Mo Gawdat is a former chief business officer at Google X and a longtime tech leader who worked on scaling Google in emerging markets. In this interview, he argues modern AI isn't "just software" but a new kind of intelligence that learns, improves, and could soon operate with real-world agency through robots and autonomous systems.
Gawdat warns that the biggest near-term danger isn't intelligence
Indie game studio Coldblood announced today that its debut project Neverway has been given a release window of October 2026. Billed as "nightmarish life-sim RPG," this is going right to the top of my spooky season game queue. It has a cozy-sounding premise, with protagonist Fiona starting a new life on an island, but things take a surreal turn when she becomes the immortal herald for a dead god
Developer Sunset Visitor just revealed its follow-up to the fantastic 1000xResist. It's called Prove You're Human and looks to wade in similar sci-fi waters as the team's first title.
Just like 10000xResist, the new game is a narrative adventure set in the far future. Prove You're Human tasks players with convincing an AI product that its not alive, but there's a rub. The protagonist is a digital
Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) will launch mid-2026, according to Andy Jassy. On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO dropped the news in his annual letter to shareholders. The company says Leo will support download speeds up to 1 Gbps. By comparison, Starlink’s download speeds typically range between 45 and 280 Mbps.
Jassy didn't specify whether the mid-2026 launch date will include consumer
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- Tesla has "a few hundred" units left of its highest-priced Model S and Model X vehicles, Musk said.
- It comes as the company shifts its focus from traditional vehicle sales to autonomy and robotics.
- Tesla's car sales rose by 6% in the past quarter — but it might still have an inventory glut.
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- Andy Jassy shared his annual letter to Amazon shareholders — and AI was a big topic.
- The Amazon CEO said its chip business is "on fire."
- He also took a rare shot at Nvidia.
Andy Jassy used his annual letter to shareholders to tout Amazon's AI chip progress — and lay down the gauntlet to Nvidia.
Amazon is an Nvidia customer, but the
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- Paramount Skydance's president is leaving his role with a payout of at least $5 million.
- Jeff Shell, who was brought on to advise CEO David Ellison, is fighting a whistleblower lawsuit.
- Paramount said the allegations against Shell "do not establish a securities law violation."