
Hinton, Li and Ng Urge Nuanced Openness as AI Safety Fears Grow
The open AI debate sharpened in Las Vegas as Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng argued for nuanced openness and stronger regulation.

The open AI debate sharpened in Las Vegas as Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li and Andrew Ng argued for nuanced openness and stronger regulation.

Automattic’s personal CRM Mesh arrives on Android with AI search, widgets, and Beeper integration plans.

Sandbar raised $36 million to build a voice ring that uses push-to-talk input to avoid the AI hardware graveyard.

Sandbar says AI wearables should be voice-first. The Stream ring aims to capture thoughts privately as the startup raises $36 million.

Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation after hitting $500M ARR, cementing its rise as a leading vibe-coding startup.

D’Addario admitted a Suno-generated track was used in a promo video after denying it, intensifying the AI music controversy.

The VideoVerse acquisition has collapsed into fraud claims, forged-signature allegations and unpaid investors after the $250M Minute Media deal.
Google’s Pixel 11 camera adds Magic Capture, faster Night Sight, Camera Looks and creator tools, with AI helping users shoot better photos.
Pixel Watch 5 adds offline Gemini, proactive AI and new health features, including breathing alerts, blood pressure trends and insulin resistance trends.
Google’s Pixel 11 lineup brings Gemini upgrades, a new Pixel Tag rival to AirTag, and tougher phones and wearables.