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    • OpenAI finds a bug in its boardroom

      OpenAI's ChatGPT helped it uncover a bug in its boardroom, a fresh twist after last month's hacking incident. Plus, how to give Grok its own email inbox.

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • Apple goes all-in on the home

      At its “Welcome Home” event in NYC, Apple just unveiled a $299 HomeView display, refreshed Apple TV and HomePod hardware, plus cameras, thermostats, and a…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read
    • Meta's Watermelon ripens into a frontier model

      Meta's new Muse Spark family (codename Watermelon) lands near the AI frontier, trailing only Claude Opus 5.5 in overall rankings. Here's what it means.

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • UCLA builds a humanoid from smartphone

      Your retired Android now has a new use case: UCLA’s PhoneBot puts a smartphone in charge of a miniature humanoid with an estimated $400 hardware bill — phone…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read
    • This AI factory builds tiny machines from code

      Jeff Holden's Atomic Machines raises $250M to build tiny machines from code using an AI-guided factory. Plus: turn one product photo into three matching ads.

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • Apple brings touch to the Mac

      Apple spent years refusing to put touch on the Mac — now it may sell you one. Also, Amazon trades Fire for Alexa-powered tablets that finally welcome Google…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read
    • Fired OpenAI safety researchers hit back

      Fired OpenAI safety researchers push back after being dismissed for allegedly mishandling sensitive information. Plus: how to clean up a messy Excel report…

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • Meet Roger, the bomb-squad humanoid

      Fresh out of stealth with ~$10M from General Catalyst, Hugging Face, and others, Minerva Humanoids wants its VR-piloted robot tackling bomb disposal, hazmat…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read
    • AI's next frontier is the human cell

      Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's science nonprofit, Biohub, just expanded its $500M Virtual Biology Initiative into a $1.8B effort with the U.S.,…

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • OpenAI's math avalanche continues

      OpenAI's math breakthroughs continue, with 700+ papers claiming to solve open problems. Plus: learn how to compare software websites with GPT-6 Astra in…

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • A breakout moment for AI medicine

      Your next prescription might come from a selfie. Utah just gave Nolla Health’s AI a first-in-the-U.S. green light to diagnose acne and prescribe treatment,…

      The Rundown AI Blog7 min read
    • The 'DeepSeek of the West' finally has a model

      The “DeepSeek of the West,” Reflection AI, debuts Beam as its first open model, challenging China’s dominance in open-weight AI after years of development.

      The Rundown AI Blog8 min read
    • California crashes robot fight club

      A San Francisco startup put a YouTuber in a cage with a 6-ft. humanoid — California told it to stop, and the founder couldn't be happier about it. Also: Atlas…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read
    • Apple's 'no-video' security camera

      Apple's new security camera records no video, keeping your home monitoring private and secure. Plus: telecom giants tackle dead zones and body-powered…

      The Rundown AI Blog7 min read
    • DoorDash puts its own drone on the menu

      DoorDash wants to fly your next takeout order straight to your backyard, and it just pulled the cover off the aircraft behind DoorDash Air. But the biggest…

      The Rundown AI Blog6 min read

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