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Jeff Bezos’ New AI Venture Quietly Acquired an Agentic Computing Startup
Project Prometheus has raised over $6 billion in funding and hired over 100 employees, a handful of whom joined through its acquisition of General Agents, according to records and sources.
Amazon Workers Issue Warning About Company’s ‘All-Costs-Justified’ Approach to AI Development
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice says that over 1,000 workers have signed a petition raising “serious concerns” about the company’s “aggressive rollout” of artificial intelligence tools.
Be wary of AI-powered toys during holiday shopping, experts warn
The toys are cute and marketed as educational and interactive companions that encourage children's creativity. But child development experts caution that the opposite may be true.
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
Alberta minister reportedly putting together first AI-generated legislation in Canada
The Alberta government is about to take the next logical step in artificial intelligence — using it to draft a proposed law.
NetApp raises its full-year earnings and revenue forecast and its stock rises
Data storage company NetApp Inc. delivered earnings and revenue that came in ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts and raised its guidance for the full year, citing strong demand from customers pursui...
WIRED Roundup: Gemini 3 Release, Nvidia Earnings, Epstein Files Fallout
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we cover the news of the week and take a closer look at the Gemini 3, Google’s latest AI model and chatbot.
Can Tech Get Rid of Bad Trips?
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about some of the latest drug trends and all the ways drugs are changing as they continue to be intertwined with tech.
Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting
Born out of an internal hackathon, Amazon’s Autonomous Threat Analysis system uses a variety of specialized AI agents to detect weaknesses and propose fixes to the company’s platforms.
A Research Leader Behind ChatGPT’s Mental Health Work Is Leaving OpenAI
The model policy team leads core parts of AI safety research, including how ChatGPT responds to users in crisis.
A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home
Azalia King was the last holdout preventing the construction of a Micron "megafab." Onondaga County authorities threatened to use eminent domain to take her home away by force.
Europe Is Bending the Knee to the US on Tech Policy
The Trump administration’s pressure on European regulators is having an impact, with fewer restrictions on Big Tech and canceled measures.
AI at sea: Dell and Oregon State dig deep to power the next wave of ocean discovery
The future of ocean science is arriving on the bow of a $150 million research vessel — complete with an onboard data center, AI-driven sampling tools and a new blueprint for how supercomputing me...
Tech leaders at Toronto conference downplay warnings of AI ‘bubble’
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has led to warnings from some observers of a "bubble" destined to burst.
AI can’t be used to qualify content as Canadian, CRTC says in updated rule
The new definition maintains that Cancon is based on the number of Canadians occupying key creative positions in a production, which can't be replaced with artificial intelligence.
Microsoft updates database portfolio and adds open-source offerings
Microsoft Corp. today is introducing updates across its database portfolio as part of general availability announcements for Azure DocumentDB and SQL Server 2025. The software and cloud giant is al...
Ontario Public Service has highest Copilot use in Canada, as Ford government rolls out AI
The Ontario Public Service has the highest Microsoft Copilot use in the country, according to internal government documents, and is used weekly by more than 15,000 civil servants.
‘Spam’ videos use actors to spread fake Canadian political, western separatism content
Accounts with hundreds of thousands of views have published misleading Canadian political commentary using 'hosts' who advertise their services as voiceover artists or presenters.
Snowflake acquires database migration startup Datometry
Snowflake Inc. has acquired Datometry Inc., a startup that developed software for porting workloads between databases. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing its financial terms....