Threads challenges X by offering free support for up to 10K characters, plus prominent links

Meta says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work and drive others to “wherever it lives,” even if not on Threads itself. ​Meta says that the 10,000 characters give people more room to express themselves, but also allows them to promote their work … Read more

Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Android bots, and more. ​The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, … Read more

Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts

When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.” ​When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.” 

WordPress shows off Telex, its experimental AI development tool

WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg introduced the new WordPress AI tool, called Telex, at the company’s WordCamp US 2025 conference in Portland last week, alongside other AI experiments. ​WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg introduced the new WordPress AI tool, called Telex, at the company’s WordCamp US 2025 conference in Portland last week, alongside other AI experiments. 

Tesla’s Dojo, a timeline

Elon Musk doesn’t want Tesla to be just an automaker. He wants Tesla to be an AI company, one that’s figured out how to make cars drive themselves.  Crucial to that mission was Dojo, a custom-built supercomputer designed by Tesla to train its Full Self-Driving (FSD) neural networks. FSD isn’t actually fully self-driving; it can … Read more

Anthropic raises $13B Series F at $183B valuation

AI firm Anthropic’s $13 billion Series F round will be use to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.  ​AI firm Anthropic’s $13 billion Series F round will be use to grow its enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.