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Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury
Elon Musk tried to take control of OpenAI, even suggesting it could pass to his children when he dies, Sam Altman said on Tuesday. Altman is co-founder and chief executive of the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind ChatGPT. He is being sued by Musk, who accuses him of having looted a charity given OpenAI began as a non-profit. Appearing before a federal jury in Oakland, California, Altman said Musk not only backed the idea of OpenAI becoming a for-profit business, he wanted control of it for the long-run. A particularly hair-raising moment was when my cofounders asked, 'If you have control, what happens when you die?'
UCF graduates clobber commencement speaker with boos after she says AI is the 'next Industrial Revolution'
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Waymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis after a car drove directly into a flooded road
Waymo has recalled 3,791 robotaxis after an incident involving a flooded road, according to a report by . The company filed the voluntary recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) after a vehicle drove into a flooded road last week in San Antonio. Nobody was injured, as the taxi was not occupied, but the vehicle was swept away by the flood . The robotaxi should have routed around the danger, but didn't. This is another example of how unique weather scenarios can trip up self-driving vehicles .
The Home Depot is blowing out RIDGID 18V power tools and combo kits for up to 66% off during this spring sale
Cordless multi-tools, drywall cut-out kits, framing nailers, and a 15-amp 13-inch planer are all marked down across nearly 90 RIDGID deals. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Start your collection or build if you're already bought in. We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. The Home Depot is running a sprawling spring sale on RIDGID tools with cuts on cordless kits, combo bundles, jobsite gear, and corded shop equipment.
Threads users are pissed they can't block Meta's new AI chatbot
Earlier today, Meta announced that it was testing a new Meta AI chatbot for Threads that would function a lot like Grok on X. Even though the early beta isn't available to most people on the platform yet, a number of Threads users have discovered its not possible to opt out of the feature or block chatbot's the account. While most people aren't able to interact with bot yet -- the initial testing is limited to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina and Singapore -- the public-facing @ meta.ai account is viewable to everyone on the platform. The account's initial post has been met with a flood of angry replies from users demanding to know why, unlike any other Threads account, there's no option to block it entirely. Some users have even said that they have reported the account for spam, which typically ends with the option to block, only to find out that the block didn't actually go into effect.
Everything announced at The Android Show: I/O 2026 edition
Google I/O, the company's big annual developer conference, is almost upon us . But the company isn't waiting until then to reveal what it has in store for Android. There was just far too much news on that front to squeeze into the I/O keynote, so Google revealed the details in the latest edition of The Android Show today. And, my goodness, were there a lot of details to reveal. From Gemini Intelligence and new laptops in the form of Googlebooks to an AirDrop-related update and Instagram editing tools in Android, Google had plenty of announcements to make. So, without further ado, here's an overview of everything Google announced during The Android Show: I/O edition.
Googlebooks aren't just Android laptops. They're a Trojan horse for Gemini
These laptops feature deep Android phone integration, allowing app casting and cross-device functionality, while supporting Android games through Google Play Store. Despite Google partnering with major manufacturers like HP and Dell, success remains uncertain given past mixed results with similar initiatives. We've been hearing about Google's push to unite Android and ChromeOS into a new laptop operating system rumored to be called "Aluminum" for a while now. A week before this year's Google I/O conference, the company is ready to talk about it. And to the surprise of absolutely friggin' no one, these seem more interested in Gemini "AI" than the actual product.
Googlebook Is Google's New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android
Googlebook Is Google's New AI-Powered Laptop Platform Built on Android They won't replace Chromebooks, but Googlebooks have an Android-centered operating system, AI-first features like the Magic Pointer, and a promise of desktop-grade apps. Almost exactly 15 years since Google introduced Chromebooks and ChromeOS --which ushered a wave of cheap, functional, web-based laptops that would come to dominate the US education market--the company has announced a new laptop platform called Googlebook. It's built around artificial intelligence and Android, and while it isn't replacing Chromebooks, it could give the company a more meaningful foothold in the premium computer market. Google announced the platform on The Android Show on YouTube, where it also detailed new features coming in Android 17 and Gemini Intelligence (you can read more about that here). Google is purposefully not sharing the operating system's name yet (it was codenamed Aluminium OS internally); Googlebook is the platform, and Dell, Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo have all signed up to produce Googlebooks coming later this fall.