AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models

Startup Runway has raised a $315 million round at a $5.3 billion valuation, funds it will use to expand beyond AI video generation and into world models.

Could the Trump Phone be a good phone?
Could the Trump Phone be a good phone?

We have long had our doubts about the Trump Phone. Since its very first debut, the device – technically called the Trump Mobile T1 Phone 8002 – has seemed utterly impossible to execute as advertised. The Trump Mobile team has also spent the last eight months rapidly moving the goalposts, changing specs and making increasingly […]

Cisco Bets Big On A Unified Platform For The Agentic AI Era

Cisco’s Cisco Live EMEA announcements bet big on the network as the foundation for agentic AI, with new silicon, expanded security, and a unified platform strategy.

Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful
Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful

After a week vibe coding apps using Nothing’s Essential Apps Builder, I’m conflicted. I buy into the smartphone maker’s vision for software that adapts to you, not the other way around, but right now it doesn’t deliver. It’s hard to see how this goes from cool novelty to a reliable tool without serious refinement, and […]

Smartglasses And The ‘Hyper-Reality’ Trap: Solving For Cognitive Load

Hardware is no longer the hurdle. Solving for “cognitive ergonomics” is the next frontier of the smartglasses adoption — and failure could doom the products.

Applying AI To Biology: What’s Missing?

Davos panel weighs AI’s healthcare promise against regulation, bias, and need for causal, brain-inspired models.

Legal Exposures Rising For Therapists That Don’t Find Out If Their Client Is Using AI For Mental Health Advice

Therapists are falling into a trap. They often don’t find out if a client is using AI for mental health advice. That omission is dicey for therapists. An AI Insider scoop.

Why Vibe Coding Is About To Change Work In Every Industry

Vibe coding is a fast-growing way to build software with AI by describing what you want, enabling teams to create useful tools in hours instead of months.

The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most

Because employees could do more, work began bleeding into lunch breaks and late evenings. The employees’ to-do lists expanded to fill every hour that AI freed up, and then kept going.

Death Vs. Massage: What To Do About The Absurd AI Trade-Off

Even if AI could kill Chris Hemsworth, we’d still use it. Convenience beats fear. Understand the trade-offs: incentives, audit trails, user controls, and evals.