US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public
US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public U.S. bipartisan lawmakers say the U.K. order gagging Apple from disclosing the demand is unconstitutional. ©…
Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy
Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace Cheersy. Cheersy, which…
UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge
UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge The U.K. government’s secret order to Apple demanding it backdoor the end-to-end encrypted version of its iCloud storage service has now…
Trump family is reportedly in talks to acquire stake in Binance’s US arm
Trump family is reportedly in talks to acquire stake in Binance’s US arm President Trump’s family has been weighing an investment in Binance.US, according to a report from the Wall…
SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan
SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market…
Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone
Waymo was slapped with nearly 600 parking tickets last year in SF alone Waymo now has more than 300 driverless vehicles zipping passengers around San Francisco, but while they follow…
Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start ‘foodome sequencing’
Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start ‘foodome sequencing’ In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder…
Sesame, the startup behind the viral virtual assistant Maya, open-sources its base AI model
Sesame, the startup behind the viral virtual assistant Maya, open-sources its base AI model Sesame, the AI company behind the impressively realistic voice assistant Maya, has released the base AI…
Rad Power Bikes already has a new CEO
Rad Power Bikes already has a new CEO Rad Power Bikes has named a new CEO, just a few days after its previous leader stepped down. The e-bike company has…
Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation
Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised a fresh…