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Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch orbital data centers in space, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX gears up for its $1.75 trillion IPO later this year, selling investors on the idea that data centers in space will be the cheapest place to put AI compute within the next few years. It also follows Anthropic’s deal with SpaceX last week to use computing resources from xAI’s data center in Memphis, Tennessee, with the potential to work together on orbital ones in the future. (SpaceX acquired xAI in…
At Google’s virtual “Android Show: I/O Edition” event on Tuesday, the tech giant announced a series of upcoming updates and features, including improved Gemini Intelligence features, new hardware called Googlebooks, and other Android improvements, like vibe-coded widgets, Gemini in Chrome, and new emoji. The features are arriving ahead of Google’s annual developer conference this month, which will largely focus on AI, as it did last year. Below, we’ve compiled all of Google’s announcements for you right here. Googlebooks Image Credits:Google / Google unveiled Googlebooks, its new line of laptops built with Gemini at their core. The tech giant is working…
In February, a small release from Anthropic set the legal industry abuzz. Now, the AI lab is supersizing its lawyerly ambitions. Loading audio narration… Anthropic on Tuesday released a spate of new legal tools for Claude Cowork, which will let law firms plug their go-to software into the AI tool and more easily automate large chunks of work.Anthropic’s earlier legal tool launch in February sparked a stock sell-off and wider fears of a “SaaSpocalypse,” as investors worried about AI’s impact on the software industry.Anthropic’s newest release can handle a larger range of legal work.If these tools take off, the tactic…
Google announced a number of new Gemini Intelligence-branded AI features at its “Android Show: I/O Edition” event on Tuesday. These include the ability for AI to complete tasks across apps, browse the web, fill out forms, dictate speech, and even allow you to vibe-code your own Android widgets. Gemini gets more powerful The company had already introduced some agentic capabilities, such as ordering food or booking a ride, to Gemini at the Samsung Galaxy S26 launch earlier this year. There, Google announced that Gemini would soon be able to perform more complex tasks, like booking a front-row bike for a…
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it is launching a host of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new features expand Claude for Legal — the law-focused offering that launched earlier this year — offering users a new set of legal plugins and MCP connectors designed for specific areas of law. The new tools come amid hot competition in the legal AI space. In March, the AI law startup Harvey, which uses agentic AI to automate legal workflows, raised $200 million at a valuation of $11 billion. Last month, a rival startup, Legora, raised a $600…
Google on Tuesday unveiled a new “Create My Widget” feature for Android that allows users to vibe code their own custom widgets. The feature will first launch on the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones this summer. To create a widget, users will be able to describe what they want using natural language. For example, you could ask the feature to “suggest three high-protein meal prep recipes every week” in order to get a custom dashboard that you can add and resize on your home screen. Or, if you’re a cyclist who only cares about wind speed and rain,…
Google announced Rambler, a new AI-powered voice dictation feature for Gboard — its widely used Android keyboard app — at its Android Show: I/O Edition 2026 event on Tuesday morning. The launch puts Google in direct competition with the likes of Wispr Flow and Typeless, a growing crop of AI-powered dictation apps that have built audiences on desktop and mobile in recent years — most of which have yet to establish a strong foothold on Android. Just like other dictation apps, Rambler removes filler words like “ums” and “ahs.” It also understands midsentence corrections like, “I am going to meet…
Anthropic is seeking a true believer ready to spread the gospel of Claude. Loading audio narration… The company is hiring an “Applied AI Claude Evangelist.” The role will work with startups to help them adopt Anthropic’s products.The Claude Evangelist will be “the face of Anthropic” among venture capitalists, startup founders, and accelerators. They’ll lead developer onboarding, create demos and tutorials, and share feedback with the internal team.A significant piece of the role will involve live events. One job task: “Design and run hands-on technical sessions that move developers from curiosity to active building within a single event.”The role requires seven…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified Tuesday that Elon Musk wanted “total control” of the ChatGPT maker — even suggesting that the AI startup be passed on to his children after he died. Loading audio narration… Addressing jurors in his high-stakes legal battle with Musk, Altman recalled a “particularly hair-raising moment” from nearly a decade ago, when Musk was still helping run OpenAI and was demanding “total control.”Altman testified that as the AI company’s cofounders debated Musk’s demand for a controlling stake, someone asked Musk, “If you have control, what happens when you die?”Musk responded, according to Altman, “I haven’t thought…
Threads is testing a Meta AI integration that works similarly to X’s Grok. Users with a public account will be able to mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context. The feature is currently in beta testing in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore. Meta told TechCrunch in an email that the feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations. Now users can mention Meta AI to ask questions like, “Why are people talking about the World Cup this month?,”…