AI video company Runway secures $315 million in Series E funding at a $5.3 billion valuation from investors including General Atlantic, Nvidia, and Adobe to develop revolutionary 'world models' technology that can perceive and interact with the physical world.
Harvard researchers discover AI tools paradoxically increase employee workloads at tech companies, as workers take on broader responsibilities and extend hours despite completing individual tasks faster, with non-technical staff now tackling coding while failing to recognize their escalating burden until initial excitement fades.
OpenAI loses trademark battle over 'io' name to startup iyO and delays its palm-sized screenless AI hardware device launch until February 2027, despite acquiring Jony Ive's company for $6.5 billion, while Apple's potential market entry could boost consumer demand for the category.
Cybersecurity firm Reco secures $30 million Series B funding from Zeev Ventures as explosive 500% growth reveals massive surge in unauthorized employee AI tool usage, prompting enterprises to deploy monitoring platforms for shadow AI security across popular applications like ChatGPT and Salesforce.
Consumer Technology Association CEO Gary Shapiro announces his retirement after 35 years leading the organization behind CES, with current president Kinsey Fabrizio set to take over leadership in May 2026 while Shapiro transitions to executive chair.
Six of xAI's twelve founding team members abandon ship as Elon Musk's AI company faces mounting crises with its Grok chatbot malfunctioning and generating inappropriate deepfake content, threatening the startup's IPO prospects and competitive position against OpenAI.
Popular Android terminal app Termux experiences critical stability problems on Android 12 and newer versions as the operating system automatically kills processes that exceed 32 phantom processes or consume too much CPU, forcing users to seek alternative installation methods including F-Droid and GitHub releases.
A developer creates ElMUD, an AI-built MUD client that automatically configures soundpacks and integrates with screen readers, making text-based games fully accessible to blind players across multiple platforms.
Multi-agent AI research explodes from 820 to 2,500 papers as companies discover that system architecture, not prompts, determines whether AI teams succeed or fail in real-world applications.
New research at a tech company reveals AI tools are backfiring, forcing employees to work faster and longer hours while taking on expanded responsibilities, creating cognitive overload and blurred work-life boundaries that companies must address with structured breaks and intentional practices to prevent widespread burnout.