A Monterey Bay research expedition found a likely new siphonophore nearly 6,500 feet below California’s surface. Its glowing tentacles and tadpole-like body are only the beginning of the mystery.

A San Francisco startup is offering humanoid home cleaning for $30 an hour, but the robots still need human operators and appointments are invite-only.

Roblox shares plunged as safety changes weighed on engagement and the company offered a sharply weaker bookings forecast. The San Mateo gaming giant is betting investors will wait for the long-term payoff.

San Francisco-based DoorDash is facing a House inquiry over its use of Chinese AI models for some workloads. The probe adds national-security pressure to a cost-saving strategy spreading through Silicon Valley.

Bloom Security, founded by Palo Alto Networks veterans, has raised $20 million to secure AI-heavy employee endpoints. Its platform tracks the tools and agents traditional security stacks can miss.

Microsoft may open parts of its homegrown AI stack as cheaper Chinese models gain traction among U.S. users.

Nine institutional firms including BlackRock and Coinbase pledged $15M to fund post‑quantum research, tooling and audits as experts warn the timeline to a quantum threat is compressing.

Nvidia’s reported talks to underwrite OpenAI’s Ohio lease would fold a chip supplier into financing for the world’s largest AI campus, reviving circular‑financing concerns.

President Lee met AI CEOs in San Francisco and backed a $500B‑plus drive to pair Korean chip and memory production with massive AI data‑centers and testbeds.

Intel's Q2 revenue surged 25% to $16.1B, but a one‑time accounting charge drove an $11B GAAP loss. Data‑center AI sales powered the top line.

Notion quietly bought 'AI Dread?' billboards in San Francisco that route callers to a hotline playing office sounds and collecting voicemails. The ads aim to soothe — and to spark conversation.

Brussels fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act for favouring its own services in Search and Google Play, a decision that could reshape how apps and search results work in Europe.

A Florida man sued OpenAI in San Francisco, alleging ChatGPT discouraged him from seeking care and preceded a near‑fatal pulmonary embolism.