France ditches Windows for Linux to reduce dependence on US technology
France is moving away from Microsoft Windows. The country announced plans to move some government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system Linux in a bid to further reduce dependence on U.S. technology. Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download and use, and includes a variety of customized […]
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that […]
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PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and embarrass you
Meta on Wednesday released a new Muse Spark AI model as part of a major overhaul of its AI efforts. The time has come for Meta to die. — The company can’t afford it. investSpending billions of dollars again on things that don’t work, like the Metaverse. Well, they literally could afford it, but it […]
Is Anthropic restricting the release of Mythos to protect the internet? Or Anthropic?
Anthropic announced this week that it has restricted the release of its latest model, called Mythos, because it is too good at finding security vulnerabilities in the software used by users around the world. Instead of making Mythos available to the public, Frontier Labs plans to share it with a group of large companies and […]
Sierra’s Brett Taylor says the days of clicking buttons are over
Brett Taylor, co-founder and CEO of Sierra, a startup that develops customer service AI agents for enterprises, believes the way humans and software interact will change in the near future. Last month, Sierra released Ghostwriter, an agent designed to build other agents. The startup aims to replace traditional click-based web applications with natural language using […]
The founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. He is currently building an “orbital fighter”
Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s trying to do the same with his startup, Portal Space Systems. NASA is turning a shelved idea into a powerful propulsion force for the next generation of spacecraft. The portal, founded in 2021, on Thursday announced a $50 million […]
Collide Capital raises $95 million to back fintech, future of work startups
Collide Capital, founded by Brian Hollins and Aaron Samuels, announced Thursday the closing of its $95 million Fund II. Founded in 2021, the company supports early-stage companies in fintech, supply chain, and the future of work. Since closing its first $66 million Fund I in 2022, it has supported 75 companies. Hollins said it took […]
Waymo robotaxis track potholes and share that data with Waze users
Two Alphabet companies are teaming up to discover potholes and share them with cities. Waymo and Waze on Thursday announced a data-sharing pilot program that brings together pothole data collected by robotaxis into the free Waze platform designed for cities. As the program expands, that data will be accessible in any city or state in […]
Poke makes using AI agents as easy as sending a text
To us, Poke is OpenClaw, an idea from a new startup that offers an AI agent that can be accessed via iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and, in some markets, WhatsApp. Poke, an AI agent, was made publicly available in March, giving consumers access to a personal assistant that can perform actions on their behalf through a […]