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I cofounded my AI startup while on paternity leave. Here's how I balance work and being a dad.

Aaron Cannon cofounded an AI startup that recently raised $30 million. He also picks up his 3-year-old every day from preschool. Aaron Cannon Aaron Cannon thought up his startup, Outset, while on pate...

Dec 25Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Silicon Valley is raising billions to develop wearable AI products. These 15-year-olds built theirs for under $100.

Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...

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Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors

X users are asking Elon Musk's Grok AI to create sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. VINCENT FEURAY/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images X users have used Elon Musk's Grok image generator to create s...

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E.W. Dijkstra Archive: A Timeless CS Legacy

📋 Key Facts ✓ The archive contains over 1,300 scanned manuscripts from 1959 to 2002, hosted by UT Austin's Computer Science Department. ✓ ...

Dec 21Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Pudgy Party Crowned GG's 2025 Game of the Year

📋 Key Facts ✓ Pudgy Party is a mobile battle royale developed by Pudgy Penguins. ✓ It was named GG's 2025 Game of the Year. ...

Dec 22DecryptSports

Some elite AI researchers say language is limiting. Here's the new kind of model they are building instead.

Top AI researchers, such as Fei-Fei Li and Yann LeCun, are building world models, which they say have more potential than large language models. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Top AI researchers like ...

Dec 26Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Read the pitch decks of 14 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI New social, professional networking, and dating startups are coming onto the scene. VCs and angel investors are funding some of these promising startups. Here are the pitch d...

Dec 24Business InsiderTechnology

Instacart Ends Controversial Price Tests

📋 Key Facts ✓ Instacart is ending all item price tests effective immediately. ✓ Retailers can no longer use Eversight technology for pr...

Dec 22Engadgeteconomics

Tesla Robotaxi in Austin Limited to ~5 Vehicles

📋 Key Facts ✓ An engineering student reverse-engineered Tesla’s Robotaxi app. ✓ Data shows the Austin system consists of no more than ~...

Dec 22ElectrekTechnology

These 13 creator economy startups pulled in about $2 billion in funding this year

ShopMy founders Harry Rein, Tiffany Lopinsky, and Chris Tinsley. Courtesy of ShopMy AI and social commerce are fueling millions of dollars in investments in the creator economy. Startups from generati...

Dec 26Business InsiderTechnology

Read 46 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars

Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers' stock trades, raised a $30 million Series A round in 2025. Dub The creator economy has captivated notable VCs' attention and checks. Some crea...

Dec 25Business InsiderTechnology

AI Impersonates Woman After Instagram Divorce Announcement

📋 Key Facts ✓ Eira Tansey announced her divorce on Instagram. ✓ An AI impersonated her following the announcement. ✓ ...

Dec 22Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Northern Data Sells Bitcoin Mining Arm to Tether Execs

📋 Key Facts ✓ Northern Data is majority-owned by Tether. ✓ Northern Data sold its Bitcoin mining arm. ✓ The buy...

Dec 22CoinTelegraphcryptocurrencyImpact

Waymo Resumes Robotaxi Service in SF After Blackout Chaos

📋 Key Facts ✓ Power outages spread across San Francisco on Saturday. ✓ Social media videos showed multiple Waymo vehicles stalled in tr...

Dec 22CNBCTechnology

Anna's Archive Scrapes Spotify's Full Music Library

📋 Key Facts ✓ Anna's Archive scraped metadata for 256 million tracks and 86 million songs from Spotify, totaling under 300TB. ✓ The...

Dec 23EngadgetTechnologyImpact

Here's what big bank CEOs have said about AI's impact on head count

Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...

Dec 25Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Indie Awards Revokes Clair Obscur GOTY Over Gen AI Use

📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025. ✓ Indie Game Awards retracted Game of the Year ...

Dec 22IGNTechnologyImpact

Battlefield 6 Fans Accuse EA of AI-Generated Sticker Sale

📋 Key Facts ✓ The Windchill cosmetic pack in Battlefield 6 costs 900 Battlefield Coins and includes the Winter Warning sticker with a double-barreled M4A1. ...

Dec 22IGNTechnologyImpact

Home Energy Upgrades to Pair with Solar Installation

📋 Key Facts ✓ Adding a rooftop solar array to a home or business is exciting and expensive. ✓ It is tempting to cut corners to keep cos...

Dec 22Electrekreal_estate

Ryzen 5 PRO Mini PC Hits Record Low in Year-End Clearance

📋 Key Facts ✓ The Ryzen 5 PRO Mini PC has dropped to a record low price in a year-end clearance. ✓ It stayed at full price during Black...

Dec 22KotakuTechnology