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Multiverse Computing pushes its compressed AI models into the mainstream

After compressing models from major AI labs including OpenAI, Meta, DeepSeek and Mistral AI, Multiverse Computing has launched both an app that showcases the capabilities of its compressed models and an API that makes them more widely available.

19 Mar 2026 1:30 pm
19 Mar 2026 11:41 am
Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents

A rogue AI agent inadvertently exposed Meta company and user data to engineers who didn't have permission to see it.

19 Mar 2026 5:12 am
Sam Altmans thank-you to coders draws the memes

Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.

19 Mar 2026 4:42 am
Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

Nvidia's networking business raked in $11 billion last quarter despite getting significantly less fanfare than chips and gaming.

19 Mar 2026 1:31 am
FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms

FBI director Kash Patel told lawmakers that the agency is actively purchasing commercially available location data, which can track Americans without needing a warrant.

19 Mar 2026 12:02 am
The leaderboard you cant game, funded by the companies it ranks

Artificial intelligencemodels are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best and who decides that?Arena, formerly LM Arena, hasemergedas the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from aUCBerkeley PhD research []

18 Mar 2026 10:00 pm
Facebook launches a new monetization program to attract popular creators from TikTok, YouTube

Facebook says it paid creators nearly $3 billion through its monetization programs in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year and its highest annual total to date.

18 Mar 2026 9:30 pm
This startup wants to make enterprise software look more like a prompt

The company has raised $12 million in seed funding to build an AI operating system for enterprise.

18 Mar 2026 9:30 pm
Sequen snags $16M to bring TikTok-style personalization tech to any consumer company

With its Series A, Sequen is bringing its proprietary AI ranking and personalization technology to large consumer business.

18 Mar 2026 9:28 pm
Microsoft hires the team of Sequoia-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove

AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.

18 Mar 2026 9:03 pm
Marquis says over 672,000 people had personal and financial data stolen in ransomware attack

Fintech company Marquis is notifying hundreds of thousands of people that hackers stole their personal and financial information, including their Social Security numbers.

18 Mar 2026 8:07 pm
Russians caught stealing personal data from Ukrainians with new advanced iPhone hacking tools

A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.

18 Mar 2026 7:30 pm
DOD says Anthropics red lines make it an unacceptable risk to national security

The Defense Department said concerns that Anthropic might attempt to disable its technology during warfighting operations validate its decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk.

18 Mar 2026 7:10 pm
Mave Health aims to improve attention and mood with its brain-stimulating headset

Mave Health is listing the headset at $495 for pre-orders. It aims to ship devices to users in the U.S. and India in April 2026.

18 Mar 2026 6:24 pm
Kalshis legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over illegal gambling business

It's the latest salvo in an escalating battle between state regulators and an industry that claims it's not beholden to them.

18 Mar 2026 3:09 am
Mistral bets on build-your-own AI as it takes on OpenAI, Anthropic in the enterprise

Mistral Forge lets enterprises train custom AI models from scratch on their own data, challenging rivals that rely on fine-tuning and retrieval-based approaches.

18 Mar 2026 2:30 am
Why Garry Tans Claude Code setup has gotten so much love, and hate

Thousands of people are trying Garry Tan's Claude Code setup, which was shared on GitHub. And everyone has an opinion: even Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

18 Mar 2026 2:20 am
Apple rolls out first background security update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug

Apple's first-ever ackground security improvement fixes a vulnerability in its Safari browser running its latest software.

18 Mar 2026 1:40 am
Kagi brings its small web of a human-only internet to mobile devices

Kagi's Small Web offers a handpicked collection of more than 30,000 non-commercial, human-authored websites, including personal blogs, webcomics, and independent videos.

18 Mar 2026 1:33 am
The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says

After their dramatic falling out, it doesn't seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together.

17 Mar 2026 11:50 pm
BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue

BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions.

17 Mar 2026 10:47 pm
Googles data center power playbook comes into focus

Google has long procured clean power for its operations and data centers, but recent deals show the company is changing tactics.

17 Mar 2026 10:16 pm
Googles Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users

Personal Intelligence allows Google's AI assistant to tap into your Google ecosystem, such as Gmail and Google Photos, to provide more tailored responses.

17 Mar 2026 9:30 pm
Meet Vurt, the mobile-first streaming platform for indie filmmakers embracing vertical video

Micro-drama apps make billions in consumer spending, so VURT launched its streaming app to allow indie filmmakers to capitalize on the vertical video trend.

