Linwei “Leon” Ding, a 38-year-old ex-Google engineer, was found guilty of economic espionage and trade secret theft. He stole details on Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and other tech to help launch AI startups in China.
Apple’s AI division is hemorrhaging talent, with at least four more researchers and a senior Siri executive leaving. The departures highlight internal turmoil and a controversial reliance on Google’s technology.
A new approach to retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is turning heads by abandoning vector search entirely. The PageIndex framework treats long documents like a game board, using LLM-driven tree search to navigate structure. The result? It solves complex queries where traditional semantic similari
Anthropic is expanding its new Cowork tool with plugins designed to automate specialized tasks across a company. The feature, now available to all paying Claude users, aims to capture more enterprise business by streamlining department-specific work.
Oracle’s aggressive push into AI infrastructure is hitting a major financial roadblock. With US banks retreating, the company is scrambling for cash and may cut up to 30,000 jobs to fund its expansion. It’s a desperate move with huge risks.
According to Popular Mechanics, the AI boom is creating a severe shortage of key components like GPUs and RAM, driving up prices across the entire tech industry. Analysts predict smartphone prices could rise up to 30%, while memory chip prices are expected to jump another 40-55% in early 2026. This
Google DeepMind is looking for a team lead to head its AI chip design research, a project that has been used in TPU development. However, the group has seen high-profile departures, including founders who left in September 2025 to start a company that just raised $300 million.
Apple’s new Creator Studio bundle, featuring Content Hub and Pixelmator Pro for iPad, is living up to the hype. Meanwhile, the prospect of sharing Apple Health data with ChatGPT is being called out as a terrible idea.
QuillBot is an AI-powered tool designed to help rewrite and polish text. It’s popular among students and professionals for quick edits. But how does it really stack up in a crowded market?
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 launch appears to be delayed. A leaked teaser points to an Unpacked event on February 25, 2026, over a month later than the S25 announcement. The lineup may also see a model change, with the ‘Edge’ reportedly replaced by a ‘+’ variant.
