We may not have a killswitch for AI as a whole, but Mozilla gives users the option to disable AI in its Firefox browser (even though it could have simply not included these features in the first place). In a blog postthe company announced that it would include a toggle in the next version of…
Analyst(s): Brendan BurkePublication date: February 10, 2026 Texas Instruments (TI) has agreed to acquire Silicon Labs for $7.5 billion in cash, combining TI’s scale of analog and embedded processing with Silicon Labs’ wireless connectivity portfolio. The deal highlights a strategic bet on manufacturing capabilities and integrated markets. What is covered in this article: Transaction: Texas…
Manufacturers unveiled a new generation of AI-powered generative toys at the Consumer Electronics Show, but emphasized careful safety measures after early models produced inappropriate responses in testing. Toy makers at the Consumer Electronics Show highlighted efforts to improve AI in toys following troubling early reports of chatbots giving inappropriate answers to children’s questions. A recent…
As state and local governments across the United States seek to operationalize artificial intelligence in their daily operations, a major technology provider working with these jurisdictions has released six new AI tools. The new feature comes from CivicPluswho is perhaps best known for creating municipal websites. However, the company offers many other government technology products…
Life without a smartphone may seem unimaginable, but AI giants are planning to scrap this ubiquitous gadget. “The race to overthrow the smartphone is on,” said The economistand the next generation of AI-powered devices intended to replace it could radically change our lives. Breaking the duopoly Over the past 20 years, the smartphone “has come…
A joint essay with Daniel Thilo Schroeder and Jonas R. Kunst, based on a new paper on swarms with 22 authors (including myself) who just published in Science. (A preprinted version is hereand you can see WIRED’s coverage here.) Automated bots spreading misinformation have been a problem since the early days of social media, and…
Solos Technology has filed a major patent infringement lawsuit against Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS: META) regarding smart glasses technology, challenging Meta’s push into wearable hardware. Chinese regulators are conducting a thorough review of Meta’s proposed $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI, increasing the risk of delays or changes to the terms of the deal. CEO Mark…
Right now, it would seem safe to say that AI assistants are here to stay. Sure, they have their quirks, but they can provide a substantial productivity boost for certain tasks. What is less certain is how we will use these tools in the future. Web interfaces don’t capture the full potential of these assistants,…
The AI arms race is expected to continue well beyond 2026. Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is not expected to slow down anytime soon, much less in 2026. AI hyperscalers have all informed investors that they expect data center spending to increase in 2026. As a result, several companies currently look promising. I think these…
In other news justifying neurosymbolic AI and global models, after Strong statements from Demis Hassabis yesterdayYann LeCun, historically hostile to symbolic approaches, has just joined what looks like a neurosymbolic AI company focused on reasoning and models of the world, apparently built on roughly the same type of plan as presented in 2020. Here’s the…