Pacific Fusion finds cheaper way to run fusion reactors
The biggest question in fusion power generation remains unanswered: How can we ensure that the cost of starting a fusion reaction is not higher than the price at which we can sell the power? Many people have ideas, but no one has solved it yet. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, for example, is confident enough that it […]
Data breach at government tech giant Conduent balloon affects millions more Americans
The data breach at government technology giant Conduent appears to have affected far more people than initially revealed, with the number of victims potentially reaching tens of millions across the United States. A ransomware attack in January 2025 that shut down Conduent’s operations for several days is now known to have affected at least 15.4 […]
Fundamental raises $255 million in Series A for new big data analytics initiative
An AI lab called Fundamental emerged from stealth on Thursday to offer a new underlying model for solving an old problem: how to extract insights from the vast amounts of structured data that companies generate. The company believes that by combining older systems of predictive AI with more modern tools, it can reshape the way […]
Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers
Newsletter platform Substack confirmed the data breach in an email to users. The company announced in October that an “unauthorized third party” had accessed user data, including email addresses, phone numbers, and other unspecified “internal metadata.” Substack specified that more sensitive data such as credit card numbers, passwords, and other financial information will not be […]
Eleven Lab CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of Eleven Labs, says voice is becoming the next major interface for AI, meaning models are moving beyond text and screens and increasingly the way people interact with machines. Speaking at the Web Summit in Doha, Staniszewski told TechCrunch that speech models like the one developed by Eleven Labs are […]
Spotify launches physical book sales, adds new audiobook features
Spotify users are facing yet another price hike, but book lovers can look forward to some exciting developments that may help soften the blow. Spotify on Thursday announced some updates about its audiobook business, specifically its expansion into physical books. Users in the US and UK will soon be able to purchase physical copies of […]
Sam Altman took a very harsh stance on Claude’s Super Bowl ad
Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercial, one of four ads dropped by AI Labs on Wednesday, begins with the word “BETRAYAL” boldly splashed across the screen. The camera shifts to a man eagerly seeking advice from a chatbot (obviously meant to portray ChatGPT) on how to talk to his mother. This bot, played by a blonde woman, […]
Revenue increases in Q4 as Snap prepares for general availability, but daily users decline
Snap is on a mission to diversify its revenue streams, moving from a business model that primarily follows advertising revenue to one that also makes money through subscriptions and eventually hardware. The company’s latest quarterly earnings report shows that the company has had some success with its strategy so far. Snap’s revenue for the fourth […]
Alphabet won’t tell investors about Google and Apple’s AI deal
Alphabet declined to answer a question about Google and Apple’s AI deals to one investor during its fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday. Instead of answering an analyst’s question about how the tech giant was thinking about AI partnerships, such as its partnership with Apple to power Siri’s AI, the question was completely ignored. But this […]
Police station set up in Elon Musk’s SpaceX town
Starbase, the corporate town founded by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in South Texas, has its own police squad. At a special meeting Tuesday, the City Commission approved an ordinance creating a city police department, subject to approval by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The department will be run by a police chief elected by […]
