OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve
Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more "playful" makes for a better way to learn AI coding.
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About 12% of US teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice
General-purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are not designed for this use, making mental health professionals wary.
Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows
Recent findings also show that video podcasting -- while popular -- is not necessarily replacing audio shows.
Visual imitation learning: Guidde trains AI agents on human 'expert video' instead of documentation
For years, the "last mile" of digital transformation has been littered with forgotten PDFs and ignored training manuals. Organizations spend millions on sophisticated software like SAP or Salesforce, only for employees to struggle with basic navigation. Now, as the era of agentic AI arrives, companies face a double-edged sword: they must teach human employees to collaborate with AI, while simultaneously teaching AI agents to navigate the labyrinthine interfaces of the modern enterprise
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US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws
The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against countries' attempts to regulate how American tech companies handle foreigners' data.
Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options
Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill, or Sweet, Amazon says.
Y Combinator grad and AI insurance brokerage Harper raises $47M
Harper is an AI-native insurance brokerage that just raised a $45 million combined Series A and seed, after being a member of YC's Winter 2025 cohort.
Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side
Atlassian is unveiling "agents in Jira," which gives users the ability to assign and manage work given to AI agents the same as humans.
Harbinger acquires autonomous driving company Phantom AI
It's the Los Angeles trucking startup's first acquisition — the latest in a series of moves to spin up new revenue streams.
SheBuilds on Lovable’s 2026 call to create
On March 8, 2026, in honour of International Women’s Day, a new edition of SheBuilds on Lovable invited builders from around the world to a 24-hour global, powered by Anthropic. On top of that, participants in the SheBuilds campaign receive $100 in Anthropic API credits and $250 in Stripe fee credits to kickstart their builds […]This story continues at The Next Web
US court throws out Elon Musk and xAI's claim that OpenAI stole trade secrets
A California federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI accusing OpenAI of poaching employees to steal trade secrets. The court found the complaint lacked specific allegations of misconduct by OpenAI, though xAI has been given time to amend its claims.
ACT Police won’t press charges over Trump, Elon Musk Nazi posters in popular Canberra cafe
Police will not pursue charges against a Canberra cafe after its owner refused to remove satirical posters depicting Donald ...
Elon Musk wants to put a satellite catapult on the moon. It's not a new idea
Elon Musk isn't the first person to propose the use of mass drivers on the moon. He's following in the footsteps of space ...
Microsoft reveals partnership with Starlink despite Elon Musk’s feud with OpenAI
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to expand internet connectivity around the world – ...
Judge dismisses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI which the company claims is part of his “ongoing campaign of harassment”
A federal judge dismissed xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI, stating the AI company failed to allege misconduct by OpenAI itself.
Elon Musk reveals price of Tesla's fully autonomous Cybercab
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company plans to sell its fully autonomous Cybercab for $30,000 or less by 2027.
Anthropic just released a mobile version of Claude Code called Remote Control
Claude Code has become increasingly popular in the first year since its launch, and especially in recent months, as developers and non-technical users alike flock to AI unicorn Anthropic's hit coding agent to create full applications and websites in days, on their own, that would've taken months and technical teams without. It's not a stretch to say it helped spur the "vibe coding" boom — using plain English instead of programming languages to write software.But it'
India’s AI boom pushes firms to trade near-term revenue for users
ChatGPT and rivals are testing whether India's massive AI user boom can translate into paying customers as free offers wind down.