Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California, has been acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal valuing the startup in the “low nine figures.”
The deal will bring Poke’s interaction model and personality to Cognition’s coding assistant Devin. Meanwhile, Poke will…
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
July 27, 2026
Several AI companies, including Hugging Face, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral, and Nvidia, have signed an open letter urging policymakers not to impose broad “premature restrictions” on open-weight AI models. The letter comes as Washington debates how the U.S. should…
Attie, Bluesky’s AI assistant that lets you build custom social feeds without programming, is evolving into an open-ended research tool.
The company this week said it’s added a new feature to the AI assistant, called Quests, that lets users ask it for information…
Luminous "ghost net" wins prestigious photography award while shedding light on growing threat to mangrove swamps
July 27, 2026
This image of a luminous fishing net engulfing a mangrove in the dead of night is more than just an eerie yet interesting composition; it sheds light on the growing problem of “ghost gear,” discarded fishing equipment that’s polluting marine ecosystems and threatening wildlife.
Captured by Indian photographer Gaurav Patil, the image was taken near Nandgaon village, Maharashtra, south of…
Sølve Sundsbø on Capturing India for Pirelli 2027
July 27, 2026
Internationally established photographer Sølve Sundsbø has photographed some of fashion’s biggest names, but when it came to the Pirelli Calendar 2027, he believed one photographer alone couldn’t tell India’s story.
Having shot last year’s Pirelli…
Photographer Avani Rai knows the weight of following in a legendary photographer’s footsteps. As the daughter of Indian photographer master Raghu Rai, who died in April, she faced the unique challenge of completing her father’s work for the Pirelli Calendar 2027…
Audi is bringing back the A2 as an affordable electric car, and it could have one big advantage over the competition. Ahead of its official debut, the EV was spotted with minimal disguise as new details reveal it will deliver more than 400 miles of driving range.
Audi A2 e-tron prices and driving range
After confirming the A2 will return in all-electric form in March, Audi’s CEO, Gernot…
Results are in! These teams are moving on to the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge
July 27, 2026
On Thursday, the conclusion of the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix came in a high-energy awards ceremony. However just days prior, 39 teams from around the world descended upon Brainerd, Minnesota for the event, which for many was a high-stakes do-or-die moment for the…
Is the EX50 the name of Volvo’s next electric vehicle? A new trademark was filed, and all signs point to it becoming a production model soon.
Volvo trademark reveals EX50 as potential EV name
After launching the EX60, Volvo’s longest-range, fastest-charging electric…
In a field in southern Ukraine, soldiers scrawled sardonic messages on a sleek grey attack drone that would soon be hunting Russian ships on the Black Sea — part of a widening Ukrainian campaign to isolate Crimea and weaken Moscow’s war effort.
Operating far behind the front line on Ukraine’s sweeping steppe, such units have hit more than 180 vessels and other sea-borne targets around the…
