IBM pays $17 million fine to end Justice Department lawsuit over DEI program
IBM entered the On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice reached a $17 million settlement agreement over allegations that the agency engaged in “unlawful DEI practices” that considered “race, color, national origin, and sex” in hiring and promotions. The Department of Justice also alleged that IBM used funds from government contracts for DEI programs and […]
Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent
Microsoft is testing ways to integrate features like OpenClaw into existing Microsoft 365 Copilot tools. The company confirmed to The Information that the new feature is aimed at enterprise customers and has better security controls than the notoriously risky open-source OpenClaw agent. OpenClaw is a tool that runs locally on your computer and allows you […]
Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else
According to Stanford University’s annual report on the AI industry released Monday, AI experts and the public’s opinion of the technology are increasingly disconnected. In particular, the report points to a growing trend of anxiety around AI, with concerns in the United States about how the technology will impact key social sectors such as employment, […]
Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customer data
Booking.com acknowledged on Monday that hackers may have accessed personal data such as customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers and reservation details. The global travel and hotel reservations giant notified customers about the breach last week, according to multiple online posts. “We would like to inform you that an unauthorized third party may have been […]
Anodot hack leaves more than a dozen compromised companies facing extortion charges
Hackers reportedly stole data from at least a dozen companies following a breach of business monitoring software maker Anodot, leaving customers at risk of extortion and having their data published online. Bleeping Computer and BBC News, which first reported the Anodot breach, both reported that the ShinyHunters hacking group was threatening to release stolen data […]
Slate Auto raises $650 million in funding for affordable EV truck plan
Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as it prepares to start producing its first affordable pickup truck by the end of 2026. The automaker announced Monday that the Series C funding round was led by TWG Global, a company run by Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter (owner of the […]
The largest orbit calculation cluster begins operations
Despite all the hype about data centers in space, there aren’t that many GPUs out there. As that begins to change, the near-term business of orbital computing is starting to take shape. The largest compute cluster currently in orbit was launched in January by Canada’s Kepler Communications and includes about 40 Nvidia Orin edge processors […]
Company X says it is reducing payments to clickbait accounts
According to product director Nikita Beer, X is reducing payments to accounts that are “flooding timelines” with clickbait and rapid-fire news aggregation. Beer wrote on Saturday:[a]He said the Elon Musk-owned social network would cut payments to “habitual bait posters who use ‘🚨BREAKING’ in every post.” “It’s become abundantly clear: 100 stolen reposts and clickbaits flooding […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Who is poaching self-driving car talent?
Welcome to TechCrunch Mobility. A hub for learning about the future of transportation and how AI is playing a role now more than ever. To receive this in your inbox, sign up for free here. Just click on TechCrunch Mobility. Usually I do an analysis and then make a little bird (I’ve hand-picked my inside […]
From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms
Artificial intelligence is a deep and convoluted world. The scientists who work in this field often rely on jargon and lingo to explain what they’re working on. As a result, we frequently have to use those technical terms in our coverage of the artificial intelligence industry. That’s why we thought it would be helpful to […]