Akhil Ponnada

Akhil Ponnada is the founder and editor of FrontWord. He covers artificial intelligence, chips and infrastructure, consumer technology, cybersecurity and the business of tech.
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AI teddy bear gave unprompted suicide response, BBC finds

A BBC investigation found an AI teddy bear marketed for…

Android XR smart glasses set for December launch ahead of pre-orders

Google partners Gentle Monster and Warby Parker will open pre-orders…

OpenAI funding round secures $11bn at $1.25tn valuation

OpenAI has closed an initial $11 billion tranche of new…

Chainalysis data breach exposes password hashes and tokens for all users

Chainalysis has confirmed that a cyber attack exposed password hashes…

Letterboxd acquisition: New York Times in $330m talks

The New York Times Company has entered exclusive talks to…

TikTok recommendation algorithm traps users in harmful loops, EU warns

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings against TikTok, warning…

US Justice Department launches Super Intelligence Task Force

The US Department of Justice has launched the Super Intelligence…

Meta Muse voice mode launches with live avatars

Meta has launched a real-time voice mode and expressive animated…

Clutch Security acquisition: Palo Alto Networks in $500m talks

Palo Alto Networks is in talks to buy AI agent…

Inkling 2 Small launches as open weights await safety sign-off

Thinking Machines Lab has launched Inkling 2 Small on Tinker,…

California social media law challenged by Meta, Google and TikTok

Meta, Google and TikTok have filed lawsuits against California over…

Anthropic capability growth doubles in a year, says METR

Independent safety group METR found that Anthropic improved its AI…