Fervo Energy has secured $432 million to build the world’s largest enhanced geothermal project in Utah. The funding, backed by Google, highlights the tech industry’s urgent search for reliable, clean power to feed its AI and data center boom.
Google is moving its experimental AI Mode from a search page to a native interface inside Chrome. The tool, visible in Chrome Canary, now lives at chrome://contextual-tasks and handles queries, file uploads, and image generation in one continuous chat. It’s still rough, with no announced release dat
A Consumer Reports investigation found Instacart’s AI shows different prices for the same items to different customers. This so-called “smart rounding” can lead to price differences of up to 23% on identical products.
A recent panel with former intel chief Sue Gordon and other experts cut through the AI hype. Their message? The tech changes, but a leader’s fundamental duty to make ethical calls and empower people doesn’t. It’s all about balance.
Apple’s latest A19 and A19 Pro chips powering the iPhone 17 series show a surprising shrink in size alongside performance gains. Analysis reveals clever design work beyond just a new manufacturing node. The efficiency cores, in particular, see massive architectural improvements.
Oracle’s stock took a major hit after reporting disappointing quarterly revenue. The miss highlights growing investor anxiety over the company’s aggressive spending on AI data centers and its mounting debt.
A new Pew Research Center study reveals widespread AI chatbot use among American teens, with ChatGPT leading the pack. This comes amid growing scrutiny over chatbots giving dangerous advice to minors and new legislative efforts in Congress.
According to Polygon, frog-themed games are exploding on Steam, jumping from under 20 titles in 2020 to nearly 60 in 2025. The recent Day of the Devs showcase featured five frog-centric games, signaling 2026 could be their biggest year yet. This trend taps into the creatures’ unique mechanics and th
Solve Intelligence has raised $40 million in a Series B round led by Visionaries. The startup also launched a new AI product for generating patent claim charts used in litigation.
Hamamatsu Photonics has launched a new series of InGaAs area image sensors designed for demanding industrial applications. The sensors, models G16561 to G16564-0909T, promise high dynamic range, ultra-low dark current, and a fast 116 frames per second capture rate.
