OpenAI is expanding its strategy beyond individual users to target families, caregivers, and older adults with ChatGPT, hiring a dedicated product manager for this new direction. This move reflects a broadening user base and introduces new trust and safety challenges for AI products in the home.
Elon Musk has instructed Tesla employees to transition to using Grok, the AI model from his xAI venture, a move that follows recent caps on third-party AI tool spending, despite Musk's own acknowledgment that Grok is not yet on par with its competitors.
Researchers at Anthropic have uncovered a "hidden space" within their LLM Claude, offering an unprecedented look into AI's thought processes, while OpenAI launches its "super app" ChatGPT Work and new GPT 5.6 models. The tech world also sees humanoids performing surgery and major financial moves by chip giants.
An AI-driven bug-hunting tool has discovered a critical 15-year-old root vulnerability in the Linux kernel, allowing any logged-in user to gain full control of unpatched systems. This discovery underscores the growing capability of automated tools in identifying long-standing security flaws.
Johannes Heidecke, OpenAI's head of safety systems, has announced his departure following a major internal reorganization aimed at integrating safety and research teams. This move is part of broader leadership shifts as the company navigates the complexities of advanced AI development.
UNIGRID has launched its Na+Casa sodium-ion home battery in Europe, challenging lithium-ion's dominance in residential energy storage. This move signals a shift towards more sustainable and cost-effective alternatives, with plans for US expansion next.
China's state-owned space company has successfully landed a reusable rocket booster on a recovery vessel, becoming only the second nation to achieve this feat after SpaceX. This breakthrough is set to dramatically lower launch costs and intensify global competition in satellite communications.
Meta has removed a controversial AI feature from Instagram that allowed users to modify photos from public accounts without notification, following widespread user backlash. The company acknowledged the feature "missed the mark" and was quickly pulled.
The U.S. National Science Foundation plans to divert approximately $500 million from its core science programs, including engineering and computer science, to fund a new White House initiative. This move is expected to strain budgets and rescind nearly finalized research proposals.
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief hardware officer, Tang Tan, alleging the theft of the iPhone maker’s trade secrets. The lawsuit
Oratomic, a startup founded by Caltech physicists, has raised $300 million in a Series A round to build a utility-scale quantum computer by the end of the decade. Their breakthrough allows for effective error correction with significantly fewer qubits, aiming for a viable machine with just 20,000 qubits.
Researchers are inching closer to creating human sperm in the lab from stem cells, a development that could revolutionize fertility treatments for millions. This groundbreaking work involves transforming blood cells into immature sperm and incubating them, offering hope for those facing infertility.
SK Hynix, a leading memory chip supplier, achieved a record-breaking $26.5 billion debut on Wall Street, driven by the surging demand for memory components essential for the AI boom. The company briefly surpassed Samsung in valuation and plans significant capacity expansion to address global shortages.
India has approved a manufacturing joint venture between China's Vivo and local firm Dixon Technologies, marking a new phase in its smartphone production boom after Apple's foundational role. This majority-Indian-owned partnership is seen as a template for other Chinese brands navigating stricter investment rules and aiming to boost exports from India.
Researchers have unveiled a novel method to extract energy from rotating media using Floquet-induced rotation and spatio-temporal modulation, bypassing the need for extreme mechanical speeds. This breakthrough creates effective superluminal speeds, enabling selective amplification of orbital waves.
A groundbreaking Stanford-led study sheds new light on the "Great Dying," Earth's most severe mass extinction event, revealing how intolerable heat and diminished ocean oxygen levels decimated marine life 252 million years ago. The research provides the clearest picture yet of the environmental stressors that led to the demise of 96% of marine species.
A new report reveals that the Trump administration's rollbacks of clean energy policies have led to significant economic losses for the United States, including nearly 470,000 jobs and $68 billion in private investment. This data underscores the profound economic consequences of shifting away from sustainable energy initiatives.
OpenAI has declared its new GPT 5.6 model as the "preferred model" for Microsoft 365 Copilot, directly addressing recent rumors that Microsoft was replacing OpenAI's software with its own in-house AI to cut costs. This announcement aims to reaffirm the enduring partnership between the two tech giants.
Microsoft's latest sustainability report reveals a significant 25 percent increase in carbon emissions for 2025, reaching 34 million metric tons. This surge, primarily driven by data center expansion and AI demands, casts doubt on the company's ambitious goal to be carbon negative by 2030.
China's Gobi Desert is now home to the world's largest solar PV-plus-concentrated-solar hybrid plant, capable of generating power for up to eight hours after sunset using molten salt storage instead of traditional batteries. This 1-gigawatt facility marks a significant leap in reliable renewable energy.
Scientists have identified a previously little-known toxic alga as the cause of a devastating marine die-off in southern Australia in 2025, which killed approximately one million marine animals. This discovery, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, offers crucial insights into preventing future ecological catastrophes.
OpenAI has launched its new GPT-5.6 model family, featuring Sol, Terra, and Luna, designed for enhanced efficiency, enterprise applications, and groundbreaking cybersecurity capabilities. The company also introduced ChatGPT Work and positioned its new models as superior to competitors like Anthropic.
A new gene-editing strategy, epitope editing, promises to revolutionize hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by enabling non-genotoxic conditioning and safer, more effective treatments for blood disorders.
Despite a majority of lawmakers voting against the proposal, the European Parliament has extended legislation allowing tech companies to voluntarily scan users’ private messages for child sexual abuse material. This controversial ruling, dubbed "Chat Control," raises significant privacy concerns while aiming to protect children.
