The Valley
Claw MartMRR $5,320
MedPilotMRR $554
1CaptureMRR $216,957
RankAIMRR $33,592Claw MartMRR $5,320MedPilotMRR $5541CaptureMRR $216,957RankAIMRR $33,592Claw MartMRR $5,320MedPilotMRR $5541CaptureMRR $216,957RankAIMRR $33,592Claw MartMRR $5,320MedPilotMRR $5541CaptureMRR $216,957RankAIMRR $33,592AI + Tech News Wire
China Says US Export Bills Risk Disrupting Chip Supply Chains
China said it is closely monitoring US legislative plans after the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced export-control bills targeting semiconductors, which Beijing warned could disrupt global supply chains if passed
Investors push for higher yield on $14bn of Oracle-backed data centre debt
Huge bond offering comes amid concerns over tech giant’s debt load and recent flood of AI-related issuance
The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts
The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.
Steve Ballmer blasts founder he backed who pleaded guilty to fraud: ‘I was duped and feel silly’
Steve Ballmer wrote a fiery letter in the sentencing of disgraced founder Joseph Sanberg documenting all the harm that's befalling him as an investor.
Tech Now
Alasdair Keane visits the underground insect farm turning food waste into animal feed.
Intel's stock has best day since 1987, soaring 24% as chipmaker shows signs of a turnaround
Shares of Intel have more than doubled this year on optimism that backing from the government will help the company's position in AI.
Denso to Withdraw Proposal to Take Over Rohm, Nikkei Says
Denso Corp. is set to withdraw its proposal to take over semiconductor maker Rohm Co., as the two sides were unable to see eye to eye on an offer, Nikkei reported.
Nvidia stock closes at record, pushing market cap past $5 trillion
Nvidia's stock closed at its first record since October, as a rally in Intel pushed chipmakers higher.
Oracle Data Center $16 Billion Financing Gets Over The Line
A $16 billion financing for a giant Oracle Corp. data center in Michigan has wrapped after months of stop-and-start negotiations with investors.
DeepSeek's new models are so efficient they'll run on a toaster ... by which we mean Huawei's NPUs
Now available in preview, DeepSeek V4 cuts inference costs to a fraction of R1 Chinese AI darling DeepSeek is back with a new open weights large language model that promises performance to rival the best proprietary Amer
AI Chip Surge Elevates Taiwan, Korea in Global Equity Rankings
The artificial intelligence boom has triggered a seismic reshuffling of global equity markets, with Taiwan and South Korea muscling past European nations one by one.
Microsoft plans first-ever voluntary employee buyout for up to 7% of U.S. workforce
Microsoft's inaugural voluntary buyouts will be open to workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or more.
Wall Street Week | Anthropic Cybersecurity Risk, BYD Goes Global, The Billionaire Next Door
This week, regulators and banks are scrambling to catch up after the debut of Anthropic’s nearly autonomous system that can find cybersecurity vulnerabilities on its own. And, the electric vehicle company that started as
Meta’s loss is Thinking Machines’ gain
Meta has been poaching talent from Thinking Machines Lab. But it's a two-way street.
OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account
Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.
Amazon-backed nuclear developer X-energy surges 27% in trading debut
Company taps rising demand for electricity from data centres to power AI boom
USA Rare Earth CEO on 'Transformative' $2.8B Serra Verde Deal
USA Rare Earth recently announced a $2.8 billion acquisition of Brazil’s Serra Verde Group, which is expected to close in the third quarter. It comes as comes as the US and its allies scramble to secure alternative suppl
ComfyUI hits $500M valuation as creators seek more control over AI-generated media
ComfyUI, whose tools give creators more control over AI image, video, and audio generation, just raised $30 million.
US justice department steps in on behalf of xAI in Colorado regulation case
Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US justice department s
Amazon custom chips get a boost from Meta, giving the cloud giant another path to win in AI
Amazon hits a record high after its new Meta deal highlights how AWS is gaining traction in AI through both cloud capacity and its custom chips.
I tested iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Galaxy S26 Ultra cameras
iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy S26 Ultra cameras compared. See how photos stack up across real-world shots.
How a new Amazon-backed Hollywood production startup deploys AI for speed and cost-cutting
A new AI-powered hybrid Hollywood startup backed by AWS is betting that cutting-edge production tech can cut costs, speed up filming and bring jobs back to LA.
Everything announced at Google Cloud Next in under 15 minutes
Catch all key announcements from Google Cloud Next, including AI breakthroughs and real-world applications from CEO Thomas Kurian.
