Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf
Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in
Read moreTrump administration to spend $1 billion on ‘offensive’ hacking operations
A top Democrat criticized the move to spend a billion on offensive hacking operations as the budget guts a billion from U.S. cyber defense.
Read moreAs the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025
We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
Read moreElon Musk’s Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has pivoted from antisemitism to anime girl waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for “Super Grok” subscribers who pay $30 per month. According to posts that Musk has shared, it seems that
Read moreUS government announces $200 million Grok contract a week after ‘MechaHitler’ incident
A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has announced a new contract granting the chatbot’s creator, xAI, up to $200 million to modernize the Defense Department. xAI is one of several leading AI companies to receive the award, alongside Anthropic, Google,
Read moreMalaysia will require trade permits for U.S. AI chips
Malaysia is introducing new export restrictions on U.S. AI chips in an attempt to prevent these chips from being smuggled into China.
Read moreBuilding stronger engineering teams with aligned autonomy
Striking the balance between speed and strategy is a major challenge for business and tech leaders. That’s where aligned autonomy comes in.
Read moreRainmaker partners with Atmo to squeeze more rain from clouds
Atmo will use its deep learning models to help Rainmaker identify clouds that have potential for seeding.
Read moreRivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s voting control slips following divorce settlement
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has transferred a portion of his ownership stake and voting power as part of a newly settled divorce proceeding.
Read moreTexas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too ‘intimate or embarrassing’ to release
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is refusing to release months’ worth of emails sent to Elon Musk and his companies under public records laws, according to a joint report from ProPublica, The Texas Newsroom, and The Texas Tribune. After initially agreeing to an information request, the governor’s office argued that the
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