At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude
At the HumanX AI conference in San Francisco this week, thousands of technologists gathered at the city’s Moscone Center to discuss how agent AI will change business. Agents that automate business and coding tasks are starting to be introduced across industries, primarily through chatbots for businesses and consumers. Naturally, we wanted to know which chatbots […]
Walmart’s Flipkart and Amazon are squeezing India’s quick-commerce startups
India’s quick commerce market is booming, with demand more than doubling for some players. But Flipkart and Amazon’s push for faster delivery has heightened risks in an already crowded space where profitability remains under pressure. Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce players, entered quick commerce later than local rivals such as Blinkit, Swiggy and Zepto. […]
Calci wins suspension in Arizona criminal case
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays’ lawsuit against Calci, a prediction market, appears to have hit a dead end. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it had obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent the state from pursuing criminal charges against Kalsi (CEO Tarek Mansour, pictured above). “Arizona’s decision to weaponize state criminal law […]
Sam Altman responds to ‘inflammatory’ New Yorker article after home attack
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post Friday night responding to both the apparent attack on his home and the New Yorker’s detailed profile that raises questions about his credibility. Someone allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s San Francisco home early Friday morning. SF Police said no one was injured in the incident, […]
Nvidia-backed SiFive open AI chip reaches $3.65 billion valuation
Founded in 2015 by UC Berkeley engineers who developed an open-source chip design, SiFive received $400 million in oversubscribed funding and an enterprise value of $3.65 billion. This deal is interesting for a number of reasons. First, SiFive’s RISC-V open chip design is based on RISC processors rather than Intel’s x86 or ARM, the two […]
NASA Artemis II splashes down in Pacific Ocean with ‘perfect’ landing for moon mission
Ten days later, four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth, completing a successful mission around the moon. Integrity, the name of the spacecraft carrying a crew as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PT, according to NASA. All […]
How to watch NASA’s Artemis II fly to Earth
NASA’s Artemis II crew of four astronauts from the United States and Canada is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday after a historic journey to the far side of the moon. Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen spent 10 days aboard the Orion spacecraft. Reentry is scheduled to begin at 7:33 […]
Anthropic has temporarily banned the creator of OpenClaw from accessing Claude
“Yes, folks, it will be difficult to guarantee that OpenClaw will work reliably with Anthropic models in the future,” OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger wrote on X early Friday morning, posting a photo of a message from Anthropic saying his account had been suspended for “suspicious” activity. Prohibition did not last long. Hours after the post […]
Battery recycling company Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy
Ascend Elements announced Friday that it has begun Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, a major blow to investors who have poured nearly $900 million into the company. Ascend CEO Lynne Austin announced the decision in a post on LinkedIn. He said the company faces “insurmountable” financial challenges. Ascend’s filing comes amid a […]
Stalking victim sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT fueled her abuser’s delusions and ignored warnings
After months of conversations with ChatGPT, the 53-year-old Silicon Valley entrepreneur became convinced he had discovered a cure for sleep apnea and that powerful people were coming after him, according to a new lawsuit filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco County. He then allegedly used the tool to stalk and harass his ex-girlfriend. […]