AI startup Nous Research is seeking to raise at least $75 million in a new financing round led by Robot Ventures, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion, according to
New drone footage captures sweeping burn scars across parts of Spain, offering a rare overhead view of fires that have disrupted communities and strained emergency crews. The video, recorded above
A technology firm says it will resume selling its Mythos and Fable artificial intelligence models after the Trump administration lifted export limits set earlier in June. The change takes effect
A fresh cultural debate has surfaced around Homer’s Odyssey, as columnist Zoe Williams questions the long delay in Odysseus’s return to Ithaca. The comment revives a classic puzzle, pressing readers
As tech executives forecast sweeping changes from artificial intelligence, a growing group of economists is tapping the brakes, arguing that the U.S. labor market may prove more resilient than Silicon
At a Washington Post Live panel, Arizona State University President Michael Crow and President Sally Kornbluth discussed how colleges can prepare future scientists to guide the country through rapid technological
Search is being replaced by answers. Generative engine optimization is the discipline of being the brand the AI recommends. Here’s how it works and how to win it.
Almost any AI agent impresses in a demo. Here are the best AI agents by category in 2026 and a practical playbook for putting them to work on real business problems.
In San Francisco, a new entrant is betting that robotics and artificial intelligence can speed up how roads, utilities, and other projects get built. Gritt announced its launch with $32.4
MIT has introduced a new student competition that asks a simple but high-stakes question. Can artificial intelligence shorten the design-build-test loop so engineers can deliver better results faster? The initiative,
Anthropic is warning about the risks of recursive self-improving artificial intelligence, yet it is also being pushed into the spotlight by talk of a blockbuster stock listing. Technology writer Matthew
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, an MIT professor emeritus known for shaping modern optimization and artificial intelligence, has died at age 83. His death closes a chapter for a scholar whose work
MIT has appointed Jesse Thaler as the new director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science, placing a leading theorist at the helm of one of the institute’s core research units.
A new analysis argues that quantum computers could soon deliver clear gains for machine learning and related algorithms, challenging years of doubt in the field. The finding arrives as labs
Astronomers announced the discovery of a rocky exoplanet that appears to host an atmosphere and orbits within the habitable zone of its star. The finding, shared by the research team,
The hard part of building an AI agent is not the model. It is the job, the tools, and the guardrails. Here is a practical 2026 roadmap for shipping agents that work.
The story of the week is simple: the US-China AI race is accelerating, and panic is a poor plan. The uproar over China’s Kimi K3 model and a separate OpenAI
A state Justice Department is taking charge of an officer-involved shooting as local officials pledge to release the officer’s name once allowed by policy. The announcement, made by the police
Smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires is pushing into the United States, sending air quality sliding in multiple regions and prompting public health warnings. The cross-border haze, carried by
A new AI model called FLUX 3 entered Early Access, signaling a push to blend images, video, and audio into a single learning system. The developers said the model jointly
A growing contest between the United States and China over high-tech platforms and artificial intelligence has moved to the center of national security policy. As Washington sharpens export rules and
A leading venture capitalist says Europe’s artificial intelligence startups have a real shot at global leadership, sharpening a debate over whether the region can scale winners in a field often
GeekWire’s latest weekly look at readership highlights what grabbed attention in the technology sector during the week of July 12, 2026. The roundup offers a snapshot of who is reading,
A short but pointed remark has sparked questions about the trajectory of Content Seal, a company seen by observers as trying to close gaps with faster-moving rivals. The comment suggests
Fresh allegations against a China-based artificial intelligence developer have added new pressure to a sector already under tight watch from Washington. The claims surfaced as officials weigh tighter controls on
A fast-rising class of AI founders and early employees is on the verge of amassing huge fortunes, and how they choose to spend that money could ripple through elections, charities,
Corporate strategy is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Most Fortune 500 companies still rely on three consulting scenarios and spreadsheets. When a competitor lowers prices, a regulator changes the rules, or some
Hadrius, a New York firm building agentic compliance infrastructure for financial services, announced $27 million in seed and Series A funding today in New York. The company said the capital
A superconducting quantum computer has joined a live network to mine an experimental cryptocurrency called Quip, marking a rare real-world test of quantum hardware in digital money. The system, part
A Los Angeles judge is set to open a preliminary hearing expected to last four days, a proceeding that will mirror a short trial and test the strength of the