XREAL says its Android XR smart glasses will launch before the end of 2026 and that developers will get early access ahead of the consumer release. The company’s timeline centers on an Android XR-powered device that has been shown publicly in connection with “Project Aura,” a collaboration that has been demonstrated by XREAL and Google….
Google on Tuesday announced an agent-optimized version of its Gemini model, dubbed Gemini 3.5 Flash, alongside a new “do-anything” model it calls Omni, as the company opened its Google I/O 2026 event with a heavy focus on AI agents, coding tools, and model updates. The announcements position Google’s next wave of AI products around autonomous…
OpenAI has secured a court win in a legal fight involving Elon Musk, a development the company is treating as a significant victory even as it continues to face additional challenges. The decision centers on litigation brought by Musk against OpenAI. The case has drawn wide attention because of Musk’s past involvement with the organization…
Elon Musk has commented publicly after a court decision sent his legal fight involving OpenAI toward a trial, breaking his silence on the case following the latest development. The remarks came after a jury decision related to Musk’s lawsuit involving OpenAI, according to recent reports. The case centers on Musk and OpenAI, the artificial intelligence…
Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O 2026, is being held today, with the company set to deliver a keynote featuring updates across Gemini AI, Android 17, and Android XR. The event is expected to be streamed live, giving developers and the broader public a first look at what Google plans to ship next across its…
Anthropic has hired Andrej Karpathy, an OpenAI co-founder and former head of AI at Tesla, adding one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent AI engineers to its team. Karpathy is joining Anthropic’s pretraining organization, according to multiple published reports. Pretraining is a core part of building large language models, involving the large-scale training that underpins a…
Andrej Karpathy, a co-founder of OpenAI, has joined Anthropic’s pre-training team, according to multiple published reports. TechCrunch reported that Karpathy is taking a role on Anthropic’s pre-training team, a group focused on training large-scale AI models. Axios also reported that Karpathy has joined Anthropic. Additional outlets including Bloomberg.com and Seeking Alpha published similar accounts describing…
A mother’s call to police set off an urgent search before a shooting at a San Diego mosque that left five people dead, including two suspects, according to published reports. Authorities have said three victims were killed in the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego. The two suspects also died, with police reporting…
Pedro Pascal surprised Disneyland guests by appearing in costume as the Mandalorian inside a Disneyland ride, catching fans off guard with an unexpected in-park moment that quickly drew attention. The appearance was reported by multiple outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo, and AOL.com. Wonderwall.com also described the visit as an unexpected costume appearance at Disneyland. Pascal…
Investors are weighing the implications of a possible SpaceX initial public offering that would create a second publicly traded Elon Musk-linked stock, a development analysts have described as a potential problem for Tesla. The central issue is attention and capital. Tesla has long been the primary way public-market investors could buy into Musk’s leadership and…
A jury has rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, finding that Musk waited too long to bring his claims. The verdict ends a closely watched case that sought to hold OpenAI and Altman legally responsible for conduct Musk alleged violated earlier understandings tied to the company’s direction. The decision came…
A deal has been reached to end the strike at the nation’s largest commuter railroad, Long Island Rail Road, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and multiple news reports. The agreement was reached by negotiators for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the unions representing LIRR employees after the walkout shut down the system and…