Mobileye announced its US robotaxi launch, positioning the company as both a supplier and operator in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Apple's camera chief discusses Siri's Visual Intelligence feature, which uses computer vision to analyze images, positioning Apple deeper in the AI race.

Forbes officially declares Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire as SpaceX stock begins trading on Nasdaq, pushing his net worth past $1 trillion.

Tesla has rolled out its driverless robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, marking a major expansion of its autonomous vehicle program.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has brought in Palantir, Thales, and Air Space Intelligence to compete on a new artificial intelligence tool.

Wired reports that AI is lowering the barrier to chip design and software optimization, with startups envisioning a broad democratization of chipmaking.

New data shows growing public negativity toward AI and data centers, which could complicate OpenAI and Anthropic's IPO plans and influence midterm elections.

OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, an AI-powered personal finance startup backed by Ribbit and General Catalyst. The app shuts down April 20.

Astronomers at the University of Warwick used an AI pipeline called RAVEN to validate 118 exoplanets from over 2.2 million stars observed by NASA's TESS satellite, including 31 newly discovered worlds, while flagging over 2,000 additional high-quality candidates in findings published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

A growing number of articles and expert discussions are focusing on the societal implications of AI-driven job displacement, questioning how economies will adapt and how populations will be supported if human labor becomes obsolete.

Google sets dates for I/O 2026 conference, promising latest AI breakthroughs and updates across Gemini, Android, Chrome, and Cloud products.

Study reveals 74% of Big Tech's AI climate benefit claims lack peer-reviewed evidence, with 36% providing no evidence at all for emission reduction promises.

Financial services stocks plummet after Altruist launches AI-powered tax planning tool, extending AI disruption fears from software to financial sector.

MIT researchers develop groundbreaking AI-powered software that automatically segments eight distinct nerve fiber bundles in brainstem MRI scans.

Chile unveils Latam-GPT, the first open-source AI model trained on Latin American culture, strengthening the region's presence in the global AI race.

Google introduces breakthrough feature combining visual reasoning with code execution, enabling AI to inspect, zoom, and manipulate images through Think-Act-Observe cycle.

Amazon cuts 16,000 corporate jobs while Pinterest and Dow cite AI automation as reason for workforce reductions, though economists say AI's labor impact remains limited.

Indonesia has conditionally lifted its ban on Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot after X Corp provided assurances of improved compliance and content safeguards. The country had previously suspended the service due to concerns over the generation of pornographic content.

Oracle has announced a massive $45-50 billion fundraising plan for 2026 to expand its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, driven by high demand from major AI players like NVIDIA, OpenAI, and xAI. The plan includes a mix of debt and equity financing to maintain a solid investment-grade balance sheet.

The unveiling of Google's Project Genie, an AI tool that can generate interactive virtual worlds from text prompts, has caused a significant drop in the stock prices of major gaming companies like Take-Two, CD Projekt, and Roblox. The market's reaction highlights both the potential and the perceived threat of AI in game development.