Character.AI Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Disney Bids $20 Million for Assets
Once a flagship of the generative AI boom, the chatbot startup seeks court protection to sell assets — with Disney as its stalking horse bidder.
Oct 13, 20262 views
Telo's Tiny MT1 Electric Truck Claims Full-Size Towing in a Mini Cooper Footprint
The California startup's mini EV truck seats five, parks like a compact and, its makers claim, out-tows a base F-150 — if it ever reaches production.
Oct 10, 20262 views
Atomic Machines Emerges With $250M to Turn Code Into Micro-Machines
CEO Jeffrey Holden says AI-native Matter Compiler aims to create a new kind of factory that produces tiny machines directly from digital instructions.
Oct 9, 20262 views
OpenAI Revenue Report Rattles AI Stocks, Then Markets Bounce Back
A report that OpenAI's annualized revenue hit about $20 billion — below earlier estimates — slammed Nvidia, Oracle and CoreWeave, before futures recovered.
Oct 9, 20262 views
NASA's SSPICY Mission Sends Starfish Space's Otter to Inspect Defunct Satellites
Launched Oct. 1 on a SpaceX rideshare, Otter will autonomously approach up to four dead U.S. objects in low Earth orbit beginning in early 2027.
Oct 9, 20261 views
California Moves to Shut Down Human-vs-Robot Cage Matches After Viral Fight
State Athletic Commission sends cease-and-desist to startup Rek after it staged a remotely piloted humanoid robot against an influencer.
Oct 8, 20262 views
Google's Offline AI Note-Taker Lands as Recorded Meetings Turn Into Legal Evidence
A free macOS app that transcribes entirely on-device undercuts paid rivals—just as lawsuits and litigators put AI note-taking under the microscope.
Oct 8, 20264 views
Nasdaq Bets $100M on Kraken Parent as Tokenized Markets Face Liquidity Test
Fidelity says tokenization must put assets to work; Ripple stakes Zilo and Licuido; regulators and market structure become the next battleground.
Oct 8, 20260 views
Mistral unveils 'Le Chonk,' a 1-trillion-parameter open AI model
Mistral Large 4 is open-weight and built for coding and cyberdefense as Europe tries to close the gap with China's open AI leaders.
Oct 7, 20262 views
Covenant to Mass-Produce Anthem Cruise Missiles in Germany as NATO Rebuilds Arsenals
Thiel- and Andreessen-backed startup emerges from stealth with $250M+ raised, planning Texas and eastern German plants for low-cost deep-strike weapons
Oct 7, 20260 views