Major video game company stocks took a hit after Google unveiled Project Genie, an AI tool that generates interactive worlds from prompts. The reaction highlights deep industry anxiety about AI’s role in creative work.
In a first for space exploration, NASA used the Claude AI to plan a drive for the Perseverance rover on Mars. The successful test in December could cut mission planning time in half, a major efficiency boost for the under-pressure space agency.
The latest wave of humanoid robots is tackling a fundamental human skill: doing two things at once. Companies like Westwood Robotics and Figure are demonstrating systems that can walk and manipulate objects simultaneously, a key step toward practical utility.
The stock market’s relentless AI bet is facing serious scrutiny. After a sharp sell-off, a bounce couldn’t hide the growing fear that hundreds of billions in spending might not pay off soon enough.
The annual Game Developers Conference survey paints a bleak picture for 2026. Developer sentiment on generative AI has cratered, interest in Xbox as a platform has plummeted, and U.S. political policies are actively harming the industry.
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to merge SpaceX with his AI startup xAI ahead of a potential IPO this year. The wildest part? The plan involves launching AI data centers into Earth’s orbit to save on power and cooling. It’s a massively expensive gamble that analysts are already questioning.
Google has launched Project Genie, an AI prototype that generates short, interactive 3D worlds from prompts. Available to AI Ultra subscribers in the US, it’s a research toy with major limitations. Yet, it signals a future that has half of game developers deeply worried about their jobs.
Researchers have unveiled three new benchmarks designed to measure the safety and effectiveness of AI agents in real business environments. The goal is to give companies a way to know when an AI can be trusted to work autonomously. This addresses a major fear as businesses shift from AI assistants t
A phrase from science journalist Alex Steffen, featured on NPR’s *This American Life*, perfectly describes the professional vertigo of the AI era. It’s a feeling of being “unprepared for what has already happened,” and it’s hitting accomplished experts everywhere.
The AI investment bubble is showing serious cracks. Microsoft’s market value cratered by over $440 billion after revealing its huge spending and deep financial entanglement with OpenAI, sparking a broader tech selloff.
