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A Czech AI startup says it can detect drones by sound for €150 per sensor, and it wants to wire up power grids first

Czech startup Neuron Soundware built Sound Shield, an AI acoustic drone detection system using €100-150 sensors that consume 1W each.

UC Davis brain implant lets ALS patient speak with 99% accuracy and work full time, no researchers needed

A UC Davis BCI implant let an ALS patient speak independently for 3,800+ hours over two years with 99% accuracy, enabling him to work full time.

Meta's CTO says morale is almost 'the worst it's ever been'

Meta recently faced layoffs and AI shifts. CTO Andrew Bosworth acknowledged low morale, though he said it was worse during Cambridge Analytica.

SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon

SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.

Microsoft walked away from a $3 billion deal to lease Oracle cloud capacity over security concerns

Microsoft was recently in talks with Oracle for cloud infrastructure, but sources say the deal fell through over security and compliance concerns.

Today's Vergecast: The Mythos mess and your AI questions, answered.

Anthropic and the US government are once again at odds, this time over the Claude Fable 5 model that either is, or is not, or might be, far too dangerous to release to the world. The Verge's Hayden Field explains what's going on with Fable, Mythos, and the whole idea of American AI exceptionalism, before also answering your questions about how WhatsApp and Siri might one day work together, and whether Apple messed up by calling it Siri AI.

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon Reality Elite and a white-label toolkit for AI glasses, betting the next platform is not a phone

Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon Reality Elite for MR headsets and START, a turnkey smart glasses toolkit. CEO says 40+ AI wearable designs are underway.

Google rolls out Android 17 with Gemini Intelligence, foldable gaming mode, and tighter privacy controls

Android 17 rolls out to Pixel today with Bubbles multitasking, foldable gaming mode, tighter privacy controls, and Gemini Intelligence coming this summer.

A new Android trojan called Rokarolla targets 217 banking apps and can steal your PIN, SMS codes, and crypto wallet funds

Zimperium found Rokarolla, an Android trojan targeting 217 banking apps with 137 commands. It steals PINs, intercepts SMS, and hijacks crypto payments.

Pentagon boasts of using AI to write reports mandated by Congress

Pentagon also claims 1.5 million personnel are using generative AI tools.

Snap launches its AR glasses at $2,195 as a consumer product, betting the company on augmented reality

Snap’s Specs AR glasses cost $2,195, preorder now with $200 deposit, ship fall 2026 in US/UK/France. Self-contained with 4-hour battery and AI.

Android 17 launches with new multitasking tools as Google expands Gemini features

Google has released Android 17 and Wear OS 7, introducing new multitasking features, parental controls, security tools, and smartwatch upgrades. The launch is also accompanied by a Pixel Drop that brings Google’s latest AI models to its devices.