Mistral AI buys Koyeb in first acquisition to back its cloud ambitions Mistral AI, the French company last valued at $13.8 billion, has made its first acquisition. The OpenAI competitor has agreed to buy Koyeb, a Paris-based startup that simplifies AI app deployment at scale and manages the infrastructure behind it. Mistral has been primarily known for developing large language models (LLMs),...

Uber Has Big Plans for Lots More Robotaxis and EV Charging Stations The ride-hailing company expects to put more robotaxis in more cities this year. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being somewhat fascinated by the...

Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more Apple this week released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 26.4, which introduces several new features, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.  The...

OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model In Brief Posted: 10:10 AM PST · February 13, 2026 Image Credits:Silas Stein/picture alliance / Getty Images Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The 4o model has been at the center of...

These Impulse Buys Under $25 Actually Make Surprisingly Great GiftsImpulse buying isn't always a bad thing, especially when the end result is a one-of-a-kind and useful gift.Desiree DeNunzio is the gift guide editor for CNET's Commerce team. When she's not writing and editing, she's either hiking through the redwoods or curled up with a good book and a lazy dog.See full bio1 of 20James...