Google and Tesla think we’re managing the power grid all wrong
Google, Tesla, data center developer Verrus and others say the power grid is underutilized and want everyone, especially politicians, to know that. The companies, along with HVAC giant Carrier, virtual power plant company Renew Home, distributed energy resource developer Sparkfund, and smart electrical panel startup Span, have formed a new group called Utilize to get […]
DOGE employee stole Social Security data and stored it on thumb drive, report says
A former employee of Elon Musk’s Office of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U.S. Social Security Administration and stored it on thumb drives, according to a whistleblower report reported by the Washington Post. The former DOGE software engineer told colleagues at his new job that he had “two highly restricted databases […]
“Pokémon Pokopia” is a game about repairing a broken world – I love it
On Friday night, my boyfriend and I sat on the couch and had a refreshing evening doing nothing together. We tuned in to a baseball game, he grabbed my guitar, and I eagerly fired up Pokémon Pokopia. This is a new cozy life simulator game in the 30-year-old series. This is different from previous Pokemon. […]
YouTube will surpass Disney, Paramount, and WBD in ad revenue in 2025
YouTube hit some impressive numbers in 2025. The platform brings in a whopping $40.4 billion in ad revenue, more than the combined $37.8 billion in ad revenue from Disney, NBC, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), according to new estimates from research firm Moffett Nathanson reported by The Hollywood Reporter. This shift is a clear […]
New report finds AI-powered apps struggle with long-term storage
With the top app stores flooded with AI apps, developers may think their best bet to increase profits is to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their products. But a new study focusing on the subscription app ecosystem across iOS, Android, and the web calls that assumption into question. RevenueCat, a company with subscription management tools […]
Mandiant founder just raised $190 million for autonomous AI agent security startup
Kevin Mandiant, who founded cybersecurity startup Mandiant in 2004 and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion in 2022, has launched a new AI-native cybersecurity startup with what the company claims is a record funding round. The new organization, called Armadin, has raised $189.9 million in seed and Series A funding led by Accel, with […]
Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legal technology boom continues
Legora, an AI platform for lawyers, is now valued at $5.55 billion following a $550 million Series D set to fuel growth in the US. This is despite increasing competition from rival Harvey, as well as from Microsoft Copilot and generalist large language models (LLMs). When Anthropic announced a legal plugin for Claude, the stock […]
Meta acquired Moltbook, a social network of AI agents that went viral with fake posts.
Meta acquired Moltbook, a Reddit-like “social network” that allows AI agents using OpenClaw to communicate with each other. The news was first reported by Axios and later confirmed to TechCrunch. Moltbook will join Meta Superintelligence Labs, a Meta spokesperson said. Moltbook creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will join the team as part of the […]
YouTube extends AI deepfake detection to politicians, government officials, and journalists
YouTube announced Tuesday that it will expand its similarity detection technology that identifies AI-generated deepfakes to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists. Members of the pilot group will have access to tools that will allow them to detect abusive AI-generated content and request removal if they believe it violates YouTube’s policies. […]
The SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is a satellite returning to Earth.
Reusable rockets have transformed the space industry over the past decade, and a startup led by a SpaceX veteran wants to do the same with satellites. Brian Taylor, who helped build satellites for networks such as SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Leo, founded Lux Aeterna in December 2024 to develop satellite structures with built-in heat shields […]