March 15, 2026

Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future: Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America. Read More

Steven Spielberg says he's 'never used AI' in any of his films: At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing. Read More

'Not built right the first time' -- Musk's xAI is starting over again, again: The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor. Read More

The UK's National Health Service is already placing quantum at the centre of its preventative healthcare strategy. By 2030, the UK aspires to use quantum sensing to improve early diagnosis and treatment, from cancer screening to enhanced MRI scanning.

US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B: The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions." Read More

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics: Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport. Read More

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations: When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped. Read More

Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company: These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring. Read More

The wild six weeks for NanoClaw's creator that led to a deal with Docker: Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

The MacBook Neo is 'the most repairable MacBook' in years, according to iFixit: Apple's new MacBook Neo isn't just the most affordable MacBook — it's also the company's most repairable laptop in "about fourteen years." Read More

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March 13, 2026

The wild six weeks for NanoClaw's creator that led to a deal with Docker: Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks. Read More

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics: Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport. Read More

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations: When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped. Read More

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

Ship conversational agents with voice, vision, and actions using a focused developer SDK. Clear documentation, stable APIs, and fast integration paths help you move from prototype to production quickly.

Steven Spielberg says he's 'never used AI' in any of his films: At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing. Read More

Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it: After selling his AI startup to AMD for $665 million, Peter Sarlin is back with Qutwo, a new venture building the infrastructure it believes enterprises will need when quantum computing finally arrives. Read More

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam: The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker. Read More

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far): The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations. Read More

Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first live sports, and gaming: Peacock is betting on new AI-powered video experiences, vertical clips, and mobile games to help its growth. Read More

Microsoft's session agenda for GTC 2026 is packed with insights for a next-gen approach to AI. Topics include building and powering AI factories, enabling agentic AI at scale, optimizing AI infrastructure and costs, and leveraging AI agents for design automation and production. View the full schedule to plan your time at GTC now.

Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Travis Kalanick reportedly starting a new self-driving company backed by Uber: Kalanick reportedly wants to be more aggressive in pursuing the technology than industry-leader Waymo. Read More

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