Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson is a Senior Editor at SiliconAngle and works to cover beats surrounding DevOps, security, gaming, and cutting edge technology. Before joining SiliconAngle, Kyt worked as a software engineer starting at Motorola in Q&A to eventually settle at Pets911.com where he helped build a vast database for pet adoption and a lost and found system. Kyt is a published author who writes science fiction and fantasy works that incorporate ideas from modern-day technological innovation and explore the outcome of living with those technologies.

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D-Wave releases open-source toolkit to integrate quantum computing into AI training

D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum computing systems, software and services, today announced the release of a collection of open-source tools for developers that advance quantum computing integration with machine learning technology. Available for download now,  a new quantum AI toolkit will allow developers to use the company’s quantum processors to build AI applications ...

Google rolls out powerful creative problem-solving AI model Deep Think to the Gemini app

Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, today announced the rollout of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, a new creative problem-solving AI model. The company stated the model is capable of addressing complex problems by considering multiple ideas simultaneously and choosing the best answer. The new tool will be available on the Gemini app for ...

Trump administration announces medical records access plan, but privacy issues loom

The Trump administration and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced plans to collaborate with major health and technology companies to enhance Americans’ access to their medical records. More than 60 companies have signed onto the plan, dubbed the CMS Digital Health Ecosystem, including tech giants Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Anthropic PBC, ...

Google DeepMind releases highly accurate AI model map of Earth

Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, announced the release of AlphaEarth Foundations on Wednesday, a new AI model that can process terabytes of daily satellite data to track changes on the Earth’s surface. The new model is being launched as part of the company’s Google Earth AI initiative, a collection of geospatial AI ...

Zuckerberg outlines Meta’s vision for AI superintelligence

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg penned an open letter today touting the emergence of superintelligent artificial intelligence and how the company will pave a path towards it. “The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable,” he wrote. “Developing superintelligence is now in sight.” In the letter, Zuckerberg shared Meta’s vision for approaching this ...

Google rolls out new ways to use AI Mode search with PDFs, images, live video and more

Google LLC today announced an upgrade to its conversational artificial intelligence search tool, AI Mode in Search, expanding its capabilities. The company introduced AI Mode in March, which lets users transform the familiar Google Search experience from simple lists of links into dynamic, personalized explanations and cohesive paragraphs, while also enabling them to ask direct ...

Streamline AI raises $8.6M to transform work for in-house legal operations teams

Streamline AI, an artificial intelligence-powered workflow management platform for in-house legal teams, today announced it has raised $8.6 million in early-stage funding to help expand the company’s expansion to meet rising demand by legal teams struggling with manual processes. Blumberg Capital led the Series A funding round, with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, Acronym Venture ...

Writer releases autonomous AI ‘super agent’ for enterprise users

Generative artificial intelligence startup Writer Inc. today announced the launch of Action Agent, a powerful AI agent that integrates tool use, knowledge work and deep research capabilities along with enterprise-grade control and transparency. “Other AI chatbots can tell you what to do. Action Agent does it,” said co-founder and Chief Executive May Habib. “It’s the ...

Promptfoo raises $18.4M to build AI security and evaluation platform

Promptfoo Inc., a broadly adopted open-source framework for artificial intelligence evaluation and testing, today announced it has raised $18.4 million in an early-stage funding led by global software investor Insight Partners. The company’s existing investor Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the Series A round. Founded in 2024, Promptfoo provides robust AI security testing and risk ...

PayPal expands crypto payments for US merchants to lower cross-border fees

PayPal Holdings Inc. today announced it has expanded its crypto payments capabilities for merchants and small businesses in the United States with “Pay with Crypto,” which allows them to accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies. “Businesses of all sizes face incredible pressure when growing globally, from increased costs for accepting international payments to complex integrations,” said Alex ...