20,000 job cuts at Meta, Microsoft raise concern that AI-driven labor crisis is here
Meta said it's cutting 10% of its workforce, just as Microsoft announced that it's offering employee buyouts for the first time in its 51-year history.
AirPods Max 2 vs. Sony WH-1000XM6: Which headphones win?
Compare AirPods Max 2 and Sony WH-1000XM6 on design, features, and sound quality to find the better noise-canceling headphones.
Musk v. Altman heads to court next week. Here's what's at stake
The high-profile trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection.
Stop taking notes forever thanks to this $30 AI-powered note-taking app
Stop taking notes for good with this My Notes AI Pro Plan lifetime subscription
Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic as search giant spreads its AI bets
Anthropic said its latest agreement with Google expands on a longstanding partnership between the two companies.
DeepSeek V4 is here: How it compares to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
DeepSeek V4 Preview costs about 85 percent less than GPT-5.5. See how the new open-source model compares to its U.S. rivals.
Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute
Google plans up to $40B investment in Anthropic as AI rivals race to secure massive compute capacity, following the limited release of its powerful, cybersecurity-focused Mythos model.
Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters
Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine The Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state
Google to invest up to $40bn in Anthropic
Search giant increases its financial support to help the AI lab add computing power to run its models
New Phishing Scam: Fake Invitations
Hackers are spoofing Paperless Post, Evite and Punchbowl to creep into your hard drive.
Apple’s new CEO, and why Elon Musk wants to buy Cursor for $60B
A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but h
Why Apple Picked Their Product Guy as the Next CEO
At Apple, 15 years of Tim Cook is coming to an end. What will 15 years under John Ternus look like?
AI data centre emissions vastly underestimated, UK admits
New projections raise forecasts of climate impact by up to 136 times
BDCs Have 'Taken a Licking, Keep on Ticking': Moody's
Marc Pinto, global head of private credit at Moody's Ratings, joins Scarlet Fu and Olivia Fishlow on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Private credit funds with outsized exposure to software and tech loans face rising refinancing
Intel shares surge on AI boom to surpass dotcom bubble high
CEO says US chipmaker has made ‘fundamental’ changes after year-long turnaround
Private Credit BDCs’ 2028 Maturity Wall Poses Risk: Moody's
Marc Pinto, global head of private credit at Moody's Ratings, joins Scarlet Fu and Olivia Fishlow on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Private credit funds with outsized exposure to software and tech loans face rising refinancing
Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon spits out Xorg, but still lets you run X11 apps
New LTS is here, with more tooling for GPGPU and AI workloads Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon," the latest LTS release from Canonical, arrives with GNOME 50, Linux kernel 7.0, and drops the Xorg option from Ubuntu Desktop
Nvidia Breakout Sends Chip Giant to First Record Since October
Nvidia Corp. shares rose to their first record in months on Friday, the latest example of improving momentum at the leader in artificial intelligence chips.
The Apple juggernaut and the AI roadblock
John Ternus will face innovation challenges that Tim Cook never had to
Google Commits to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic
The investment comes as the A.I. start-up looks to keep up with accelerating demand for its business and coding products.
Stockpickers: Elixirr International, M&C Saatchi, Associated British Foods
Our experts discuss which companies to buy, sell or hold this week
Maine Governor Mills Vetoes Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed what would have been the first statewide freeze on large data center development, saying it would hurt a part of Maine in need of an economic boost.
Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI
Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools.
The latest iPhone Fold leaks, rumors, and renders: Everything we know
The latest iPhone Fold rumors and leaks point toward a wide design, very impressive display, and massive battery.
UK Biobank says security checks not imposed because of ‘harms’ to research
Access to the database has been paused after data breach under pressure from ministers
5 Tall Tasks for John Ternus, Apple’s Next C.E.O.
John Ternus will face many of the same issues that Tim Cook has grappled with for years.
Pentagon wants to water down drone program with autonomous subs
What, you didn't expect autonomous military craft to stay in the sky forever? Drones: they're not just for the sky anymore. DARPA is seeking compact deep-ocean autonomous craft developed faster, smaller, and cheaper than
DeepSeek’s Long-Awaited New Model Fails to Narrow US Lead in AI
When China’s DeepSeek released a competitive new artificial intelligence model called R1 last January purportedly built for less than many rivals, some feared the achievement posed a threat to America’s lead in artificia
Why AI agents need interaction infrastructure
To stop automation waste, enterprises must deploy interaction infrastructure that physically governs how independent AI agents operate. AI agents now populate corporate networks, reasoning through tasks and executing dec
Wait, what are Amazon Ember TVs? The Amazon Fire TV rebrand, explained.
