Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Cybersecurity Researchers Say AI Guardrails Are Blocking Their Own Defensive Work
For months, major AI labs have built vetted-access programs and strict guardrails to stop malicious hackers from weaponizing their models.…
IBM Just Bought a Boeing-GM Quantum Lab. It’s Betting on Two Different Physics at Once
IBM has agreed to buy HRL Laboratories, a private quantum computing research lab jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors,…
Eli Lilly Just Pushed Its Next Weight Loss Drug to 2027. The Trial Data Behind the Delay Looked Strong
Eli Lilly said Thursday it now plans to file for regulatory approval of retatrutide, its next-generation weight-management drug, in the…
Cigna Says Its AI Tools Will Save Customers $200 Million. It’s Also Building More Ways to Reach Them
Health insurer Cigna said Thursday that AI tools it's using to identify patients with chronic or complex conditions will save…
A US AI Startup Just Said Banning Chinese Models Is the Wrong Fight. It Would Benefit the Most From a Ban
As Chinese open-weight AI models grow in both capability and popularity among U.S. companies, arguments over what Washington should do…
IBM’s Stock Just Had Its Worst Day Ever. The CEO Says Mainframes Will Bounce Back
IBM reported second-quarter revenue of $17.2 billion, gross profit of $9.9 billion, margins near 58%, and net earnings of $2.2…
Nvidia’s CEO Just Told American Companies to Use Chinese AI Models. The Treasury Secretary Is Looking at Sanctions Instead
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said American companies should be free to use Chinese open-source AI models, putting him publicly at…
Kalshi Just Built a Live Dashboard for the Midterms. Most Visitors Won’t Place a Single Bet
Kalshi launched a Midterms Hub on Wednesday that aggregates prediction-market odds, polling averages, candidate fundraising reports, historical election results, and…
OpenAI Just Added Two Bank CEOs to Its Board. Its IPO Filing Is Already Sitting at the SEC
OpenAI announced Tuesday it has appointed David Vélez, founder and CEO of Nubank, and Robin Vince, chairman and CEO of…
AMD Just Put Up to $5 Billion Into Anthropic. Anthropic Is Paying It Back in Chip Orders
AMD and Anthropic announced a strategic partnership Wednesday under which Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct…
Samsung Finally Showed Its Smart Glasses. It’s Still Not Saying What They Cost
Samsung detailed the features of its upcoming smart glasses on Wednesday, confirming a built-in camera capable of capturing and reading…
A Humanoid Robot Startup Just Raised $152 Million. Bosch Is Building the Robots
UK-based robotics startup Humanoid raised $152 million in a Series A round at a post-money valuation of $1.35 billion, bringing…
Rolls-Royce Wants Britain to Bankroll a New Jet Engine. Its CEO Says the Clock Is Already Running
Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic said Tuesday the company needs a decision from the UK government soon on whether Britain will…
Boeing Wants Washington to Question a €3 Billion EU Loan to Airbus. The Timing Is the Whole Complaint.
Boeing has asked the U.S. government to press the European Union for full transparency over a €3 billion, roughly $3.43…
Google Is Building a Chip That Could Run Gemini 10 Times More Efficiently. Investors Already Priced In the Win.
Alphabet is designing a new server chip, internally called Frozen v2, aimed at running its Gemini models far more efficiently,…