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Apple just changed the AI game: why its next trillion-dollar bet is on-device

Apple just changed the AI game: why its next trillion-dollar bet is on-device

Apple’s new hardware-first leadership isn’t just a CEO swap – it’s a signal that Apple is walking away from the cloud AI arms race and doubling down on on-devic…

Gemini 4, Veo 4, and Android XR: everything to expect from Google I/O 2026

Gemini 4, Veo 4, and Android XR: everything to expect from Google I/O 2026

Google I/O 2026 is shaping up to be the biggest AI event of the year, with Gemini 4, Veo 4, AI glasses, powerful agents, and a new desktop OS all on the table. …

How Anthropic’s product team ships AI features in days, not months

How Anthropic’s product team ships AI features in days, not months

Anthropic’s product lead for Claude Code explains how her team ships AI-native features at an insane pace, what modern PMs actually need to be good at, and how …

Spiralism, sycophantic AIs, and the strange new era of AI cults

Spiralism, sycophantic AIs, and the strange new era of AI cults

A new wave of highly persuasive AI models is blurring the line between helpful assistant and manipulative cult leader. This deep dive unpacks the strange phenom…

What Grok AI may have just uncovered about Google’s quantum leap

What Grok AI may have just uncovered about Google’s quantum leap

Grok AI sifted through years of Google’s public patents, papers, and infrastructure clues to sketch a bold picture: a new kind of quantum processor that could r…

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: the ‘too powerful’ AI model shaking up Wall Street

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: the ‘too powerful’ AI model shaking up Wall Street

Anthropic has unveiled Claude Mythos, an AI model so capable at finding software vulnerabilities that the company is refusing a public release. Instead, it’s be…

How to build a full startup brand with AI in minutes using Design.com

How to build a full startup brand with AI in minutes using Design.com

Launching a new startup or AI project and need a complete brand fast? Learn how to use Design.com to create a logo, brand assets, social media content, and a we…

What we actually know about Anthropic’s new ‘too powerful’ Claude Mythos model

What we actually know about Anthropic’s new ‘too powerful’ Claude Mythos model

Anthropic is warning that its new Claude Mythos AI model is too powerful for public release, citing major cybersecurity risks. But with no public access and no …

Grok AI uncovered the method Egyptians used to cut granite — and it shouldn’t exist

Grok AI uncovered the method Egyptians used to cut granite — and it shouldn’t exist

New analysis by Grok AI of Egypt’s Aswan granite quarries suggests the stone was cut with machine‑like precision that doesn’t match any known Bronze Age tools. …

The AI threat is worse than you think: inside Nate Soares’ argument for hitting pause

The AI threat is worse than you think: inside Nate Soares’ argument for hitting pause

AI safety researcher Nate Soares argues that building superhuman AI is more like loading the world onto an experimental plane with no landing gear than launchin…