The Trump administration's FCC has banned future imports of foreign robot vacuums and autonomous ground robots, targeting any software-controlled, wirelessly connected ground robot over 4.4 pounds capable of perceiving its environment, citing national security concerns, while existing approved devices like Roombas remain unaffected.
OpenAI is developing a screenless AI smart speaker designed to act as a humanlike home companion, capable of controlling smart-home devices, playing media, answering questions, and integrating with ChatGPT's full capabilities — marking the company's bold first move into consumer hardware.
OpenAI is racing to unveil a ChatGPT-powered smart speaker designed by Jony Ive's studio LoveFrom, featuring a camera, sensors, and AI companion capabilities — but a looming Apple trade secret lawsuit threatens to derail the entire hardware roadmap before it even launches.
A new multi-agent framework called T3MP3ST is transforming AI coding tools like Claude Code and Codex into autonomous hacking systems capable of running full cyberattack chains, achieving a record-breaking 90.1% score on a leading industry benchmark with fully reproducible results.
Homepage, a self-hosted application dashboard, surges past 31,000 GitHub stars, offering 100+ service integrations, Docker auto-discovery, and support for 40+ languages — making it one of the most powerful and customizable open-source dashboards available today.
Poke, an AI agent startup valued at $300 million, makes history as the first AI agent approved to run on Apple's iMessage platform, bringing everyday AI assistance for tasks like calendar management and smart home control directly to iPhone users via text message.
Frigate NVR, a free open-source AI security camera system using real-time object detection with OpenCV and TensorFlow, surges in popularity with over 33,000 GitHub stars and contributions from 745 developers worldwide.
RuView is turning ordinary WiFi signals into a powerful real-time human detection system, tracking presence, breathing, heart rate, and room layout — no cameras, wearables, or cloud required — running on $9 hardware with sub-10ms edge processing and AI that adapts to new environments in under 30 seconds.
An Intel executive warns that cloud-only AI is economically and infrastructurally unsustainable, calling for a major industry shift toward hybrid on-device and edge AI systems that prioritize affordability, energy efficiency, and user privacy across laptops, phones, and beyond.
California startup Span is partnering with Nvidia and PulteGroup to install silent, liquid-cooled AI computing nodes on residential homes, turning houses into mini data centers while rewarding homeowners with discounted electricity and internet bills.