The new Ember Artline TV also brought a name change to all Amazon smart TVs, but the Fire TV platform lives on. Let us explain.
US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit
Silicon often from US, but the kit from APAC and elsewhere America's telco regulator has clarified its ban on foreign-made routers also includes mobile hotspots and domestic routers that use a 5G cellular connection to t
Stanford Professor Targets $1 Billion Valuation For AI-for-Physiology Startup
Stanford University professor James Zou is raising money at a roughly $1 billion valuation to build artificial intelligence models to improve research about the human body, according to sources familiar with the efforts.
ShinyHunters claim they have cruise giant Carnival's booty as 7.5M emails surface
Leak-site bragging meets breach hunters as Have I Been Pwned flags millions of records Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, is dealing with choppy waters after Have I Been Pwned flagged what it claim
Intel Delivers Strong AI-Fueled Outlook | Bloomberg Tech 4/24/2026
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses his conversation with Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan following the company’s strong earnings that sent its stock blasting past its dot-com era peak. Plus, Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in
We're booking a 375% gain in a stock to raise cash for unloved names
The massive run in chip stocks is giving us an opportunity to lock in huge gains.
Defense Tech Startups See Opportunity in Ongoing Conflicts
The wars in Ukraine and Iran have underscored the growing importance of autonomous air and sea vehicles. Erin Price-Wright, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says the conflicts have also been wake-up calls for defe
AMD shares soar 12% on no company news. Here's what has investors so excited
Intel's strong quarter is driving sharp gains in another chipmaker.
Amazon-Backed Nuclear Firm X-Energy Raises $1.02 Billion in IPO
Amazon-backed, nuclear energy firm X-Energy raised $1.02 billion in an upsized initial public offering, the latest sign of renewed enthusiasm for the IPO market. X-Energy CEO J. Clay Sell joins Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Te
Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network
Latest in long-running pwning of Cisco kit found in mystery Fed agency A US federal agency was successfully targeted by a previously unknown backdoor malware called Firestarter, according to CISA cybersnoops and their UK
Meta, Microsoft Cuts Could Hit 23,000 Jobs
Meta and Microsoft are planning layoffs or announcing buyouts that could affect as many as 23,000 jobs as they pivot spending to artificial intelligence. Bloomberg’s Brody Ford and Riley Griffin join Ed Ludlow on “Bloomb
More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple – just speed up the removal of old code. If it's gone, it no longer matters if it's buggy
8 big data analytics software solutions transforming businesses in 2026
Every two days, the world generates roughly as much data as was created in the entirety of human…
Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga joins stacked StrictlyVC SF lineup for April 30 event
Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked lineup of speaker
What Are Prediction Markets, and Why Are They Causing Controversy?
The indictment of a soldier who bet on the U.S. operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela put renewed focus on a new way to gamble, and a new way to cheat.
Tim Cook is stepping down. What happens to Apple now?
Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very differe
OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.7: Which is better?
How does GPT-5.5 compare to Claude Opus 4.7? We take a look at benchmarks, leaderboards, and overall feature set.
Open Telemetry founder tools up for project graduation party
We gotta get boring to get graduated Grafanacon The founder of the Open Telemetry project says its maintainers may need to turn to AI tools to get some elements robust enough for the project as a whole to graduate.…
Some Of This Year’s Best Video Games Find Joy In Losing
Games like Saros and Titanium Court show the appeal of meaningful death
Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool
Nothing's new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages.
DOJ Joins Musk’s xAI Suit Against Colorado AI Discrimination Law
The Trump administration is joining Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI in its legal challenge to Colorado’s new state law that seeks to prevent discrimination by autonomous tools in employment and other area
DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmark
Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised
Microsoft tackles quality control issues. Just kidding, it's encouraging experienced workers to leave
Windows giant offers buyouts to eligible staffers willing to walk Microsoft has committed to improving the quality and reliability of Windows, and a step on the path to that goal is… encouraging a chunk of its US staff t
Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push
The layoffs affect about 8,000 employees, with Meta also planning to close 6,000 open roles, as the company focuses on artificial intelligence.
