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Google DeepMind bets $75M on AI's future in Hollywood with A24 deal: Google DeepMind and A24 are teaming up to build AI filmmaking tools. Read More

Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates: Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok. Read More

Tesla pushes back on Autopilot narrative after fatal Texas crash: Whether the Autopilot system was truly active, overridden, or malfunctioning likely won't be resolved until investigators finish combing through the vehicle's data logs. Read More

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Meta debuts new, cheaper smart glasses under its own brand: The smart glasses are available in several countries starting today in a variety of color and lens combinations. Read More

The AI world is getting 'loopy': The loop takes agentic AI a step further by authorizing a swarm of agents to work continuously in the background, endlessly. Read More

A new unpatchable flaw in Apple chips opens the door to an iPhone jailbreak : European offensive cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift released details of a flaw and a technique to exploit it that opens the door for hackers to unlock and break into older iPhones. Read More

The running list: major tech layoffs in 2026 where employers cited AI: A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Tata Electronics, a major tech supplier to Apple and Tesla, confirms data breach: The incident comes as Tata Electronics expands its role in global technology supply chains. Read More