The race to regulate AI has sparked a federal vs state showdown
The fight over AI regulation isn’t about the technology — it’s about whether Washington or the states get to set the rules, and what happens to consumers caught in between.
AI
This Thanksgiving’s real drama may be Michael Burry versus Nvidia
Is Burry the canary in the coal mine, warning of a collapse that’s inevitable? Or could his fame, his track record, his now unrestricted voice, and a fast-growing audience trigger the very implosion he’s predicting?
A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns
A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI — is about to burst. Speaking at a press briefing, National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Li Chao said China’s humanoid robotics industry needs to […]
Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ChatGPT what time it is, I’m never quite sure what I’ll get. Sometimes, it tells me it can’t do it. “I don’t have access to […]
China’s Alibaba brings removable batteries to the smart glasses race
Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all day usage unlike competitors. Alibaba said the Quark AI glasses come in two variants, the S1 flagship and the “lifestyle-focused” G1, in multiple colors and […]
My AI shopping assistants are stuck in the past
All I wanted was a new smartwatch. I had a couple in mind, like the Google Pixel Watch 4 or the Garmin Vivoactive 6, but my AI shopping buddies seemed really convinced watches from a couple years ago were the way to go. Over the past month, OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, and Microsoft have all introduced […]
OpenAI denies liability in teen suicide lawsuit, cites ‘misuse’ of ChatGPT
OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit by the family of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his own life after discussing it with ChatGPT for months, said the injuries in this “tragic event” happened as a result of Raine’s “misuse, unauthorized use, unintended use, unforeseeable use, and/or improper use of ChatGPT.” NBC News reports the filing […]
Here are the 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. How will 2025 compare?
OpenAI claims teen circumvented safety features before suicide that ChatGPT helped plan
OpenAI claims that the 16-year-old violated ChatGPT’s terms of use.
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.