US lawmakers demand answers from Instructor after Canvas data breach
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are calling on representatives of twice-hacked education software maker Instructure to testify about the company’s response to a cyberattack in which hackers stole the personal data of millions of students around the world. The House Homeland Security Committee, which has jurisdiction over government activities related to homeland security, […]
Poppy debuts proactive AI assistant to help organize your digital life
Smartphones can be distracting with a dizzying number of apps and a constant stream of notifications. A new app called Poppy aims to clean up the clutter by consolidating your calendar, email, messages, and other sources into one dashboard. The idea, according to the company’s website, is that “Poppy takes care of you, so you […]
Adaptation hits big goals with AutoScientist, an AI tool that helps models self-train
AI researchers have long anticipated the moment when AI systems will be able to self-improve better than humans. As investors pour money into a new generation of research-driven AI labs, more resources than ever are available to pursue your goals. Now, one of those neolabs has taken a big step toward making that a reality. […]
Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, but most in the tech industry don’t know it
Neil Batrivala spent seven years building a healthcare company that serves a patient population that most in the tech industry have never heard of and that most in Silicon Valley ignore. But last month, that job put him at the center of something much bigger. His company, Pear Team, announced on April 30 that it […]
Former Tesla executive and Heron Power CEO Drew Baglino launches heat pump startup
Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino secretly founded a heat pump startup, TechCrunch has learned. This is the second company Baglino has founded in the two years since leaving Tesla. Sources have confirmed the existence of a startup called Sadi Thermal Machines, and TechCrunch reviewed the company’s filings in Delaware and California. Sadie was founded in […]
Altman testifies that Musk was considering giving OpenAI to his children
This morning, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand in his defense against former co-founder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure. Altman was immediately asked what he thought about Musk’s claim that OpenAI’s other founders “stole philanthropy” when they launched a for-profit subsidiary to sell products based on the company’s AI models. After […]
Anthropic warns investors against secondary platforms offering access to stocks
As investors scramble to get their hands on shares in all kinds of AI companies, Anthropic updated its website this week to warn investors that many private and secondary investment platforms that offer access to AI company stocks are not actually authorized to do so. The company cited Open Doors Partners, Unicorns Exchange, Pachamama Capital, […]
Potholes cost cities millions of dollars: This company uses AI and trucks to repair potholes
Potholes are a troubling problem. Just ask scooter company Lime. Lime listed potholes as an official risk to its business in its IPO filing last week. History is littered with claims that technology can help solve or slow down the pothole problem, and these claims persist today. But as cars increasingly come equipped with sophisticated […]
Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data center into orbit
Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch an orbital data center in space, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX prepares for a $1.75 trillion IPO later this year, pitching investors on the idea that data centers in space will become the cheapest place […]
The AI legal services industry is heating up – Anthropic gets in on the action
Anthropic on Tuesday announced the launch of a number of new chatbot features designed to provide automated assistance to law firms. The new feature expands on Claude for Legal, a law-specific plugin released earlier this year, providing users with a new set of legal plugins and MCP connectors designed for specific legal areas. The new […]