Astronomers used AI to find 1,400 ‘anomalous objects’ from Hubble archives
Astronomers used AI to find 1,400 ‘anomalous objects’ from Hubble archives

A pair of astronomers at the European Space Agency (ESA) discovered more than 800 previously undocumented “astrophysical anomalies” hiding in Hubble’s archives. To do so, researchers David O’Ryan and Pablo Gómez trained an AI model to comb through Hubble’s 35-year dataset, hunting for strange objects and flagging them for manual review. It’s “a treasure trove […]

Robot Trucker Waabi Wades Into Robotaxi Battle With Billion Dollar Raise

CEO Raquel Urtasan says the funds, including $250 million from Uber, will help get 25,000 robotaxis on Uber’s platform and launch trucking operations with Volvo.

Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber

Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.

Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India’s most competitive college entrance exam

Google’s launch of practice tests for JEE follows its recent move to offer full-length SAT practice tests in Gemini.

Blandness Of AI Mental Health Advice Is Due To Training-Time Content Homogenization And Convergence

AI gives out bland mental health advice by default. Why? To a great extent, this is due to training-time patterning and content homogenization. An AI Insider scoop.

When AI Agents Turn Against You: The Prompt Injection Threat Every Business Leader Must Understand

As organizations deploy AI agents to handle everything, a critical security vulnerability threatens to turn these digital workers against their employers.

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)

Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.

Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them
Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them

Over the last few months of 2025, Meta spent $6.4 million on an ad campaign running in cities across the country, from Sacramento to Washington, with a clear mission: win over viewers on the construction of new data centers. As the New York Times reports, the ad campaign is anchored by short, folksy video spotlights […]

Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession
Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession

An open-source AI agent that “actually does things” is taking off, with people across the web sharing how they’re using the agent to do a whole bunch of things, like manage reminders, log health and fitness data, and even communicate with clients. The tool, called Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), runs locally on a variety of devices, […]

The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers
The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers

The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Bitterly cold temperatures lingering after Winter Storm Fern are still testing power grids, already under stress from a rush of new AI data centers. Over the weekend, wholesale electricity prices soared in Virginia, the state with the most […]