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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late on Friday that his company has reached an agreement allowing the Department of Defense to use its AI models in the department’s classified network. This follows a high-profile standoff between the department — also known under the Trump administration as the Department of War — and OpenAI’s rival Anthropic. The Pentagon pushed AI companies, including Anthropic, to allow their models be used “all lawful purposes,” while Anthropic sought to draw a red line around mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. In a lengthy statement released Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company…

Nosh AI Robot Chef makes 120+ dishes HomeCoolest AI GadgetsNosh Autonomous Cooking Robot Gadget Flow EditorsNosh Autonomous Cooking RobotNosh is an autonomous cooking robot that prepares full meals with less hands-on work. Load ingredients, water, oil, and spices, then let the app handle the cooking steps.120+ dish support: Cook a wide range of meals with guided automation. Weeknight cooking feels simpler and more consistent.Nosh app remote control: Start and monitor cooking from your phone, which helps when you are busy or tired and still want fresh food.Induction heating: A 2000W induction system heats quickly and pairs with the pan and…

Are two 5,000mAh power banks the same size? Before you say “of course”, we need to clarify what we mean by size. In terms of physical size, putting the new Xiaomi UltraThin Magnetic Power Bank 5000 15W next to a 5,000mAh power bank from EcoFlow shows a stark difference. The Xiaomi power bank weighs only 98g and measures 98.5 x 71.5 x 6.0mm. The EcoFlow power bank is nearly twice as heavy at 180g and it is more than twice as thick at 108.0 x 70.0 x 14.4mm. To be fair, some of that is due to the integrated charging…

Silicon Valley built AI coding agents that can handle most of the grunt work. Now, the most valuable skill in tech is deciding what they should do. Source link

Supabase, a popular developer database platform, is facing disruptions in India — one of its key markets — has been blocked in India, TechCrunch has learned. New Delhi ordered internet providers to block its website, resulting in patchy access across networks. The blocking order was issued on February 24 under Section 69A of India’s Information Technology Act, according to a source familiar with the matter. The provision empowers the government to restrict public access to online content. The Indian government did not publicly cite a reason for the move, and it was not immediately clear whether the action was linked…

vivo’s upcoming camera flagship for 2026, the X300 Ultra, has been leaking a lot lately, and today the company has officially acknowledged that it’s coming soon. The X300 Ultra will be shown by vivo during Mobile World Congress (MWC), which takes place in Barcelona, Spain from March 2 to March 5. The company bills this as the phone’s “first global preview”, which seems to also confirm that it will be launched internationally and won’t stay confined to the Chinese market. This was rumored extensively before, but it’s nice to have an official confirmation, indirect as it may be. vivo’s press…

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2026 — Domino Data Lab has announced a major new platform update, creating a fully governed end-to-end platform for operationalizing agentic AI systems. This latest Winter Release equips organizations with a new agentic development lifecycle (ADLC) experience and underlying LLM hosting capabilities. These together pave the fastest path for enterprises to build, evaluate, deploy, and monitor agentic AI systems at scale with built-in governance, reproducibility, and control. Agentic AI application teams lack the tracking, evaluation, and monitoring capabilities commonplace in traditional ML workflows. This creates significant challenges in moving agentic AI systems from prototype to production,…

UAE-IX currently connects over 110 networks, handles peak traffic exceeding 1 Terabit per second (a 35% increase in 2025), and provides 6.6 terabits of connected customer capacity, reinforcing its position as the largest IX in the region. The UAE-IX powered by DE-CIX  is now fully capable of supporting 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) access, marking a significant upgrade in its interconnection capabilities. In addition, the Internet Exchange (IX) now offers 400 GE ports, making it the only IX in the Middle East to provide such high-bandwidth access. These announcements were made by DE-CIX, the world’s leading IX operator, and datamena, du’s…

Samsung already has smartphones with satellite communication support, but there was no explicit mention of the same for the recently unveiled Galaxy S26 series. Well, Samsung has finally confirmed that the Galaxy S26 series – which includes the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra – supports satellite communication. Samsung stated that expanding satellite communication support with the Galaxy S26 series reflects its continued commitment to enhancing user safety and providing seamless mobile experiences. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 5G For those unaware, satellite communication support provides users with access to satellite-based messaging and data services, as well as emergency…

OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned.OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, disclosed the termination in an internal message to employees earlier this year. The employee, she said, “used confidential OpenAI information in connection with external prediction markets (e.g. Polymarket).”“Our policies prohibit employees from using confidential OpenAI information for personal gain, including in prediction markets,” says spokesperson Kayla Wood. OpenAI has not revealed the name of the employee or the specifics of their trades.Evidence suggests that this was not an isolated event. Polymarket runs on the Polygon…