Warhound raises $200M to build armed robotic war dogs with Anduril gear

Intel shares fell further as a broad semiconductor selloff spread across the chip sector, erasing about $3.5 trillion in market value. The rout signals growing investor concern about the industry’s outlook and could weigh on technology markets more widely.

Anthropic warned that it is very close to recursive self-improvement (RSI), the ability of AI systems to build and improve themselves. This matters because RSI could sharply accelerate AI capabilities and risks, increasing urgency for safety and oversight.

BYD sold more electric vehicles in a single month than the entire US market sold in the quarter, surpassing 300,000 units. The milestone highlights China's growing dominance in EV production and price competition. It matters because it signals mounting pressure on US and global automakers as BYD expands.

A third person has died from bird flu since the virus began jumping to livestock, according to Ars Technica. The death heightens concerns about human exposure to infected animals and the pandemic potential of avian influenza.

One of Google’s Android partners converted about 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet, according to The Verge. The large device network raises supply-chain and IoT security concerns because compromised consumer devices can be used for attacks such as distributed denial-of-service.