AI / The Decoder · 47m ago

Google's AI detects high blood pressure from a regular smartwatch without a cuff

Google Research built an AI that spots signs of high blood pressure using only the pulse and motion sensors in a standard smartwatch, no cuff needed. In a 196-person study, its 65.8 percent detection rate beat the traditional in-office measurement. The method is already live in the Google Health…

Latest

All the news →

AI / TechCrunch · 9h ago

Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google

The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.

Tech / Ars Technica · 11h ago

Man unexpectedly recovers from a knife wound through his eye and brain

It's the exact path, not the apparent severity that matters most, doctors say.

AI / TechCrunch · 11h ago

OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation

OpenAI has reportedly raised an additional $11 billion as part of a funding round that hasn't closed yet but is expected to in the coming weeks.

Tech / Ars Technica · 12h ago

Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump

Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.

Tech / Wired · 12h ago

The Cybertruck’s Death Is Actually Great News for EVs

Tesla’s massive EV is the second within the last year to get the ax, while smaller vehicles are proliferating. It could be a huge benefit for the US battery supply chain.

Tech / Ars Technica · 12h ago

Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG

It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.

Startups Funding rounds, launches and the founders behind them.

Tech Big tech, gadgets, the internet and the policy around it.

Business VCs, funding, deals, markets and the economy behind tech.

Elon Musk once said the Cybertruck would be Tesla’s ‘best product ever.’ Now he’s winding down production

Business / Fortune · 12h ago

The midterms didn’t stop the AI buildout. They simply repriced it—and OpenAI is already promising to pay up

Business / Fortune · 14h ago

Democrats just won control of Georgia Power’s regulator for the first time in 30 years — and its OpenAI data center contract was entirely redacted

Business / Fortune · 14h ago

Google's AI detects high blood pressure from a regular smartwatch without a cuff

Top stories

AI teddy for three-year-olds gave unprompted self-harm reply, BBC finds

OpenAI lands an $11 billion funding round, but has to court dentists for more capital

He went from washing lab equipment for $10 an hour to leading a $30 billion healthcare company. His advice to Gen Z: Raise your hand

A ‘geologic freak’ called the Smackover may end America’s lithium dependence on China, and Big Oil is already there

Sequoia shutting down its Scouts program marks the end of an era

Latest

Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google

Man unexpectedly recovers from a knife wound through his eye and brain

OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation

Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump

The Cybertruck’s Death Is Actually Great News for EVs

Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG

AI Models, tools and the companies building them.

Ripple-65B Preview delivers strong agentic coding results as a fully Apache 2.0 open US model

OpenAI valued at $1.25 trillion, as rival Anthropic nears its IPO

Hundreds of Artex AI hacking tools found publicly exposed to the web

Meta introduces Spaces, a new way to collaborate with your Muse agent

Startups Funding rounds, launches and the founders behind them.

Sequoia is leaving London. Should Europe be worried?

What Sequoia’s London exit means for Europe

European startups are using rollup strategies for defence. Some VCs are sceptical

The 12 startups most in demand from Onstage's W26 cohort

Tech Big tech, gadgets, the internet and the policy around it.

How Stephen Miller Schemed His Way to the Top

Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers

Google takes over the Wyoming data centre site Crusoe had planned

Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity