Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7 billion
Veeam, a data resiliency company, wants to give its customers greater control and security over their data in the AI era. The Kirkland, Wash.-based company announced Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI, a company that provides enterprises with a command center for all their data. The $1.725 billion deal […]
Spiro raises $100 million, largest ever investment in African e-mobility
The story of electric mobility in Africa has often been one of promise rather than progress. Infrastructure is lacking, the power grid is unreliable, and most markets still run on cheap imported bikes. But for the past two years, Dubai-based Spiro has been trying to rewrite that narrative. The company has just announced a $100 […]
Amazon identifies problem that destroyed much of the internet, says AWS is back to normal
Monday’s outage affected web hosting giant Amazon Web Services (AWS), causing a huge swath of the web to go down, including websites, banks and some government services. On Monday afternoon, the company provided an update on the cause of the problem and said it was working to restore service. Amazon announced at 6:01 p.m. ET […]
Apple will let users restore the look of liquid glass with new ‘tinted’ option
Apple has rolled out a new feature that lets you easily customize Liquid Glass to your liking. Users will be able to set the appearance of liquid glass to either transparent or tinted using a new setting included in the latest beta update for mobile and desktop operating systems. This addition shows that Apple is […]
Top researchers from OpenAI and Google Brain spark $300M VC frenzy for startup Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs, a new startup from Liam Fedus, one of OpenAI’s most respected researchers, and his former Google Brain colleague Ekin Dogus Cubuk, emerged from stealth last month with a hefty $300 million seed round. It was led by Felicis and included Angel and other top VC figures. The startup began about seven months ago […]
President Trump DOE confirms revocation of over $700 million in manufacturing subsidies
Over the past few weeks, the Department of Energy has been considering canceling billions of dollars worth of contracts. Now, the federal agency has authorized the cancellation of $720 million worth of manufacturing incentives. The cuts will affect companies that make battery materials, recycle lithium-ion batteries and make super-insulated windows. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is […]
Anthropic brings Claude Code to the web
Anthropic on Monday released a web app for its viral AI coding assistant, Claude Code. This allows developers to create and manage multiple AI coding agents from the browser. Claude Code for Web is currently rolling out to subscribers of Anthropic’s $20/month Pro plan and $100 and $200/month Max plans. Pro and Max users can […]
FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts on AI risks and open source
Wired reports that the Federal Trade Commission has removed three blog posts from the Lina Khan era that talked about open source AI and its risks to consumers. One post titled “About the Open Weight Foundation Model” was published on July 10, 2024. Another post titled “Consumers are raising concerns about AI” was published in […]
Automattic CEO calls Tumblr his ‘biggest failure’ to date
WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg called the company’s Tumblr acquisition its biggest mistake, but he’s not giving up yet. This comment was made at the recent WordCamp Canada 2025 conference, where Mullenweg held a live town hall session to connect with the open source-focused WordPress community. The executive noted that Tumblr is still […]
Regulators investigate Waymo after robot taxi drove around stopped school bus
Federal safety regulators launched an investigation after Waymo robotaxis were recently spotted driving around school buses with flashing red lights. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Monday morning that its Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has launched an investigation after footage from early October showed a Waymo self-driving vehicle swerving around a parked […]