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PJM Warns Power Grid Changes Are Urgent As AI And Data Center Demand Surge

PJM Interconnection, the largest electricity grid operator in the United States, said fundamental operational changes are needed within years rather than decades as rising demand from data centers, cloud computing,…

Airbnb Says AI Wrote 60% Of Engineer Code During First Quarter

Airbnb said artificial intelligence tools generated 60% of the code written by its engineers during the first quarter of 2026, as the company expanded its use of AI across software…

Disney Discussing Unified “Super App” Combining Disney+ And Parks Services

The Walt Disney Company is internally discussing plans for a unified mobile application that could combine Disney+ with services tied to its theme parks, resorts, and cruise operations, according to…

Hackers Deface Canvas Login Pages After Instructure Data Breach

Education technology company Instructure appears to have suffered a second cybersecurity incident days after disclosing a major student data breach, with hackers defacing login pages tied to its Canvas learning…

OpenAI Adds Real-Time Voice, Translation, And Transcription Features To API

OpenAI announced on Thursday a set of new voice intelligence features for its API, expanding its real-time audio capabilities with tools designed for conversational AI, live translation, and speech transcription.…

Gusto Surpasses $1 Billion In Revenue As HR Tech Startups Continue Growing

Payroll and HR software company Gusto has surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue, marking a major financial milestone for the startup as several companies in the HR technology sector continue…

OpenAI Adds Trusted Contact Feature For Conversations Involving Self-Harm Concerns

OpenAI announced on Thursday a new ChatGPT feature called Trusted Contact that allows users to designate another person to receive alerts if conversations indicate possible self-harm concerns. The feature lets…

Hackers Hijack Systems Already Compromised By TeamPCP In New “PCPJack” Campaign

An unidentified group of hackers has been targeting computer systems already compromised by the cybercrime group TeamPCP, removing TeamPCP’s tools and taking over infected infrastructure as part of a new…

Kalshi Reaches $22 Billion Valuation After New $1 Billion Funding Round

Prediction market startup Kalshi announced on Thursday that it has raised a $1 billion Series F funding round, doubling the company’s valuation to $22 billion just five months after its…

Jeff Bezos Family Office Representative Leaves Slate Auto Board

The head of Bezos Expeditions, the family office of Jeff Bezos, has stepped down from the board of electric vehicle startup Slate Auto, according to multiple state filings reviewed by…

Mozilla Says Anthropic’s Mythos AI Found High-Severity Firefox Bugs Hidden For Years

Mozilla researchers said Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has uncovered numerous high-severity vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser, including flaws that had remained undetected in the software for more than a decade.…

Google Launches $100 Fitbit Air Screenless Wearable With Gemini Health Features

Google introduced a new screenless wearable called the Fitbit Air on Thursday, expanding its health tracking lineup with a smaller and lower-cost device designed for continuous daily wear. The Fitbit…

Toronto Police Arrest Three Men Over Alleged SMS Blaster Phishing Operation

Police in Toronto have arrested three men and filed 44 charges in connection with an alleged SMS blaster operation that authorities say targeted tens of thousands of mobile devices with…

Skyroot Aerospace Becomes India’s First Space Tech Unicorn Ahead Of Vikram-1 Launch

Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace has become the country’s first space technology unicorn after raising $60 million in new funding ahead of the planned orbital debut of its Vikram-1 rocket in…

Spotify Expands AI DJ Feature With Four New Languages And More Countries

Spotify announced on Thursday that its interactive AI DJ feature now supports four additional languages: French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese, expanding beyond its previous English and Spanish availability. The…

AI Industry Leaders Warn Of Supply Limits And Infrastructure Constraints At Milken Conference

Executives and researchers representing multiple layers of the artificial intelligence industry said growing demand for AI infrastructure is running into major supply and operational constraints, with shortages affecting chips, cloud…

Lachy Groom Invests $20 Million In Indian Home Services Startup Pronto

Silicon Valley investor Lachy Groom committed $20 million to Indian startup Pronto after spending just 20 minutes with the company’s founder during their first meeting earlier this year, as the…

Barry Diller Says Sam Altman Is “Sincere” But Warns About Unknown AI Risks

Media executive Barry Diller said he believes Sam Altman is trustworthy and sincere in his work on artificial intelligence, while also warning that the larger concern surrounding AI involves the…

Snap Ends Planned Perplexity Partnership As Snapchat User Growth Continues

Snap Inc. said it has ended its partnership agreement with Perplexity AI, canceling a previously announced plan to integrate Perplexity’s AI search technology into Snapchat. The company disclosed the change…

xAI Sells Colossus Data Center Capacity To Anthropic In Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal

xAI and Anthropic announced a partnership on Wednesday that will give Anthropic access to the full compute capacity of xAI’s Colossus 1 data center, a facility estimated at roughly 300…