Developers get prison time to disrupt the ex-employer’s network with “kill switch”
The former software developer was sentenced to four years in prison for obstructing his former employer’s network after leaving the company. Davis Lou, 55, was found guilty of installing a “kill switch” in his former employer’s network by planting malicious code designed to crash servers if he was fired. The kill switch was activated when […]
Waymo has approved testing of self-driving cars in New York City
Waymo has been granted permission to test self-driving cars in New York City. This was first approved by the city. The company told TechCrunch it plans to begin testing “quickly.” The company is permitted to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-PACE SUVs in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn by late September. Waymo vehicles must […]
Openai’s lawyers question the role of meta in Elon Musk’s $97 billion purchase bid
Openai asks Meta to prepare evidence related to the coordinated plans with Elon Musk and Xai, and to acquire or invest in ChatGpt-Maker. The request was published in a short summary filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against Openai. The lawyer representing Openai said it summoned Meta in June on documents relating to potential […]
Andril, Blue Origins Studying how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for pentagons
Blue Origin and Anduril have won a new research contract with the US Air Force to explore how technologies, including rockets, can move military cargo around the world. There are relatively few contracts under the Air Force’s rocket cargo program. Blue Origin costs $1.37 million and Andrill costs $1 million. But they could be the […]
Ecosia offered to take Chrome’s “stewardship.” And that’s not a bad idea.
“That’s not ridiculous, right?” Christian Kroll, CEO of Berlin-based non-profit search engine Ecosia, talks about his company’s unsolicited request to be allowed to “stewardship” Google’s Chrome browser for a decade instead of forcing Google to sell to its competitors. His ideas are definitely ridiculous, but they’re smart. On Thursday, Ecosia announced it had sent its […]
Meta’s $10 billion data center approved gas power plants aren’t happy for everyone
When Meta selected the Louisiana site for its largest data center to date, it signed an agreement with Entergy to power the site with three large natural gas power plants. Yesterday evening, state regulators approved Entergy’s plan. The power plant is expected to be online in 2028 and 2029, and will generate 2.25 gigawatts of […]
Microsoft AI Chief says it’s “dangerous” to study AI awareness
AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that deceive people to think that sometimes humans are behind the keyboard, but that is not exactly conscious. It’s not like ChatGpt will experience the sadness of my tax return…is that so? Well, the growing number of AI researchers in laboratories like humanity asks […]
Apple TV+ Price is up 30% per month at $12.99
Apple has increased the monthly price for its Apple TV+ streaming service to $12.99, showing a 30% increase from its previous $9.99 subscription price. The updated price will be effective for new customers starting on Thursday and will affect current subscribers 30 days after the next update date. It is worth noting that the annual […]
Procuring multiple rounds of venture capital could be wrong for your startup
Silicon Valley has a commonly accepted script. Identify startup ideas. Sell company chunks to source venture capital. We will sell. We will raise more venture capital and sell more. Repeat until the company is publicly available or acquired. But what if you didn’t take part in the fundraising treadmill after getting your first round? What […]
Google’s AI mode will be expanded globally with new agent functionality added
Google is starting to expand its AI mode globally. This announced Thursday that users can dig deeper into topics directly within the search, seeking complex questions and follow-ups. Tech Giant brings new agents and personalized features to the feature. As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI modes to 180 new countries in English. […]