OpenAI will amend Defense Department deal to prevent mass surveillance in the US

OpenAI’s Sam Altman said the company will amend its deal with the Defense Department (or the Department of War) to explicitly prohibit the use of its AI system on mass surveillance against Americans [...]

'The vision for these products is really that they are purpose-built for Alexa+', Amazon exec on the new hardware and unlocking Alexa's superpowers

Amazon's head of Alexa and Echo talks intelligence, superpowers, and purpose-built products [...]

Trump orders the military to adopt AI faster, protect models from China, and never let a vendor pull the plug

President Donald Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 11 on Friday, directing the US military and intelligence agencies to accelerate their adoption of advanced AI while protecting [...]

Apple WWDC live blog 2026: Live updates on iOS 27, Siri, Apple Intelligence and smart glasses

We're reporting live from Apple Park to cover the company's annual developer conference. Stay tuned for the latest news. [...]

The best early October Prime Day deals on Apple devices: Save on AirTags, iPads, Apple Watches and more

Amazon’s October Prime Day sale has brought a handful of decent discounts on Apple devices, from iPads to Apple Watches to accessories like the Apple Pencil and AirTags. If you’ve been waiting to [...]

Meta’s new CWM model learns how code works, not just what it looks like

Meta’s AI research team has released a new large language model (LLM) for coding that enhances code understanding by learning not only what code looks like, but also what it does when executed. The [...]

Meta's Yann LeCun reportedly clashed with the company over new publication rules

Meta's top AI researcher, Yann LeCun, is reportedly at odds with the company over new publication guidelines for its FAIR research division.<br /> The article Meta's Yann LeCun reporte [...]

You won’t be able to buy Samsung’s household Ballie robot after all

For years, we’ve been wondering when Samsung would actually bring Ballie, its cute household companion robot, to market and now we finally have our answer: it won’t. After the planned summer 2025 [...]

The best October Prime Day deals on Apple devices: Save on AirPods, iPads, AirTags and more

If you’ve been waiting for a discount before grabbing a new iPad, MacBook or Apple Watch, Amazon’s October Prime Day sale might be worth checking out. Prime Big Deal Days, as it’s officially cal [...]