Developer emnlmn released Snap, an open-weight, MIT-licensed local decision engine positioned as a drop-in replacement for the TypeSafe System One API, running the 2B-parameter snap1-2b model in a sin…
Higgsfield AI posted samurai-game demos on September 22nd labeled Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra, using the two rival models to showcase its own game-building and asset-generation tools rather than t…
Apple is weighing whether to build its own AI chips, according to a subscriber-only post by M.G. Siegler dated Sep 17, 2026, which also questions whether Snap's SPECs will fail to launch. The post cit…
Snap announced partnerships with Salesforce, Nvidia and Amazon Web Services on Wednesday to integrate workplace tools into its Specs augmented-reality glasses, courting enterprise demand for the $2,19…
Snap launched Specs Intelligence, an "anticipatory AI service" that connects to apps like Gmail and Slack, available in preview on iOS starting Wednesday with a waitlist for a Mac early-access version…
Norway is considering a ban on camera-enabled wearable headsets, including smart glasses made by Meta and Snap, amid privacy concerns, according to digital minister Karianne Tung. Tung said the govern…
The Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa supports Meta's settlement with 47 states and other territories to implement new child safety rules on Facebook and Instagram, including time limits,…
ChatGPT conversations are increasingly being used as court evidence without legal privilege protection, according to a Washington Post review that found chatbot chats mentioned in 12 public court case…
Conversations with AI chatbots are increasingly appearing as evidence in U.S. court cases, with at least 12 criminal and civil cases over the past two years citing such chats, according to a Washingto…
Series Entertainment has launched RUN, an AI-based platform in beta that lets users create and publish games for mobile, web, and soon TV and Steam, aiming to reduce development time from months or ye…
Higgsfield, the AI video startup founded by former Snap executive Alex Mashrabov, has integrated its video generation into xAI's Grok Bot, offering new users 100 free credits through the integration. …
AI coding startup valuations are soaring, with CodeRabbit raising $143 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, Lovable raising $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, and Cognition in talks to raise $…
Wired reports that consumer neurotechnology is advancing rapidly, with Apple, Meta, and Snap developing products that can monitor or interpret brain activity, prompting neuroscientists to call for 'ne…
Higgsfield AI, led by co-founders Alex Mashrabov and Yerzat Dulat, announced a $1 million global competition for AI-generated short films on August 3rd, with the first-place winner receiving $500,000,…
Snapchat has stopped algorithmically recommending wholly AI-generated videos on Spotlight, its short-form video feed, as the company tries to direct more distribution toward videos made by people. The…
The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against telehealth company Hims and Hers, alleging it shared users' health information with Meta and Snap, including data on erectile dysfunction treatm…
Time has begun serving ads to AI bots in an attempt to monetize bot traffic, with CEO Jonah Goodhart of Mobian noting that influencing AI agents could become more important than influencing humans. Se…
Snap will hold a launch event for its $2,195 Specs AR glasses on September 16 in Los Angeles, where co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel will provide the first in-depth demonstrations of AI assistance, wor…
HeyGen launched Video Podcast on July 29th, turning a topic, URL or PDF into an edited show featuring two synthetic hosts with studio scenes, captions, B-roll and camera cuts. The product generates di…
Zephr, a Boulder-based startup co-founded by geographer Sean Gorman and CTO Pramukta Rao, is collaborating with Overture Maps Foundation to teach AI agents to understand physical space by combining pr…