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AI data centers just got a government-mandated fast lane to the grid
FERC told grid operators to give data centers a fast lane for interconnections, but it failed to address electricity supply shortages.
View the articleThe smartphone era created an attention crisis. Slowtech is fixing it
“People just really want to take back control of their time, their lives, their attention... They’re down for whatever helps them do that.”
View the articleTexas government data breach allowed hackers to steal 3 million driver’s licenses and passports
A data breach involving government-issued ID documents affects over three million people in Texas.
View the article‘Queer Eye’s’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone
Karamo Brown, famous for his pep talks on Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” has jumped into the wellness and AI space with his new app, Kē. After spending a year and a half focusing on his own journey—f...
View the article3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal political beliefs.
View the articleApple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil
Apple’s grip on iPhone app distribution is loosening in another major market: Brazil.
View the articleMapTap, a daily geography game, is my new Wordle
MapTap is a phone game that will make you feel smarter after you play it.
View the articleGeneral Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation
The startup trains embodied AI and world models using Medal’s dataset of 2 billion videos per year from 10 million monthly active users.
View the articleA tech worker-backed PAC is bringing a $5M knife to Big Tech’s $100M gunfight
Guardrails positions itself as a populist political movement that runs on small donations from people in the trenches of the AI boom.
View the articleSpotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live
Spotify is launching "Reserved," a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist's superfans before they're on sale to the public.
View the articleAdobe adds its AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign
Adobe is updating its Firefly AI assistant with new chops, and adding it to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io.
View the articlePixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences
Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented reality (AR).
View the articleWaymo recalls nearly 4,000 robotaxis to stop them driving into highway construction zones
The company has identified at least 13 instances where its robotaxis drove into highway sections closed for construction.
View the articleNASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
View the articleThe UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway.
View the articleMIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"
Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet's annual list of 'Tech Power Players'
View the articleHow to turn off AI in your Google Docs
Here's what you need to do to get those pesky "write with Gemini" pop-ups to go away.
View the articleAI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
CEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that the situation is "unsustainable."
View the articleThe Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
Days before Anthropic took its most advanced AI models offline, the White House ordered the company to revoke SK Telecom’s access to Claude Mythos over claims of alleged ties to China.
View the articleChi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI
Chi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.
View the articleRoelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors
The former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
View the articleAfter unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap’s stock takes a dive
Snap's long-awaited smart glasses debut hasn't exactly done wonders for the company's stock.
View the articleNEA’s Tiffany Luck says enterprises are still figuring out their AI ROI
Tokenmaxxing was the hottest trend in Silicon Valley earlier this year, with CEOs encouraging employees to push AI usage as far as it would go. Then the bill came due. Uber reportedly blew throu...
View the articleFTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement
A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to stay active on app stores despite mounting consumer complaints.
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