Google and Character.AI negotiate first major settlements in teen chatbot death cases

The settlements are among the first tied to lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users.

Larry Page loosens business ties to CA amid state’s proposed wealth tax, report

Larry Page is reportedly moving assets out of California over concern the state will vote in a tax on billionaires.

Shopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M

VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify.

xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

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LMArena lands $1.7B valuation four months after launching its product

LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’

Nadella wants us to think of AI as a human helper instead of a slop-generating job killer. New data for 2026 indicates he could be right.

Nvidia launches powerful new Rubin chip architecture

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang officially launched the company’s new Rubin computing architecture, which he described as the state of the art in AI computing.

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon is bringing Alexa+ to the web with a new Alexa.com site, expanding its AI assistant beyond devices and positioning it as a family-focused, agent-style chatbot.

Amazon revamps Fire TV, launches its own ‘Artline’ televisions with frames at CES

Fire TV’s new interface focuses on your content and offers easier, speedier navigation, Amazon says.