Mira Sethi focuses on how models are measured, compared and understood. Her coverage examines evaluation design, reproducibility and the assumptions behind claims of progress. She looks for the caveat that changes the headline.
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner, is calling on Silicon Valley to find its voice against a potential second Trump administration. Forget quietly optimizing your exit strategy; Ho...
Something fishy is happening north of the border. A network of X accounts, primarily based in Scotland, has abruptly gone dark, coinciding with a major internet blackout in Iran. Are these two events ...
The age-old question: Can you run a PC inside a freezer? One Australian modder, known only as 'Trashbench,' has seemingly cracked the code, though the juice might not be worth the squeeze. According t...
The unicorn herd grew exponentially in 2025, with over 100 new tech startups achieving billion-dollar valuations. While some predicted a slowdown, the VC spigots remained surprisingly open, fueling a ...
The open-source compiler infrastructure project LLVM, a darling of Silicon Valley and the backbone of countless developer tools, is facing fresh scrutiny after a controversial blog post, allegedly wri...
Buckle up, folks, because Bakkt just pulled a move straight out of the startup playbook – acquiring Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), a stablecoin infrastructure company founded by none othe......
Just when you thought your Q1 budget was safe, Framework drops a bomb: desktop PC prices are on the rise *again*. Sources inside the company confirm the increase is a direct consequence of the pers......
Alright, Automatica Press fam, listen up! Post-holiday streaming wars are heating up, and Disney's throwing down a gauntlet. Word on the street (and confirmed by Engadget) is that the Disney+ Hulu bun...
Forget walled-garden weather APIs and exorbitant licensing fees. Open-Meteo, a completely free and open-source weather API, is poised to disrupt the industry, offering developers and researchers unpar...
Panic is spreading in immigrant communities as reports emerge of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) operations becoming increasingly aggressive and, frankly, borderline reckless. Forget your se...
Monarch Money, the budgeting app lauded for its detailed financial tracking, is kicking off 2026 with a compelling offer: 50 percent off for new users. Forget the endless spreadsheet nights; now you c...
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 might be playing it safe, at least when it comes to its camera setup. Sources are whispering that the tech giant is planning to reuse the same camera hardware found ...
Senator Elizabeth Warren is making waves, urging the Democratic party to ditch its reliance on Big Tech money and double down on policies that resonate with working-class voters. In a bold move that's...
Just when you thought Washington's stance on Chinese tech couldn't get any more convoluted, BOOM. Automatica Press has learned that the Commerce Department has abruptly withdrawn its proposed restrict...
John Gruber quietly launched Markdown in 2004, and few could have predicted its near-universal adoption two decades later. Now, the lightweight markup language underpins everything from AI systems to ...
CES 2026 is already shaping up to be the year of *real* smartglasses, and Lumus is leading the charge. After their waveguide tech landed in Meta's Ray-Ban smartglasses, Lumus is back with next-gen com...
Hot off the presses: one ambitious dev just dropped a fully interactive visualization of Citi Bike's entire ride history—right in your browser. Forget static maps; this is a living, breathing portrait...
Forget constantly patting your pockets – OnePlus might just have cracked the code to end the earbud-loss epidemic. Sources tell Automatica Press that the company is prepping a 'fall detection' feat......
Andreessen Horowitz, or A16z as we all know it, has solidified its position as the undisputed king of venture capital, capturing a staggering 18%+ of all US venture capital allocated in 2025. This new...