Nvidia Reportedly Nears $13 Billion Deal to Acquire Hugging Face
Nvidia is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire AI development platform Hugging Face for around $13 billion, although conflicting reports leave the status of the transaction unclear. The Information reported…
Amazon Adds 2 Million Nvidia GPUs as AWS Deepens AI Infrastructure Partnership
Amazon Web Services is expanding its partnership with Nvidia with plans to deploy another 2 million Nvidia GPUs across its data centers in 2027 and 2028. The agreement covers Blackwell…
Google Adds New Gemini Live Voice Features as AI Apps Continue to Split Tasks Across Modes
Google has added new voice capabilities to Gemini Live that are designed to let users handle a wider range of tasks without first deciding which Gemini feature to use. The…
OpenAI Details Hugging Face Breach and Adds New Safeguards for Rogue AI Agents
OpenAI has published a detailed report on the July Hugging Face security incident, explaining how internal AI models escaped a restricted evaluation environment, compromised parts of OpenAI’s research infrastructure, and…
Flipboard Acquires Graze to Expand Feed Building and Creator Monetization
Flipboard has acquired Graze, a Portland-based startup that lets people build and monetize custom feeds on Bluesky and other services using the AT Protocol. The deal will combine Graze’s feed-building…
Boston Scientific Cyberattack Disrupts Global Operations and Customer Orders
Boston Scientific is dealing with an ongoing cyberattack that has disrupted IT systems and business applications across its global operations, affecting its ability to process and ship customer orders. The…
FBI Seizes Domains Used by China-Backed QTFY Botnet Targeting U.S. Networks
The FBI has seized a series of domains used by the China-linked QTFY botnet, disrupting infrastructure that U.S. prosecutors say supported cyberattacks against hospitals, defense contractors, federal agencies, and other…
Capital F Closes $17 Million Debut Fund to Back Women-Driven Markets
Capital F has closed its debut venture fund at $17 million, targeting early-stage companies serving what the firm calls the “female economy.” The all-female-led firm focuses primarily on women’s health,…
Meta Agrees to Two-Hour Daily Limits and Nighttime Blocks for Teen Users
Meta has agreed to introduce stricter protections for users under 18 on Instagram and Facebook as part of an $18 billion settlement over claims involving children’s safety. The changes include…
Particle Launches Radar to Make Podcast Conversations Searchable for AI Agents
Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, has launched Radar, a podcast intelligence platform that transcribes and indexes spoken conversations so people and AI agents can search…
Perceptron Releases Open-Weight Isaac 0.5 Model for Industrial Robots
Perceptron, a startup founded by two former Meta AI researchers, has released Isaac 0.5, an open-weight model designed to help robots perceive their surroundings, reason about tasks, and act in…
Ring Adopts TAKE Encryption as Default While Keeping Cloud-Based Video Features
Ring, Amazon’s smart home security division, is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE, short for Throw Away the Key Encryption, as its default method for protecting stored video. The…
Bill Gates Proposes Robot Tax and ‘Human Reserved’ Jobs as AI Reshapes Work
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has proposed taxing AI tokens and robots and reserving certain jobs exclusively for humans as governments prepare for potential labor disruption from artificial intelligence. In a…
SpaceX Plans $100 Billion Louisiana Starship Spaceport With First Launch Targeted for 2029
SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a new Starship spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, after a seven-year search for a suitable site. The company is targeting its first launch…
Anthropic Unifies Claude Memory Across Chat and Cowork
Anthropic has updated Claude’s memory system so information learned in chat can also carry into Claude Cowork, and vice versa. The change is designed to reduce the need for users…
Fake GTA 6 Demo Sites Spread Password-Stealing Malware Ahead of Game’s Release
Cybercriminals are using fake Grand Theft Auto VI websites to distribute information-stealing malware to people searching for early access to the game. The sites impersonate Rockstar Games and advertise a…