Despite fears of an AI bubble, top investors managing billions remain bullish. They see key differences from the dotcom era and point to massive infrastructure investments by tech giants. The real value is just beginning to emerge across industries.
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz see AI advancing beyond chatbots into physical robotics. While some warn of an AI bubble, the a16z founders dismiss those concerns, pointing to overwhelming demand.
Phia, the buzzy AI shopping tool backed by Kleiner Perkins and celebrity investors, was caught collecting complete webpage HTML from users’ browsers. The extension transmitted data from all sites visited, including sensitive financial and email pages, without proper disclosure. Researchers say this
Databricks co-founder Andy Konwinski warns that the US is losing its AI edge to China because American innovation has become too proprietary. He says PhD students now read twice as many interesting AI ideas from Chinese companies than American ones. The brain drain from academia to corporate labs is
Tether is negotiating a massive €1 billion investment in Neura Robotics that would value the German startup between €8-10 billion. The deal comes as tech giants race to develop humanoid robots powered by AI. Neura aims to produce 5 million devices by 2030.
A startup called Exowatt thinks it has the solution to AI’s massive power demands: shipping container-sized units that heat rocks with concentrated sunlight. The system stores thermal energy for up to five days and generates electricity using Stirling engines. With $120 million in funding and millio
Anthropic claims Chinese state hackers used Claude AI to automate 90% of a cyber espionage campaign targeting 30+ organizations. Outside researchers say the reality is far less impressive, with low success rates and familiar attack patterns.
Tesla’s AI chief Ashok Elluswamy told workers 2026 will be the “hardest year” of their lives as the company races to deliver on Elon Musk’s ambitious goals. The warning comes as Tesla faces plunging car sales while betting everything on Optimus robots and robotaxis that are already lagging behind sc
The Trump administration’s flagship AI platform still doesn’t include Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot. While Google, Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic models are available, Grok remains in safety assessment limbo with the GSA.
State-backed Chinese hackers used Anthropic’s Claude AI model to automate up to 90% of their attacks on corporations and governments. The September campaign involved roughly 30 automated attacks that stole sensitive data from four victims.
