smart glasses, creepy AI

XGIMI's MemoMind One is a good pair of smart glasses blighted by a creepy AI that spies on you. [...]

Destination

2026-06-18

Ultrahuman's M2 Live is an updated glucose tracker for metabolic tracking

Ultrahuman's M2 Live uses Abbott's cheaper Lingo sensors to help keep track of your blood sugar. [...]

cnet

2026-06-18

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Review: Stunning Design, Strong Performance Make It a MacBook Killer

Windows users get a true MacBook Pro alternative with HP's top-end consumer laptop. [...]