17 Mar 2026 9:30 pm
Stryker says its restoring systems after pro-Iran hackers wiped thousands of employee devices

The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company's operations, is thought to be the first major cyberattack in the United States in response to the Trump administration's war in Iran.

17 Mar 2026 9:22 pm
OpenAI expands government footprint with AWS deal, report says

OpenAI has reportedly signed a partnership with AWS to sell its AI systems to the U.S. government for classified and unclassified work, marking an expansion beyond its Pentagon deal last month.

17 Mar 2026 9:07 pm
AIs boys club could widen the wealth gap for women, says Rana el Kaliouby

AI investor Rana el Kaliouby warns that if women are shut out of AI funding and leadership, the consequences will be grim.

17 Mar 2026 8:46 pm
Oura enters Indias smart ring market with the Ring 4

Finnish smart ring maker Oura is finally launching in India, taking on local rivals such as Ultrahuman in a relatively young smart ring market that is becoming price-sensitive thanks to an influx of low-cost options.

17 Mar 2026 8:44 pm
World launches tool to verify humans behind AI shopping agents

As AI agents take the reins for online shoppers, Sam Altman's unconventional startup is looking to expand its verification offerings to support agentic commerce.

17 Mar 2026 8:30 pm
MacBook Neo, AirPods Max 2, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this month

From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.

17 Mar 2026 6:45 pm
H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startups tech

Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that's ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.

17 Mar 2026 6:30 pm
Gamma adds AI image generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe

The company's new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics.

17 Mar 2026 6:30 pm
Niv-AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs

The company raised $12 million in seed funding to measure and manage GPU power surges.

17 Mar 2026 6:30 pm
Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US

Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don't have a Prime subscription, you'll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery.

17 Mar 2026 5:04 pm
Gecko Robotics lands the largestU.S. Navy robotics deal yet

Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.

17 Mar 2026 3:30 pm
Picsart now allows creators to hire AI assistants through agent marketplace

Picsart's AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week.

17 Mar 2026 9:31 am
SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports

The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.

17 Mar 2026 5:57 am
Nvidias version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security

Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw.

17 Mar 2026 4:15 am
Jensen Huang just put Nvidias Blackwell and Vera Rubin sales projections into the $1 trillion stratosphere

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects $1 trillion worth of orders for the chips.

17 Mar 2026 3:11 am
Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks

Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that Grok, xAI's controversial chatbot, has created harmful outputs for users and poses a potential national security risk.

17 Mar 2026 2:28 am
Samsung bets this island startup can tame the grid with software and batteries

Grid Beyond's hardware and software coordinates several gigawatts of supply and demand to help balance the flow of electricity on the grid. The idea has attracted investors like Samsung Ventures.

17 Mar 2026 1:30 am
Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX

The move could help Apple better compete with Adobe Premiere Pro and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

17 Mar 2026 12:53 am
Elon Musks xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed

The three plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of them as a minor altered into sexual content by Grok.

17 Mar 2026 12:48 am
Nvidias DLSS 5 uses generative AI to boost photorealism in video games, with ambitions beyond gaming

Nvidias new DLSS 5 uses generative AI and structured graphics data to make video games more realistic. CEO Jensen Huang says the approach could eventually spread to other industries.

17 Mar 2026 12:42 am
Antonio Gracias says hes longing for proentropic startups those that are built to survive chaos

Antonio Gracias talks at the Upfront Summit in LA about the future of technology.

16 Mar 2026 9:27 pm
Shopify is preparing for AI shopping agents to change everything, exec says

Shopify is preparing for an ecommerce transformation via AI shopping agents, says president Harley Finklestein.

16 Mar 2026 9:26 pm
How to watch Jensen Huangs Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote and what to expect

GTC is Nvidia's flagship annual event, where the chipmaker typically announces new products, partnerships, and its vision for the future of computing. Huang's keynote will focus on Nvidia's role in the future of computing and AI.

16 Mar 2026 8:00 pm
Apple quietly launches AirPods Max 2

The successor to its premium headphones cost $549 and are launching with enhanced active noise cancellation, the H2 chip, live translation, better sound quality, and more.

16 Mar 2026 7:42 pm
Walmart-backed PhonePe shelves IPO as global tensions rattle markets

PhonePe has paused its planned IPO, delaying a major liquidity event for investors including Tiger Global and Microsoft.

16 Mar 2026 6:32 pm