OpenAI is reportedly asking contractors to upload real work from past jobs

An intellectual property lawyer says OpenAI is “putting itself at great risk” with this approach.

Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.

CES 2026 Closes With Robots, China, And AI Everywhere

CES 2026 wrapped with humanoid robots, consumer robotics, Chinese manufacturers in force, and AI integrated into displays, wearables, appliances, and XR devices.

Physical AI Made Waves At CES 2026. What Is It?

If the generative AI boom was about teaching machines to talk, physical AI is about teaching machines to do.

X restricts Grok image generation to paid users after global backlash

After international backlash, X placed Grok’s image tools behind a paywall, drawing criticism that monetization fails to address safety and abuse concerns.
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Nvidia’s New Rubin Architecture Thrives on Networking
Nvidia’s New Rubin Architecture Thrives on Networking

Earlier this week, Nvidia surprise-announced their new Vera Rubin architecture (no relation to the recently unveiled telescope) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The new platform, set to reach customers later this year, is advertised to o…

Today’s AI Creates Startups

Ethan Mollick shows Claude Code autonomously building a prompt-selling startup, highlighting agentic harnesses, skills, memory limits.

Your Next Mental Health Therapist Will Be An AI-Based 3D Holographic Avatar Displayed In A Tube On Your Desk Or Bedside Table

CES in Vegas had a new product that is a 5-inch tube with a 3D interactive avatar. I predict that besides an in-home companion, people will use these for mental health.

A Visual Model Of Self-Attention: Transformers Work Differently Now

Early-2026 explainer reframes transformer attention: tokenized text becomes Q/K/V self-attention maps, not linear prediction.

AI is coming for collectibles next
AI is coming for collectibles next

AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year, but among the horde of waddling plushies and light-up emoji eyes, two stood out to me. HeyMates and Buddyo are each betting that the collectible figurine boom is going to come back with an AI-powered vengeance, letting us chat to sports stars and […]