Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next layer of AI search
Moroccan founder raises $4.2M for her YC-backed startup building the next layer of AI search ZeroEntropy is serving up retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) through an API. It's landed Initialized, a16z Scout…
How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks
How to protect your cell phone number from SIM swap attacks These carrier security settings can prevent your phone number from being hijacked or stolen. These carrier security settings can…
Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots
Hugging Face opens up orders for its Reachy Mini desktop robots Hugging Face is releasing two versions of its desktop robot meant for designing and coding AI applications. Hugging Face…
European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones
European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones With a fundraising target of €25 million, Darkstar’s goal is to help startups bring battle-tested products…
Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more
Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more Also, the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian this year, was raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital. Also,…
LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say
LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say AI infrastructure startup LangChain is raising a new round at about $1 billion valuation led by IVP. AI infrastructure startup LangChain…
Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue
Grok is being antisemitic again and also the sky is blue Grok, the AI chatbot powered by Elon Musk's xAI company, is back with more antisemitic rants. Grok, the AI…
Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month
Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month. Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating…
US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers
US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers Accused hacker and Chinese national Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy at the request…
GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales
GenAI as a shopping assistant set to explode during Prime Day sales A new report estimates that AI will be a larger-than-ever part of the online shopping process during Amazon’s…