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Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.

The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less-efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.

Cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.

Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were crushing consensus expectations. Yet, retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. Thats because Palantirs enterprise sales, its big growth area, showed signs of slowing. First, the good []

An in-space construction first could be an enabler for the space data centers of the future.

Cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard.

The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.

The new ad placements could help Reddit squeeze more revenue from existing users as Google's AI search changes how people discover its content.

CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.

At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, theyre getting worse.

Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.

Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.

Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.

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Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early stage AI and fintech.

Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.

Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party opportunities during its Monday night earnings call.

At a time when people are increasingly tired of dating apps, Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription plan.

The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.

RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return.

The website builder said that the job losses are part of a broader restructuring of its organization.

The New York Times is suing privacy-focused web browser company Brave for allegedly scraping the outlets copyrighted and unlawfully distributing it to its own customers, like Anthropic and Perplexity.

The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.

Marvell's planned purchase of Lumentum is one of the biggest acquisitions in tech history. And they both have the same strategic investor: Nvidia.

Readwise Books combines an ebook store, reading tracker, detailed reading stats, and AI features in a bid to challenge Amazon's ecosystem.

SpaceX has been looking for new ways to use its Starlink network, and a tie-up with cellular operator Boost Mobile could give it the terrestrial access it needs.

Here's a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?

Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal.

Space infrastructure company Northwood Space on Monday said it had raised $375 million in a Series C round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and DFJ Growth, valuing the company at $2 billion.

This is the second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies.

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OpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after this change.

Ford said it's making an explicit commitment to its customers that heir vehicle data is safe with the company.

Five stories worth your time from our extended colleagues at CIO, Computerworld, Macworld, and PCWorld.

Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else?

On Equity, we discuss why tech CEO statements can seem so tone deaf.

Google made a sturdy phone, but there is increasing competition in the foldable world.

At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council members fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.

Apple's new CEO defended the company's current position in the AI landscape.

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An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.

OpenAIs latest funding round doesn't seem to be living up to expectations.

TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.

The iPhone Duo has its frustrations, but its also fun and engaging enough that I didnt want to switch back to my Pro Max.

The money behind the money is thrilled, mostly.