The Download: Early adopters cash in on China’s OpenClaw craze, and US batteries slump
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Hustlers are cashing in on China’s OpenClaw AI craze In January, Beijing-based software engineer Feng Qingyang started tinkering with OpenClaw, a new AI tool that
Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B
At Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's urging, Frore developed liquid-cooling tech for chips. That shift helped it raise $143 million.
A defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions
The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations—which would be vetted by humans—about which to strike first, according to a Defense Department official with knowledge of the matter. The disclosure about how the military may use AI chatbots comes as t
How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote — and what to expect
GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI.
Future AI chips could be built on glass
Human-made glass is thousands of years old. But it’s now poised to find its way into the AI chips used in the world’s newest and largest data centers. This year, a South Korean company called Absolics is planning to start commercial production of special glass panels designed to make next-generation
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming
Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries.
The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which
Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment
Nous Research, the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm, released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics proce
Elon Musk’s xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed
The three plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of them as a minor altered into sexual content by Grok.
Why physical AI is becoming manufacturing’s next advantage
For decades, manufacturers have pursued automation to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and stabilize operations. That approach delivered meaningful gains, but it is no longer enough. Today’s manufacturing leaders face a different challenge: how to grow amid labor constraints, rising complexity, and i
Memories AI is building the visual memory layer for wearables and robotics
Memories.ai is building a large visual memory model that can index and retrieve video-recorded memories for physical AI.
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team built the entire feature in approximately a week and a half, largely using Claude Code itself. The laun
Securing digital assets against future threats
Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that Grok, xAI's controversial chatbot, has created harmful outputs for users and poses a potential national security risk.
Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI
Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot, the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what executives describe as a fully powered AI agent capable of searching enterprise data, drafting documents, and taking action on behalf o
The Download: glass chips and “AI-free” logos
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Future AI chips could be built on glass Human-made glass is thousands of years old. But it’s now poised to find its way into the AI chips used in the world’s newe
Jensen Huang just put Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects $1 trillion worth of orders for the chips.
Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews
Alfred Wahlforss was running out of options. His startup, Listen Labs, needed to hire over 100 engineers, but competing against Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million offers seemed impossible. So he spent $5,000 — a fifth of his marketing budget — on a billboard in San Francisco displaying what looked like
Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security
Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw.
Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.
The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive. Claude Code, Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code autonomously, has captured the imagination of software developers worldwide. But its pricing — ranging from $20 to $200 per month