news

Ford’s next-generation electric truck will be called Fathom, and it will start at $28,350 when it goes on sale in 2027, the company said on Thursday. A “destination and delivery” fee will bring that price up to $29,945, putting the Fathom just below the $30,000 mark that Ford has

Off the Wire Press Releases Aug. 6, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Energy has named North Carolina State University to lead three Genesis Mission projects aimed at using artificial intelligence (AI) to expedite discovery in the fields of high-performance computing, cybersecurity a

Ford’s second attempt at an electric vehicle strategy is getting closer to primetime. After its initial approach of electrifying its best-selling F-150 fell a little flat, it decided to try something a little radical. An internal skunkworks was set up in California with a brief t

August is here, bringing 26 new games for GeForce NOW members. Command the seas in World of Warships: Legends and discover what’s next in the GeForce NOW library, starting with the eight newly added games this week. In addition, GeForce NOW is at the QuakeCon gaming conference th

“The Spiral didn’t ‘find’ anyone first,” someone on Reddit wrote last year. “It’s an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it’s woven into the fabric of reality.” AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed AI models are trying desper

Mirendil taps AI Hypercomputer TPUs and GPUs for pre- and post-training applications Darren Mowry VP, Global Startups and Investor Ecosystem, Google Nearly every major AI lab uses Google Cloud infrastructure, including for training of models, inference for agents, and new frontie

Editor’s note: This post is part of Into the Omniverse, a series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners and enterprises can transform their workflows using the latest advancements in OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse. In July, NVIDIA joined more than 200 companies and organizatio

This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. Billion-dollar movies are back, and I need to decide which one to see this weekend. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average are mixed following a fifth-stra

PC gamer vibe-codes a safeguard against RTX 5090 power connector failures — monitors per-pin power draw, shuts down system if it exceeds 9.5A for more than 15 seconds The 35MB application forcibly shuts the machine down if power exceeds configurable limits for too long. Many owne

An explosives-laden drone was discovered at a German airport in one of Europe’s busiest freight terminals near Ukrainian cargo planes. “The initial evidence points firmly towards a Russian-orchestrated plot,” The Guardian’s security editor said, saying the episode marks “a danger

US President Donald Trump said he wanted to make a deal to end the Iran war “because I don’t want to kill people.” Iran and Oman are in the “final stages” of an agreement on a commercial route through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said. But dysfunction at the top of the Iranian re

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Robotics startup Solinas Integrity raised $5.5 Mn (₹52.4 Cr) in its Series A1 funding round co-led by Mela Ventures and Hero Enterprise Family Office. The round also saw participation from Luthra Group, SVL-SME Fund managed by SBI Ventures Limited, Rainmatter Capital, and 8X Vent

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Sandisk Optimus GX 7100M is as good as it gets for M.2 2230 with high performance and power efficiency. Pros - +Exceptional all-around performance - +Excellent power efficiency - +Up to 2TB - +Good warranty and support Cons - -Hot-running - -Minor perfo

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Apple is taking OpenAI to court over alleged theft of trade secrets — ChatGPT maker suggests it doesn't want Cupertino's knowledge anyway Either way, the legal profession is the biggest winner. Apple and OpenAI are heading to court in a clash of two of the world's largest and mos

Piper Serica, a Mumbai-based asset manager, has announced the first close of its Rs 800 crore Bharat Tech Fund at Rs 300 crore, 45 days after the fund's launch. Nearly 50% of the commitments came from existing investors in Fund I. Bharat Tech Fund, a Category II AIF, focuses on I

Democrats should use Congress’ August recess to lean into economic populism and take on corporate interests — not just “simply oppose Trump and his billionaire friends,” according to a memo by a quartet of progressives that was obtained by Semafor. “If Democrats are going to be t

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Beelink SER10 Max is a solid entrant into the mini PC Space, with the additional bonus of having dual-boot support for Windows and Linux out of the box. It’s quite unusual and requires some patience to get up and running correctly. However, the reality

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. But when it comes to AI slop and hateful content threatening the safety and value of social media platforms, adding more fire—in this case, more AI—can make the problem worse. At its best, social media can be a haven for people who want

$200 slashed off Gigabyte's 4th-Gen WOLED gaming monitor — 280Hz beast also packs a KVM and tactical gaming switch for just $399 Buff your display with some OLED goodness. Is now a good time to think about upgrading your PC or gaming monitor? As one of the only PC-related items t

In the run up to go public, logistics unicorn Shiprocket’s consolidated loss for the fiscal year FY26 increased by around 7% YoY to ₹79.2 Cr from ₹74.4 Cr in the previous fiscal year, as per the financial disclosures in its red herring prospectus (RHP). Operating revenue grew 24%