Meta will adopt hundreds of thousands of AWS Graviton chips in latest AI infrastructure grab
The Amazon deal comes weeks after Meta made $48 billion in AI commitments with CoreWeave and Nebius.
Amazon-Backed X-Energy Climbs 27% After $1.02 Billion US IPO
X-Energy Inc. shares closed 27% above their IPO price, after the nuclear energy firm raised $1.02 billion in an upsized US initial public offering.
Intel bets the farm on AI inference to drag CPU back to the top table
Chipzilla hopes agents, robots, and edge devices make CPUs cool again... now it has to build the chips Intel is betting on AI to reverse its fortunes, wagering that inference and agentic workloads will restore the CPU to
SpaceX, Anduril Among Companies to Win Golden Dome Contracts
The US Space Force awarded 12 companies, including Lockheed Martin Corp. and SpaceX, contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors under President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome plan.
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Microsoft's first-ever buyouts, Starbucks' loyalty program and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Kushner’s Thrive Widens Bets With Investment in MLB’s Giants
Thrive, the brand behind Joshua Kushner’s venture megafirm Thrive Capital, has launched a new company to invest in iconic names — with its first bet targeting a Major League Baseball team.
Meta Arms itself to the teeth by signing for 'tens of millions' of AWS Graviton cores
After flubbing the Metaverse, Zuck embraces the Neoverse Meta plans to deploy tens of millions of Amazon Web Services' Graviton 5 CPU cores as part of a multi-year collaboration that will make the social network among th
X-energy raises $1B in the largest nuclear public equity offering of all time
X-energy started trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker XE, marking the most significant nuclear energy IPO to…
In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs
Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.
Google Plans to Invest up to $40 Billion in Anthropic
Google will invest $10 billion now in Anthropic PBC at a $350 billion valuation. Google could invest another $30 billion later. Bloomberg's Shirin Ghaffary explains this deal with Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source:
Microsoft beefs up Remote Desktop security with ... hard-to-read messages
Ailing scaling blamed by Windows-maker for unreadable missives Microsoft's update to harden Remote Desktop against phishing attacks has arrived. When users open a Remote Desktop (.rdp) file, they should now see a warning
China’s DeepSeek Unveils New Model a Year After Shock Launch
China's DeepSeek is back with a brand new flagship AI model, a year after its open source model upended Silicon Valley. Tom Mackenzie explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Trump warns of ‘big tariff’ if UK doesn’t drop digital services tax on U.S. tech firms
The tax is a 2% levy on the revenues of search engines, social media services and online marketplaces that derive value from U.K. users.
‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show
As domestic sales slow, manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets At the world’s biggest car fair, which opened in Beijing on Friday, there were hundreds of manufacturers,
It's a myth that you need Mythos to find bugs: Open source models can do it just as well
OpenAI's first security hire, Ari Herbert-Voss, thinks more automated bug finding will improve security without costing jobs Black Hat Asia Open source models can find bugs as effectively as Anthropic's Mythos, according
These limited-edition Desert Gold Bose headphones are super sexy (and at their lowest price ever)
As of April 24, you can get the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth headphones (2nd gen) for $399, down from $449, at Amazon.
Trump to UK: Stop taxing our big beautiful tech corps or face tariff tsunami
Oval Office resident rants about Blighty's Digital Services Tax with threats that don’t quite add up Donald Trump has threatened to whack the UK with a "big tariff" if it doesn't scrap its tax on large US tech firms, rev
The best TV deals this weekend — Hisense, Samsung, and LG on sale
We've rounded up the best TV deals to shop this weekend. Models from Hisense, Samsung, and LG are on sale in various sizes.
TSMC shares jump to record high as Taiwan eases single-stock investment caps for funds
TSMC, whose shares had a hit a record high on Thursday as well, last week reported a 58% increase in first-quarter profit.
Claude can now connect with Spotify, Uber, and a lot more apps
Anthropic's Claude chatbot can now interface with a bunch of major apps, including Spotify and Uber.
The aerospace and defense trade is taking investors deeper into space, and more ETFs are up for the mission
VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy finds more exchange-traded funds are tackling the space theme more directly as excitement over the SpaceX IPO grows.
A.I. Start-Ups From Canada and Germany Merge to Take On Silicon Valley
Cohere is acquiring Aleph Alpha in a deal aimed at customers uneasy about the dominance of American companies in artificial intelligence.
White House accuses China of ‘industrial-scale’ theft of AI technology
Trump official Michael Kratsios says Chinese entities stealing from American labs
The worlds first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor just got a $100 price cut
As of April 24, you can get the 27-inch Asus ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor for $699, down from $799, at Amazon. That's a 13% discount or $100 savings.
