Google updates its Gemini app to take on ChatGPT and Claude at IO 2026 At its annual Google I/O event on Tuesday, Google announced that the Gemini app is getting a series of new updates, including a “Daily Brief” feature, a redesigned interface, access to a new AI video model called Gemini Omni, and new personal AI agent called Gemini Spark. The updates signal Google’s push to turn its Gemini...

Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroomThis is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.How it startedLast year, two of the leading air taxi companies...

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Crusoe makes big battery buys for its data centers In Brief Posted: 1:40 PM PDT · March 24, 2026 Image Credits:Form Energy Data center developer Crusoe is ramping up its energy storage capacity with battery buys from Form Energy and Redwood Energy. The company said it will buy 12 gigawatt-hours of Form Energy’s 100-hour batteries. It’s...

Kin Health raises $9M to build an AI notetaker for patients The market for AI notetaking devices has exploded in the U.S., with the category generating over $600 million in revenue last year, according to a Menlo Ventures report. And as startups like Heidi Health and Freed, have shown, there’s decent demand for this tech in healthcare, where doctors and clinics see the potential for an AI...