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Thiel-backed startup Objection uses AI to judge journalism for $2,000 per challenge
A new startup called Objection, backed by Peter Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan, launched Wednesday with an AI-powered platform that adjudicates the truth of journa...
Anthropic reportedly declines VC offers valuing company at $800 billion
Anthropic has reportedly turned down venture capital funding offers that would value the AI company at $800 billion or more, according to sources familiar with ...
Snap lays off 16% of workforce, cites AI efficiency gains
Snap is cutting approximately 1,000 employees, representing 16 percent of its total workforce, while attributing the reductions to advancements in artificial in...
Tesla unveils AI5 processor sample with claimed 40X performance boost over predecessor
Elon Musk has showcased the first sample of Tesla's AI5 processor, which the company says delivers up to 40 times the performance of its AI4 predecessor in cert...
Snap cuts 1,000 jobs, citing AI advancements for workforce reduction
Snap is laying off approximately 1,000 employees, representing 16% of its global workforce, with the company citing advancements in artificial intelligence as a...
AI data center startup Fluidstack reportedly in talks for $1B round at $18B valuation
Fluidstack, a startup building specialized data centers for AI companies, is reportedly in talks to raise a $1 billion funding round at an $18 billion valuation...
NAACP sues xAI over unpermitted gas turbines at AI data center
The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech for allegedly operating unpermitted methane gas turbines to power the Colossus 2 data center i...
OpenAI investors question $852B valuation as Anthropic gains momentum
Some OpenAI investors are questioning the company's $852 billion valuation as it shifts focus to enterprise customers while competing with fast-growing rival An...
Microsoft Surface prices surge up to 69% amid memory cost inflation
Microsoft has dramatically increased prices of its Surface PCs, with some models costing up to 69% more than they did just four months ago, according to a ZDNET...
YouTube adds option to completely disable Shorts with zero-minute time limit
YouTube has introduced an option to completely disable Shorts by setting a zero-minute time limit on the short-form video feature. The update allows users to e...
Federal jury finds Live Nation operates as monopoly
A federal jury has determined that Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, operates as a monopoly in violation of antitrust laws. The jury found that ...
Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-energy files for up to $814 million IPO
Nuclear energy startup X-energy has launched its investor roadshow as it moves toward an initial public offering that could raise up to $814 million. The compa...
HBO Max launches in India through exclusive JioHotstar partnership
Indian streaming service JioHotstar, owned by conglomerate Reliance Industries, has expanded its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring HBO Max to Ind...
Meta captures 70% of social media ad revenue as Facebook, Instagram dominate market
Meta Platforms Inc. commands 70 percent of global social media advertising revenue, according to new research from Omdia presented at the StreamTV Europe confer...
Critical Nginx UI vulnerability actively exploited for server takeover
A critical vulnerability in the Nginx UI web management interface is being actively exploited to take over web servers without authentication. The flaw, tracke...
Data removal services offer automated privacy protection against data brokers
Data removal services that scan the internet for personal information and request takedowns from data brokers can be worthwhile investments for those concerned ...
Texas residents sue city over 2,100-acre data center rezoning
Residents of Granbury, Texas are suing the city after officials approved the rezoning of a 2,100-acre land parcel linked to a potential data center project. Th...
European data center boom to create 8.5 million sq ft of logistics demand over three years
Development in European data center markets will create an additional 8.5 million square feet of logistics space over the next three years, according to real es...
Rehlko launches 'Keeping Data Alive' campaign for data center power resilience
Energy resilience company Rehlko has launched a global awareness campaign called "Keeping Data Alive" to highlight its backup, continuous, and uninterruptible p...