When an AI bot quietly approved $2 million more in refunds than allowed, it exposed a critical gap in accountability. Companies are now creating new roles like the Chief Work Officer to own the system where people and AI intersect. The goal is to turn a handoff problem into a force multiplier.
Hyundai is making a major push into AI-powered robotics. The company will lay out its full strategy and show off the next-generation Boston Dynamics Atlas at CES 2026.
A new study paired Stable Diffusion XL with the LLaVA image describer in a self-running loop. Over 700 experiments, every sequence converged on about 12 visual clichés like stormy lighthouses and grand cathedrals.
OpenAI is launching its first formal certification program, with courses taught entirely inside ChatGPT. The company is piloting the worker-focused “AI Foundations” with partners like Walmart and Accenture, while a separate teacher course is already on Coursera. The ambitious goal is to certify 10 m
The explosive growth of AI is creating a massive, unpredictable demand for electricity that traditional data center design can’t handle. The solution isn’t just more power—it’s a complete rethink of how we build these energy-hungry facilities from the ground up.
TechRadar reports a massive price drop on the premium Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 monitor. The 32-inch model, originally $1,439.99, is now $799.99, which is the lowest price they’ve seen.
The Perseverance rover just smashed its own driving record on Mars, traveling a quarter mile in a single day. It did almost all of that journey completely on its own, thanks to new autonomous navigation software. This is a critical step for exploring distant worlds without constant human input.
It was a disastrous week for hardware companies, with major players like iRobot and Rad Power Bikes filing for bankruptcy. The TechCrunch Equity podcast digs into the tariff pressures, supply chain woes, and market shifts behind the collapse.
Google is hitting pause on its plan to fully replace Google Assistant with Gemini on mobile devices this year. The company now says the transition will continue into 2026, citing a need for a “seamless” switch. The delay only applies to phones, watches, and earbuds, not smart home devices.
A new cybersecurity playbook highlights that while AI is fantastic at detecting threats, it’s dangerously unpredictable for taking action. The key is using AI to inform decisions, not to execute them, keeping critical enforcement deterministic and auditable.
