Cisco Gave All 90,000 Employees Their Own AI Agent
The tech company granted access to a personal agent for all global employees this week.
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Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck
Hugging Face’s Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall. It’s available to preorder now for $399 in cream, graphite, lavender, and sky blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to start shipping the little robot “before Christmas 2026.” Video demos of the…
Plaud is launching AI earbuds
Plaud has introduced a new AI wearable that’s designed to record, transcribe, and summarize your conversations, only this time it looks like earbuds instead of a pin. The Plaud One Explorer Edition can be worn like traditional earbuds or used through its standalone charging case, and the case includes built-in 4G to upload and process…
Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers
Australian and US authorities collaborated to identify and charge the alleged cybercriminals, who face many years in prison. The post Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
'HTTP Terminator' Hunts for Novel Desync Attacks
James Kettle of PortSwigger talks with the Dark Reading News Desk about his AI-powered open source tool, which found new HTTP request-smuggling techniques.
Startup Funding News Today, August 27, 2026: Instinct, Breedr, Agentrys & More
Venture capital moved into a remarkably broad mix of markets overnight, but one deal towers over the rest: Instinct’s $250 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation. The consumer AI assistant, still in private beta, accounts for most of […] The post Startup Funding News Today, August 27, 2026: Instinct, Breedr, Agentrys & More…
The Secret AI Lives of Gen Z
Plus, a new era for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram.
Delivering Vera: NVIDIA’s First CPU Built for Agents Is Shipping Now
NVIDIA Vice President of Hyperscale and HPC Ian Buck hand-delivers Vera CPU systems across the AI ecosystem as Vera begins shipping at scale.
Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations
Piloting the world’s first double-blind AI evaluations
Our Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep is here
Level up your sleep routine with the Fitbit Air Special Edition Pokémon Sleep, which makes tracking your sleep more fun.