Anthropic CEO shocks Davos with criticism of NVIDIA
Last week, the US government lifted its previous ban and formally approved the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips, along with AMD’s chip line, to approved Chinese customers. Perhaps they aren’t the brightest, most cutting-edge chips from these chipmakers, but their exports are controversial because they are high-performance processors used for AI. And at the World […]
Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 is for ‘space-based AI computing’
Elon Musk said over the long weekend that Tesla aims to resume work on the electric car company’s previously abandoned third-generation AI chip, Dojo3. Only this time, Dojo3 is not intended to train self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk said it would specialize in “space-based AI computing.” The move comes five months after Tesla effectively […]
Luminar founder Austin Russell agrees to accept subpoena in bankruptcy case
Luminar founder and former CEO Austin Russell has agreed to accept an electronic subpoena seeking his cell phone information related to the lidar maker as part of the lidar maker’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, according to a new filing Tuesday. Russell currently has seven days to file a motion to revoke or challenge the subpoena, or […]
Why Serve Robotics is acquiring a hospital assistive robot company
Nvidia and Uber-backed sidewalk delivery robot company Serve Robotics is expanding into a new category: healthcare with its latest acquisition. Los Angeles-based Saab Robotics announced Tuesday that it will acquire Diligent Robotics, a startup that develops a robot named Moxi that is designed to assist hospitals by providing lab samples, supplies and other tasks. The […]
Trump administration admits DOGE may have misused Americans’ Social Security data
Two members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency may have accessed and shared Social Security numbers last year to help an advocacy group “overturn election results in certain states,” according to court documents. The revelations, first reported by Politico, come as part of a series of corrections to previous testimony by Social Security Administration […]
UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of users, including children
Online mentoring site UStrive has resolved a security flaw that exposed the personal information of users, including children. The leaked data included UStrive users’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, and other private and user-provided information, and was accessible to other logged-in users. The nonprofit, formerly known as Strive for College, provides online instruction to high […]
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said consumers are starting to feel higher prices as sellers try to absorb additional costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Jassy told CNBC that Amazon and many of its third-party sellers stocked up on inventory ahead of the tariffs to keep prices down, but most of that supply dried up last […]
ICE becomes one of the most blocked accounts on Bluesky after verification
After receiving official verification on Friday, ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is now the third most blocked account on Bluesky, according to third-party trackers. Bluesky users are understandably angry about government accounts hosted on the platform. Many people recommend that others block their accounts directly or join a blocklist that includes all official US […]
One of the first alternative app stores in the EU to be shut down
One of the most prominent alternative app stores to emerge in the EU as a result of the EU regional digital market law is being shut down. Ukraine-based developer MacPaw’s store Setapp Mobile first launched in September 2024 and offers dozens of apps across categories such as productivity, finance, video, photography, and creativity. Under this […]
Grubhub’s parent company acquires restaurant rewards startup Claim
Grubhub’s parent company Wonder has announced that it has acquired restaurant rewards app Claims. Founded in 2021, Claim offers cashback rewards to local restaurants that users can redeem against dine-in or pick-up orders. Restaurants partner with Claim to create promotions, increase foot traffic, and track performance insights through the Claim dashboard. Financial terms of the […]