CivilGrid Raises $26 Million to Map Underground Infrastructure and Reduce Utility Strikes
CivilGrid has raised a $26 million Series A to expand its platform for mapping underground infrastructure, property boundaries, and environmental constraints. The startup sells that data to utilities, engineering firms,…
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics Launch $399 Open-Source Microduck Robot
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics have introduced Microduck, a 25-centimeter-tall open-source biped robot designed to let developers train new physical behaviors with reinforcement learning. The robot costs $399 before taxes…
Waymo and Zoox Test Drivers Reported More Than Two Dozen Injuries From Sudden Vehicle Movements
Test drivers working with Waymo and Zoox reported more than two dozen workplace injuries in 2024 and 2025 linked to hard braking, sudden swerving, and other movements by autonomous vehicles.…
Australian Police Arrest Two Alleged TeamPCP Hackers Over Global Supply-Chain Attacks
Australian Federal Police have arrested two men in Perth accused of being members of TeamPCP, a cybercrime group linked to widespread software supply-chain attacks against more than 1,000 organizations. The…
Plaud Launches AI Earbuds That Record Calls and Turn Conversations Into Tasks
Plaud has introduced Plaud One, a new pair of AI-focused earbuds that can record calls while using the charging case to capture in-person conversations and notes. The company says the…
OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Ads to Free and Go Users in India
OpenAI has started rolling out ads to logged-in adults using ChatGPT Free and Go in India, extending its advertising program to one of its largest markets. More than 50 brands…
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…
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,…
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…
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…