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I put Google's 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it's actually pretty useful

Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.

The groupthink boom: what 3 top VCs really think about the AI frenzy

"If you're 22 years old in San Francisco and building something in AI, there may be a seed term sheet in your inbox — but if you're 19, oh my God, this means you're really good; you might already have a Series A ," said one, half-kiddingly.

A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.

Foundation sent humanoid robots to Ukraine and has $24M in Pentagon contracts. Eric Trump is its chief strategy adviser. Warren calls it “corruption.”

As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2026

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

AI avatars in digital blackface want to sell you this belt buckle

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How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off

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Scoop: First Windows PCs powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week

The chips will appear in Microsoft Surface computers and PCs from other manufacturers.

The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you

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AI is still getting things wrong, more confidently than ever

Confident chatbots could encourage users to stop fact-checking.

Ex-DeepMind researchers raised $50M to build AI that figures out which scientific questions are worth asking

London AI lab Inherent raised $50M from Index Ventures and Radical Ventures to build self-improving AI for scientific discovery. Ex-UK AI tsar Matt Clifford advises.

'Europe is kind of waking up': I went to Mistral's summit in Paris and heard a clear message about AI

I attended Mistral's first AI summit in Paris. Here's what executives and attendees said about Europe's AI moment.

Parloa deploys $350M with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI partnerships

Parloa, the Berlin-founded AI agent management platform valued at $3 billion, has announced strategic partnerships with SAP, Microsoft, OpenAI, Five9, and Epic five months after raising $350 million in its Series D. The company has surpassed $50 million ARR with 150% net revenue retention and is positioning itself as the management layer for enterprise agentic customer service.