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Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform
"We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans," the company said.
View the articleBill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B
Type One Energy has raised more than $160 million from investors to date. The new funding will help the company further refine its stellarator technology.
View the articleRobotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation
Skild AI, which is building general-purpose robotic software, just raised a $1.4 billion funding round led by SoftBank.
View the articleGemini’s new beta feature provides proactive responses based on your photos, emails, and more
Personal Intelligence is off by default, as users have the option to choose if and when they want to connect their Google apps to Gemini.
View the articleAI security firm, depthfirst, announces $40 million Series A
The company used an AI-native platform to help companies fight threats.
View the articleUS cargo tech company publicly exposed its shipping systems and customer data to the web
Shipping tech company Bluspark left internal plaintext passwords, including those of executives, exposed to the internet, at a time when hacks in the shipping industry are on the rise.
View the articleYouTube now has a way for parents to block kids from watching Shorts
Parents will be able to toggle the Shorts time limit on connected children's accounts.
View the articleTesla will only offer subscriptions for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) going forward
It's a huge change to Tesla's approach with FSD, and it could impact Musk's $1T pay package and the company's myriad legal troubles.
View the articleVoiceRun nabs $5.5M to build a voice agent factory
VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by Flybridge.
View the articleMeta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff
The publication noted that Reality Labs had roughly 15,000 employees, and the job cuts could impact over 1,000 people.
View the articleHow AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
View the articleSkyFi raises $12.7M to turn satellite images into insights
The Austin-based marketplace offers imagery from more than 50 space-based imagery providers.
View the articleNew York governor clears path for robotaxis everywhere, with one notable exception
New York City will be a notable exclusion from proposed legislation to legalize commercial robotaxis across the state.
View the articleMicrosoft announces glut of new data centers but says it won’t let your electricity bill go up
The tech giant has pledged to be a "good neighbor" as it continues to invest in AI infrastructure throughout the country.
View the articleA consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong
A consumer economics watchdog says Google's new Universal Commerce Protocol is ripe for misuse where consumers could pay more for items. Google denies this.
View the articleAmmobia says it has reinvented a century-old technology
The startup has a new take on the Haber-Bosch process used to make ammonia. If Ammobia can deliver, it could change industries, from power generation to maritime shipping.
View the articleRing founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era
AI is ushering in Ring’s next chapter, as the Amazon-owned video doorbell maker shifts toward becoming an “intelligent assistant.”
View the articleMan to plead guilty to hacking US Supreme Court filing system
A 24-year-old from Tennessee is expected to admit to accessing the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system without authorization dozens of times throughout 2023.
View the articleRoblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess
Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on Roblox, while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.
View the articleDoctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot
OpenAI and Anthropic have each launched healthcare-focused products over the last week.
View the articleNeo humanoid maker 1X releases world model to help bots learn what they see
1X released a new world model that it says is a solid step toward its robots being able to teach themselves new tasks.
View the articleGoogle’s update for Veo 3.1 lets users create vertical videos through reference images
Google is now allowing users to create vertical videos using references image.
View the articleIndia reportedly tells quick-commerce firms to drop 10-minute delivery promise
India's labor ministry is pushing the country's booming quick-commerce sector to prioritize the wellness and safety of its gig workers.
View the articleElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year
The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.
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