Baidu robocabs break even on one metric in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere Summary Chinese web giant Baidu says its robotaxi operations in Wuhan have reached break‑even…
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts Summary AI-powered virtual avatars are increasingly replacing human sellers on Chinese e-commerce livestreams, operating round-the-clock without fatigue and delivering measurable…
Microsoft makes MCP in Visual Studio GA but researchers warn of risks Summary Microsoft has declared Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers generally available in Visual Studio. Developers can configure MCP…
Gemini For Home Is Google’s Biggest Smart Home Play In Years Summary Google has announced Gemini for Home, a new AI-powered voice assistant that will replace Google Assistant on Nest…
Microsoft Readies Big Feature Updates For Next Month and Beyond Summary Windows 11 will begin receiving a series of feature updates starting in September, with additional releases through autumn. According…
Google’s Pixel Watch 4 Has a Big Focus On AI Summary The Pixel Watch 4 refines Google’s smartwatch platform with a focus on on-device AI and hardware tweaks: a new…
Harvard Dropouts To Launch ‘Always On’ AI Smart Glasses That Listen, Record Every Conversation Summary Two Harvard dropouts have launched Halo X, a $249 pair of AI smart glasses that…
Meta Freezes AI Hiring Summary Meta has paused hiring in its artificial intelligence division after onboarding more than 50 researchers and engineers, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal…
Why Did a $10 Billion Startup Let Me Vibe-Code for Them—and Why Did I Love It? Summary Lauren Goode embeds at Notion for two days to try “vibe-coding”—AI-assisted programming—and ships…
AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is ‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’ Summary AWS CEO Matt Garman told an interviewer that the idea of replacing junior employees…
