National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.

A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting.

From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.

The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.

The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.

Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump's team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.

Profound has raised a $180 million Series D at a $1.8 billion valuation, less than seven months after it raised a $96 million Series C.

Essentially a camera app, Superpose analyzes selfies or photos and generates four potential poses using AI.

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Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.

Italian startup Exein has raised a $270 million round of funding led by Headline at a $1.7 billion valuation.

Salesforce Koa is built on Nvidia's open-weight Nemotron model and is trained to do sales, marketing, and customer-support tasks.

When Jensen Huang took a live call from Trump, some of us were more focused on the phone he used to take it.

Though Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported Dario Amodei's calls to slow the pace of AI development, Jensen Huang seems to feel differently.

Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode.

Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul is finally here with iOS 27, and it changes how useful the assistant feels day to day.

Thanks to the launch of iOS 27, Daydream's app now includes features that can turn saved outfit photos into shoppable results and search for products through Siri without opening the app.

The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles.