Nvidia Partners With Cloverleaf Infrastructure as It Expands AI Data Center Investments
Nvidia has formed a strategic partnership with Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a company that develops the power and site infrastructure needed for large data centers. The financial terms were not disclosed, but…
TikTok and ByteDance Agree to $400 Million U.S. Settlement Over Children’s Privacy
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle U.S. allegations that the platform violated federal children’s privacy law. The agreement resolves a Justice Department case…
Pebble Time 2 Returns With E-Paper Display, 21-Day Battery Life, and Thousands of Community Apps
The $225 Pebble Time 2 brings the smartwatch brand back with a color e-paper display, physical buttons, up to 21 days of battery life, and a software ecosystem shaped heavily…
Nvidia Research Shows AI Agent Harnesses Can Matter More Than Model Choice
Nvidia has published research showing that the software surrounding an AI model can dramatically change how well it performs on long-running autonomous tasks. Using its Agentic Variation Operators, or AVO,…
Tesla Removes Solar Roof From Its Website as Product Appears Discontinued
Tesla appears to have discontinued its Solar Roof product nearly a decade after introducing the integrated solar tiles. Public references to Solar Roof have been removed from Tesla’s website, while…
Waymo Submits Responses to NHTSA in Probe of Robotaxi Crash Involving Child
Waymo has submitted responses to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as the agency investigates a January crash in Santa Monica, California, in which one of the company’s robotaxis struck…
Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million Vehicles in China Over Hidden Emergency Door Releases
Tesla is recalling nearly 3 million vehicles in China as part of a broader safety campaign focused on hidden emergency door releases that can be difficult for occupants to find…
Apollo Global Management Confirms Data Breach After Social Engineering Attack
Apollo Global Management has confirmed a data breach in which hackers stole personal information from the private equity firm’s cloud environment following a social engineering attack. The compromised data included…
Senator Ron Wyden Seeks GAO Review of Federal Hacking and Spyware Use
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, citing limited public information about how…
Hackers Used Google Docs to Target Cybersecurity Researchers With Malware
A hacking campaign targeted cybersecurity professionals around the Black Hat and Def Con conferences by impersonating a crypto news organization and using a legitimate Google Doc to deliver malware. Security…
Mark Zuckerberg Buys 19th-Century Irish Castle Near Meta’s International Headquarters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has purchased Strancally Castle, a 19th-century estate in County Waterford, Ireland, along with 440 acres of surrounding land. The property is estimated to have cost between…
Google Adds Preferred Sources Button to Help Publishers Gain More Search Visibility
Google is giving publishers a new way to encourage readers to mark them as preferred sources across Search, Discover, and Google News. The company said publishers can now embed a…
Runlayer and Rippling Drop Competing Lawsuits as Rippling Launches MCP Gateway
Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits against each other without reaching a settlement or exchanging money, according to court documents reviewed by TechCrunch. Shortly after the cases were dismissed…
Castelion Raises $1 Billion at $13 Billion Valuation to Expand Hypersonic Missile Production
Castelion, a defense technology startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has raised a $1 billion Series C at a $13 billion valuation. Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JPMorgan Chase co-led the…
Linkdaze Combines Family Calendars, Chores, and AI Meal Planning in One Display
Linkdaze is positioning its smart digital calendar as a shared household organizer that can combine schedules from multiple services while also handling chores, meal planning, shopping lists, and family photos.…
Pew Finds AI Signs in 35% of Web Pages Published Since ChatGPT’s Launch
More than one-third of English-language web pages published after ChatGPT launched show significant signs of AI authorship or editing, according to a new Pew Research Center study. Pew found AI-related…
