FAA Clears SpaceX for Next Starship Test After May Booster Failure
The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to resume Starship test flights after closing its review of a Super Heavy booster failure during a May launch. SpaceX is targeting Thursday,…
LAPD Lets Flock Safety Contract Expire Over Privacy Concerns
The Los Angeles Police Department has allowed its three-year contract with license plate camera company Flock Safety to expire, citing concerns over privacy, civil liberties and data handling. The decision…
General Intuition Bets Video Game Data Can Train Physical AI
General Intuition chief executive Pim de Witte says embodied AI could follow the same shift that reshaped natural language processing after GPT-3. Instead of training narrow robotics models from large…
AssuranceAmerica Breach Exposes Driver’s License Data of 6.9 Million People
AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of 6.9 million people. The incident is the largest known exposure of Americans’ driver’s license data…
AI Startups Report Faster Revenue Milestones as Enterprise Demand Builds
AI startups are reporting unusually fast revenue growth as companies race to adopt generative AI, automation and AI infrastructure. Several startups say they are not only growing quickly, but also…
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures Raises $25 Million to Back Technical Founders
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures has closed a $25 million second fund to back technical founders building in AI infrastructure, security and developer tools. The early-stage firm was founded in 2023 by…
Netflix Adds Publisher Videos as It Tests Shorter Viewing Formats
Netflix will add videos from major digital publishers to its streaming service starting August 3, as the company experiments with shorter content beyond its traditional TV and film catalogue. The…
Bidbus Raises $15 Million to Expand Used-Car Dealer Marketplace
Bidbus has raised $15 million in Series A funding to expand its used-car marketplace beyond California and Texas. The Los Angeles-based startup lets car owners receive competing bids from dealerships…
Forterra Deploys More Than 100 Autonomous Ground Vehicles in Ukraine
Forterra has deployed more than 100 autonomous ground vehicles in Ukraine over the past nine months, marking what the company believes is the largest combat deployment of autonomous ground vehicles…
SK Hynix Plans $28 Billion U.S. Listing as AI Memory Demand Surges
SK Hynix is planning a U.S. share sale that could raise about $28 billion, giving American investors easier access to one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom.…
Bookshop.org Says Kobo E-Reader Support Is Still Planned for This Year
Bookshop.org says support for Kobo e-readers is still expected to arrive later this year, after uncertainty over whether the long-promised integration had been delayed indefinitely. The update matters for Kobo…
