Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that…
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that…
MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing…
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an…
Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world. If approved, the combined company…
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’ The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up…
X shifts US creator payouts from Stripe to X Money
X shifts US creator payouts from Stripe to X Money X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to…
U.S. government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material
U.S. government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material "The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence…
Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo Fervo's deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large…
Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months
Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months Wonderful's $550M Series C was led by Insight Partners, with Salesforce, Index Ventures, IVP, Vine Ventures, 9Yards and…