From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day

We polled nearly a dozen VCs to find out which W26 startups are the sought after in the batch.

Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom

Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.

What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open

Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback

Boomboxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available.

VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere… Continua a leggere VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

When an 82-year-old Kentucky woman was offered $26 million from an AI company that wanted to build a data center on her land, she said no. Sure, that same company can try to rezone 2,000 acres nearby anyway, but as AI infrastructure stretches further into the real world, the real world is starting to push back.  That tension is everywhere… Continua a leggere VCs are betting billions on AI’s next wave, so why is OpenAI killing Sora?

ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property.

Google is launching Search Live globally

Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed.

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal

In one year, Shield AI’s value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril’s Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

Leaked hacking tools threaten the security of millions of older iPhones. Cybersecurity experts weigh in.