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Video games

Feb 2, 2026

Infinite interactivity: the promise and challenge of GenAI video games

Imagine a video game where you can truly do anything. Clementine and Jam & Tea are building them — and discovering what that costs

Tim Smith

Battle of the transcription bots: from silent observers to meeting agents

AI notetakers

Jan 26, 2026

Battle of the transcription bots: from silent observers to meeting agents

Fireflies, Deepgram, Read.ai, and their push to build the perfect AI secretary

Tim Smith

Robots that can build colonies on Mars are already practicing in California

Space startups

Jan 23, 2026

Robots that can build colonies on Mars are already practicing in California

‘Massive, internet-scale amounts of data’: How startups like Spacer and Cosmic are preparing for Moon and Mars missions

Ron Day

The path to AI robots in the home is being shaped in the warehouse

Robotics

Feb 12, 2026

The path to AI robots in the home is being shaped in the warehouse

Multi-layered safety nets protect robots like Digit, Origin and Kachaka in warehouses and offices. Homes — with unpredictable children and pets — are the final frontier

Thomas Macaulay

Quantum computing and AI: redefining the data center

Quantum and AI

Feb 10, 2026

Quantum computing and AI: redefining the data center

AI makes quantum practical, while quantum tackles problems GPUs cannot

Berenice Baker

Agentic AI

Feb 4, 2026

The agentic legal AI arms race

The legal AI gold rush is here: $5.5 billion in venture funding and a buzzword — “agentic” — that few can define but everyone's using

Ron Day

Robots are finally learning to see — and it's transforming everything

Robotics

Jan 21, 2026

Robots are finally learning to see — and it's transforming everything

AI innovators like Sereact and Sensmore are creating a whole new segment of the robotics market

Tim Smith

She builds — and ships: the new wave of AI product makers

Women in AI

Jan 20, 2026

She builds — and ships: the new wave of AI product makers

How a new generation of technically fluent builders is redefining AI product development — blending engineering discipline, design instinct and a deep feel for users

Carly Page

Who owns the model? Rethinking openness in the age of foundation AI

Open models

Jan 19, 2026

Who owns the model? Rethinking openness in the age of foundation AI

How EleutherAI, Sentient Foundation and AI21 Labs are charting new paths beyond Big Tech

Thomas Macaulay