Framework CEO Nirav Patel is showing off his company’s latest modular, repairable laptops in San Francisco today. The headliner is the new Laptop 13 Pro, which is its first machine fully machined out of aluminum, and Patel says its goal is to be “the MacBook Pro for Linux users.” Read on below for all the […]
Chamath Palihapitiya's AI coding startup, 8090 Labs, secured $135 million in Series A funding led by Salesforce Ventures. Palihapitiya also announced he will serve as CEO, returning to a full-time operating role, comparing the AI boom to early Facebook days.
QuEra announced its quantum computer roadmap, promising a 10,000-qubit system for Amazon by 2028, capable of 256 error-corrected logical qubits, followed by an even more powerful machine in 2029. The company plans to skip intermediate hardware, focusing on dramatically reducing hardware error rates, a challenge that raises questions about the rapid timeline.
Cursor has launched Cursor Mobile, an app enabling users to prompt coding agents directly from their phones, building on its Cursor 2.0 shift towards independent agents. This move follows similar offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI, reflecting a broader industry trend towards mobile-first AI coding workflows.
Google's Gemini app now offers its Nano Banana-powered personalized image generation feature for free to all eligible users in the U.S., previously exclusive to subscribers. The AI utilizes Google account data (Gmail, Photos, YouTube, Search) to create images reflecting user interests without explicit prompts.
Omen AI, a startup founded by Zach Laberge, secured $31 million in Series A funding led by Nava Ventures to expand its real-time fluid monitoring technology for liquid-cooled data centers. The solution aims to prevent costly bacterial outbreaks and downtime in AI compute infrastructure.
TIDAL announced a new policy to prevent fully AI-generated music from earning money on its platform and will remove AI tracks impersonating artists. Effective July 15, 2026, this move aims to protect 'organic creativity' and aligns with similar efforts by other streaming services like Spotify and Deezer.
