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Calls for a slowdown in artificial intelligence development sparked a global sell-off in technology stocks on Monday, as investors fretted over the sustainability of spending in a sector that has driven financial markets to record highs. 

Volkswagen took the covers off a new prototype electric vehicle Monday, one that’s capable of hitting the equivalent of 323 miles per gallon under ideal conditions, making it one of the most efficient cars in the world.

For years, I barely used Siri for anything beyond menial tasks like setting timers or alarms. That has changed with iOS 27, as I now go back to Siri for complex requests and to make sense of on-screen context again and again.

As the AI world shifts its focus to safety and alignment, Microsoft has released a new AI code of conduct meant to guide AI models away from dangerous behavior.

Waymo has begun to open up its robotaxi service to the public in Las Vegas, just a few weeks after receiving final approval from Nevada transportation regulators.

In the wake of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, cinephiles are in a desperate search for the biggest, most vibrant theaters available. The trend is the high-water mark of the industry’s shift towards premium formats. But with only a select few theaters capable of playing IMAX’s coveted 70mm film format, many filmgoers are debating the importance of…

For AI founders, the biggest competitive threat may no longer be another startup. It may be the platform you’re building on. Every major release from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google raises the same question: What happens if the feature you’ve spent the last year building suddenly becomes part of the platform?

Not long ago, bringing an extinct species back to life belonged to science fiction. Today, it’s the mission of a billion-dollar startup. Advances in artificial intelligence, genetics, and computational biology are changing what’s possible in conservation research, raising questions that extend far beyond the laboratory. If technology can help revive extinct species, should it? And…

As AI rages on, new startups are creating tools for people to create music using generative AI prompts in the style of any artist they want. A Vinly Bar in Shibuya, a startup that sounds more like an indie band name, is focused on releasing a series of small apps that let you play around…

Apps updating in the background is convenient, but they don’t all need to do that.