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The images coming out of Puerto Vallarta this weekend look like something from a war film — burned-out vehicles blocking highways, plumes of black smoke rising over what was, just days ago, one of Mexico’s most beloved tourist destinations. American tourists were dodging charred cars to get to the airport. Airlines including Delta, American, Alaska, and Air Canada cancelled flights...
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- The trap Anthropic built for itselfby Connie Loizos on March 1, 2026 at 12:08 am
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there's not a lot to […]
- Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.?by Anthony Ha on February 28, 2026 at 10:07 pm
Netflix's co-CEO reportedly told Trump, "I took your advice."
- What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery saleby Lauren Forristal on February 28, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it […]
- Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 2 in the App Store following Pentagon disputeby Anthony Ha on February 28, 2026 at 9:05 pm
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.
- The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boomby Russell Brandom on February 28, 2026 at 8:41 pm
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- OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces Pentagon deal with ‘technical safeguards’by Anthony Ha on February 28, 2026 at 4:17 pm
OpenAI's CEO claims its new defense contract includes protections addressing the same issues that became a flashpoint for Anthropic.
- Xiaomi launches 17 Ultra smartphone, an AirTag clone, and an ultra slim powerbankby Ivan Mehta on February 28, 2026 at 3:09 pm
We round up everything Xiaomi announced at its Mobile World Congress event.
- Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early marketby Kate Park on February 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm
China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a […]
- India disrupts access to popular developer platform Supabase with blocking orderby Jagmeet Singh on February 28, 2026 at 3:51 am
India, one of Supabase’s biggest markets, is seeing patchy access after a government block order.
- OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction marketsby Julie Bort on February 27, 2026 at 11:00 pm
The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.
- Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain riskby Russell Brandom on February 27, 2026 at 9:53 pm
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- Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’by Sarah Perez on February 27, 2026 at 7:42 pm
In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI's Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images.