Geopolitical drama is reportedly delaying SoftBank-backed PayPay IPO
PayPay, Japan’s leading mobile payment app, has reportedly postponed its IPO in the United States due to market instability and the recent conflict in the Middle East. The company was scheduled to announce its IPO price range on Monday, March 2nd. PayPay was aiming for a valuation of at least 1.5 trillion yen ($10 billion), […]
No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with governments.
As Sam Altman discovered Saturday night, these are tough times to work in the U.S. government. Around 7 p.m., OpenAI’s CEO announced that he would be holding public inquiries regarding X as a way to shed light on his company’s decision to take over the Department of Defense contract that Anthropic had just pulled out […]
New app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
One of the main problems with “high-end surveillance” devices such as smart glasses that have built-in video recording cameras is that they are often indistinguishable from regular glasses and can be recorded without your knowledge. But now there are apps that can detect and alert you when someone nearby is wearing smart glasses or potentially […]
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch
Following a series of controversies surrounding ChatGPT and its parent company OpenAI, many users are switching to Claude. The tipping point came after Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused to allow the Pentagon to use its AI model for domestic mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons. In response, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to […]
Tech workers urge Pentagon and Congress to rescind ‘humanity’ label as supply chain risk
Hundreds of tech workers have signed an open letter calling on the Department of Defense to rescind the designation of humanity as a “supply chain risk.” The letter also asks Congress to intervene and “consider whether the exercise of these special powers against U.S. technology companies is appropriate.” The letter includes signatories from major technology […]
Hacktivists claim to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security and released ICE contract data
A group of hacktivists calling themselves the “Department of Peace” has claimed to have hacked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and leaked allegedly stolen documents online. On Sunday, the nonprofit transparency group DDoSecrets released data on contracts between DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and more than 6,000 companies, including defense contractors Anduril, L3Harris, […]
Apple embeds AI smarts in new $599 iPhone 17e
Apple on Monday announced the latest version of its affordable iPhone series. The iPhone 17e retails for $599 and will be available on March 11th. This smartphone is equipped with the A19 chip found in the base iPhone 17 and supports Apple Intelligence. The base model comes with 256 GB of storage, which Apple says […]
MyFitnessPal acquires Cal AI, the viral calorie app developed by teenagers
After nearly a year of deal negotiations, MyFitnessPal has successfully acquired up-and-coming rival Cal AI. Cal AI is an AI calorie counting app startup developed by two high school teenagers that has grown to more than 15 million downloads and more than $30 million in annual revenue in less than two years, MyFitnessPal tells TechCrunch. […]
Google is trying to tackle long-standing RCS spam in India, but it’s not alone
With persistent spam complaints holding back Google’s push for Rich Communications Services (RCS) in India, the company is looking to strengthen its integration with carriers to better protect its platform. Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telco with over 463 million subscribers, announced on Sunday that it has partnered with Google to integrate its network-level spam filtering […]
OpenAI reveals details about agreement with Department of Defense
By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense is “definitely rushed” and “the optics aren’t looking good.” After Anthropic’s negotiations with the Pentagon broke down on Friday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s technology after a six-month transition period, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he […]