Texas AG sues Roblox for prioritizing ‘pixel pedophiles’ over child safety
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced late Thursday that he will sue online gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns, accusing the company of “misleading parents about the dangers of its platform.” Paxton claimed in a statement that Roblox is choosing to prioritize “pixel pedophiles” and profits over the safety of children, calling the platform […]
‘Landfall’ spyware exploits zero-day to hack Samsung Galaxy phones
Security researchers have discovered Android spyware targeting Samsung Galaxy phones during a nearly year-long hacking campaign. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers said the spyware, called Landfall, was first detected in July 2024 and relied on exploiting a security flaw in Galaxy phone software that Samsung didn’t know about at the time, a type of […]
Tesla postpones mass production announcement of Roadster 2 to April Fools’ Day
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that the company will unveil the production version of its second-generation Roadster supercar on April 1, 2026. It’s been almost nine years since he first revealed the project. Musk, who is famous for not meeting deadlines, said at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting that one of the reasons he chose […]
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion compensation package
Tesla shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a compensation package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk that could be worth $1 trillion in Tesla stock. More than 75% of participating shareholders voted to approve the plan, which is in line with the amount of support Musk has received for past compensation packages. When the results were announced, […]
Sam Altman doesn’t want government to bail out OpenAI if it fails
OpenAI executives are fielding a number of questions about how the company plans to pay for the $1.4 trillion worth of data center construction and usage contracts it accrued this year, given its rapidly increasing revenue and $20 billion annual utilization rate, CEO Sam Altman said Thursday in a post on X. Altman’s comments came […]
SpaceX’s Starlink passes 8 million customers, secures more spectrum and airlines
SpaceX will buy another $2.6 billion worth of radio frequency licenses from EchoStar, expanding on a $17 billion deal announced in September as its satellite internet business, Starlink, continues to win new customers around the world. The spectrum sale comes just one day after SpaceX announced it had more than 8 million customers worldwide. On […]
Meta brings AI-developed short video feed to Europe
Meta announced Thursday that Vibes, a short-form video feed of AI-generated videos, will launch in Europe on the Meta AI app. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels. But all the videos you see are generated by AI. The rollout comes six weeks after Meta introduced the feed in the US. Days after launching Meta, OpenAI released […]
Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries
Peloton is recalling approximately 833,000 original Bike+ machines after reports that some seatposts broke during use, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC reports that Peloton has received three complaints related to this issue, two of which resulted in user injuries. The affected Bike+ units were sold between January 2020 and […]
Why Benchmark made a rare crypto bet on trading app Fomo with $17 million Series A
Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park, co-founders of consumer cryptocurrency trading app Fomo, have taken an unconventional approach to raising capital, and it’s paying off. Their app launched in May and just announced a $17 million benchmark-led Series A round (an unusual crypto bet for a top VC firm), bringing total funding to $19 million. […]
Inception raises $50 million to build code and text pervasive model
With so much money flowing into AI startups, it’s a good time to become an AI researcher and test your ideas. Also, if your idea is sufficiently novel, it may be easier to obtain the necessary resources as an independent company rather than within a large research institute. That’s the story of Inception, a startup […]