Pope Leo comes out against AI-generated art and calls for an alliance with artists
Pope Leo comes out against AI-generated art and calls for an alliance with artists

Pope Leo XIV told artists at the Vatican on Friday that there is an ontological difference between art and what a machine generates from millions of images made by others. European law has required synthetic content to carry machine-readable marks sinc…

Volantis raises $88M for a photonic memory layer built for AI inference
Volantis raises $88M for a photonic memory layer built for AI inference

Volantis has raised $88M to build a photonic link between AI compute and memory, using gallium arsenide lasers to avoid constraints in indium phosphide. The Netherlands is building a EUR 153M indium phosphide pilot line at Eindhoven that opens in 2027,…

These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open

Many frontier labs keep their risky research locked away. Trillium Labs wants to show off its work when it comes to self-improvement and model behavior.

Tesla’s deliveries fell 2% and still beat expectations
Tesla’s deliveries fell 2% and still beat expectations

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, down 2% year on year but well above the 461,000 analysts expected, with American electric sales down 47% in August after the federal credit expired. Its European registrations rose 43.3% between Ja…

Tariffs: A Look Back At A Wild 12 Months And The Lens Forward

A review of Global Supply Chain Tariffs and how AI is helping scale a skilled labor shortage and remove complexity.

Netflix’s Best New Movie To Watch Lands A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Netflix’s best new movie this week is a harrowing film that landed a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, and will stick in your memory.

Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked

For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump cancelled the term.

I Asked My AI Agent To Find Caitlin Clark’s New Shoe

AI agents are beginning to shop and pay for consumers. Here is how agentic commerce works, where stablecoins fit, and who is liable when machines make mistakes.

AI And Therapeutic Antibody Design

A test of 511 AI-designed antibodies shows AI can improve promising drug candidates, but lab experiments remain essential for discovering safe, developable antibodies.

From ‘Harry Potter’ To ‘Game Of Thrones,’ Every IP David Ellison’s Skydance Now Owns

Paramount and WB will soon merge into Skydance, and the studio will now own Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC, Star Trek, Mission Impossible and more.