18 Jun 2026
Amazon Prime Day 2026: Live updates on early deals from Apple, Keurig, Hanes, Shark and more, plus everything we know about the sale next week
If you've been saying, "I'll wait until Prime Day" to make your next big purchase, this is your cue to rev up those shopping engines. Amazon Prime Day is returning earlier than usual — from June 23-26, to be...
18 Jun 2026
Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips
If Amazon Web Services has its way, the cloud giant is going to push even deeper into Nvidia’s market, in what might be one of the biggest challenges to Nvidia’s AI chip dominance we’ve seen so far.
18 Jun 2026
Sensors, head-mounted cameras, recordings: Humans are helping Chinese tech companies train robots
Daniel Wang came home to his apartment in Beijing and saw a humanoid robot waiting for him. He opened the door, and the robot got to work. The robot, developed by Shenzhen-based X Square Robot, moved slowly. It spent an hour folding about three pieces of clothing, and another arranging Wang’s shoes. Most of the actual chores were done by a human housekeeper who accompanied it. But the robot’s…
18 Jun 2026
Soccer in MacArthur Park
Dataland, the world’s first museum dedicated to art generated with artificial intelligence, opens Saturday. Located at the Frank Gehry designed Grand LA building in downtown, it’s positioning itself among institutions like MOCA, The Broad and the Disney Concert Hall. The inaugural exhibit, Machine Dreams: Rainforests, is a project of museum co-founder and artist Refik Anadol and his studio’s…
18 Jun 2026
QuEra's Libra fault-tolerant quantum computer due in 2028
QuEra Computing has announced Libra, its first fault-tolerant quantum computer, and plans to make the system available on Amazon Braket in 2028.
18 Jun 2026
Robotics Infrastructure Startup XDOF Emerges from Stealth with $70M in Funding
XDOF has emerged from stealth with $70 million in funding to build infrastructure for robot foundation models, including datasets, robotic systems and software tools designed to support physical AI development.
17 Jun 2026
The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
The Trump administration’s move to impose export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI technology followed a spat over the company granting South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom access to its Claude Mythos model, according to people familiar with the matter.
17 Jun 2026
Will SpaceX Impact Your 401(k)? Here’s How Regular Investors Are Exposed
Topline SpaceX could join the Nasdaq-100 within weeks, though some investors are already gaining exposure through existing funds, while broader ownership through S&P 500-backed investments—including many 401(k) accounts—is likely much farther off. Musk’s firm will soon be eligible for inclusion in the Nasdaq-100, but broader investor exposure may take some time.
17 Jun 2026
Don’t Call It a Sequel. Or a Reboot. Or a Remake. Why Certain Words Trigger Hollywood
What do you call a movie that takes place after the events of a previous film, features the same characters and has the same creative team? That’s not the set-up to a joke; it’s a real question that’s plaguing marketing executives at studios. As audiences grow wary of Hollywood’s tendency to revisit and recycle, words like “sequel” and “ reboot ” have become taboo.
