Google and OpenAI employees support Anthropic’s Department of Defense position in open letter
Anthropic has entered a standoff with the U.S. Department of the Army over the military’s request for unrestricted access to the AI company’s technology. But as the Pentagon’s Friday afternoon compliance deadline for Anthropic approaches, more than 300 Google employees and more than 60 OpenAI employees have signed an open letter urging their leaders to […]
CISA replaces acting administrator after a disappointing year on the job
This week, it was reported that the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire straits after a year of cuts, layoffs, and furloughs under the Trump administration. The agency has now replaced its top deputy, a CISA spokesperson told TechCrunch. After a tumultuous year at the head of CISA, an agency under the […]
OpenAI raises $110 billion in largest private funding round in history
OpenAI announced Friday morning that it has raised $110 billion in private funding, kicking off one of the largest private funding rounds in history. The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon and $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank at a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. Of note, this round is […]
Memory shortage could cause smartphone shipments to drop the most in over 10 years
The growing need for computers and data centers to power AI has led to significant RAM shortages and skyrocketing memory prices. Now, analyst firm IDC predicts that this will cause smartphone shipments to plummet 12.9% this year, the biggest single-year drop in more than a decade. Hours after IDC released its report, another analyst firm, […]
Ultrahuman bets on redesigned smart ring to win back US market after Oura conflict
Ultrahuman on Friday announced a new smart ring with longer battery life and a redesigned form factor. The Bangalore-based wearables maker is looking to revive its U.S. business, which was disrupted last year by a patent dispute with rival Oura. Ultrahuman’s third-generation smart ring, the Ring Pro, has a battery life of up to 15 […]
Netflix withdraws from bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, transfers studio, HBO, CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount
The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery has ended after a flurry of deal offers in the low tens of billions of dollars. Paramount, owned by David Ellison, acquires Warner Bros. Discovery. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount Skydance’s latest offer of $31 per share was an “excellent offer” and gave Netflix four business […]
Jack Dorsey just cut the size of Block’s employee base in half – and he says your company is next
Jack Dorsey has been an open admirer of Elon Musk for years. Now that I think about it, I think he was taking notes. Dorsey announced Thursday that Block, the payments company he founded that operates Square, Cash App and Tidal, will cut more than 4,000 jobs, nearly half of its global workforce, from more […]
Human CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline approaches
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he “could not in good conscience consent to this.” [the Pentagon’s] Demand that the military be given unrestricted access to AI systems. “Antropic understands that military decisions are made by the Department of the Army, not private companies,” Amodei said in a statement. “However, we believe that in […]
So you’re getting the Prada Meta AI glasses.
Is Meta preparing to release a Prada version of its Meta AI glasses? Speculation arose after Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla were spotted sitting in the front row of Prada’s Fall/Winter 2026 Fashion Week show in Milan on Thursday. The social media director was also seen chatting with fellow attendee Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada’s chief […]
Sophia Space raises $10 million in seed to demo new space computer
As space companies eager to send cutting-edge chips into orbit, the issue of cooling those high-performance processors has become a top priority. “Space is cold…” [but] There’s no airflow, so the only way to dissipate is conduction,” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said when asked about space-based data centers during the company’s recent earnings call. To […]