UK gov pays public £550 to discuss Digital ID – then bans journalists from the room
Nothing says 'We want honest opinions' like a 36,000-letter mailshot with no awkward questions allowed Members of the UK government’s People’s Panel on Digital ID will spend two weekends in Birmingham and three evenings
US Government Stake in Intel Has Jumped 300% to $36 Billion
The value of the US government stake in Intel Corp. has increased fourfold to hit a value of about $36 billion after the chipmaker’s financial outlook showed a resurgence in sales.
OpenAI announces GPT-5.5, its latest artificial intelligence model
The model is better at coding, using computers and pursuing deeper research capabilities, OpenAI says.
FCC expands WiFi router ban. What it means for you.
The FCC's WiFi router ban now includes portable WiFi hotspot devices, not just home routers.
The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies
The FT’s seventh annual ranking by compound annual revenue growth. Plus: how listed companies overcome obstacles; AI and defence start-ups dominate investment; the US and China in Latin America; and technology shakes up
UK cyber chiefs say it's time to ditch passwords for passkeys - what are they?
Passwords have long been the default way we secure accounts online but the NCSC has said passkeys are a better option.
Therapy company mixes emotional and artificial intelligence to top ranking
Grow Therapy heads The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 list while testing AI’s potential
Snag DJIs controller-free 4K mini drone for its lowest price ever
As of April 24, you can get the DJI Neo mini drone for $149 at Amazon, down from $199. That's a 25% discount or $50 savings.
The companies thriving in turbulent times for IT and software
Innovative businesses in the Americas can do well despite recent upheaval
How European VCs adopting the PE playbook
For decades, venture capital and private equity have played different roles in the risk capital stack. VCs backed…
AI and defence companies dominate US growth investment
Investors show ‘insatiable appetite’ for the sectors while others struggle for funding
Cohere merges with Aleph Alpha at $20B valuation to create transatlantic sovereign AI challenger
Cohere and Aleph Alpha announced they will merge to create a transatlantic AI company valued at around $20…
Innovative tech shakes up wealth management in Canada
Advances in digital tools are bringing services once limited to the ultra-wealthy to more customers
Era raises $11M from Abstract Ventures and BoxGroup to bring AI to smart gadgets
Era, a company has raised $11 million to develop the intelligence infrastructure for future AI gadgets, reports Tech…
How The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies find a way to thrive
Ranking highlights businesses that overcome challenges from political shifts to inflation and war
The Samsung 55-Inch Class Neo QLED TV hits all-time low price at Amazon — how to claim free Xbox GamePass with deal
The Samsung 55-Inch Class Neo QLED TV is on sale for $597.99 at Amazon. That's the best-ever price and includes Xbox GamePass for free.
Cohere and Aleph Alpha agree $20bn transatlantic AI tie-up
Canadian and German start-ups to focus on ‘sovereign’ AI systems independent of US and China
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses
The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.
Greece relaxes Euro biometric border entry rules amid airport chaos
Missed flights and more means something has got to give at the border Greece is taking a flexible approach to introducing the European Union's biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), after some British passport holders missed
Scotland Yard to team up with Palantir to reshape criminal investigations with AI
The Metropolitan Police is in talks with Palantir Technologies over software that could automate intelligence analysis in criminal…
China's DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 model as AI race intensifies
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released a preview version of its long awaited V4 large language model.
Lyft to acquire Gett UK for approximately $55M to strengthen London presence
Lyft has agreed to buy Gett’s UK business, marking its third international acquisition in the past year as…
How AI models use real-time cryptocurrency data to interpret market behaviour
AI systems are increasingly built around data that does not really pause. Financial markets are an obvious example, where inputs keep updating, not arriving in fixed batches. In that kind of setup, something like the BNB
Elon Musk says Teslas Cybercab has started production
Tesla's Cybercab has started production, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Betting shop bug ends in kidnap plot as staff turn ransom artists
Computer glitch spawns duplicate jackpots, disgruntled punters, and one very bad career choice A computer glitch in a Spanish betting shop triggered a chain of events that ended with the store manager being kidnapped and
Italy’s Bending Spoons aims for a $20B valuation in a possible US IPO: reports
Bending Spoons has chosen Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Allen & Co, and Jefferies to…
Cohere to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha as it looks to expand in Europe
Schwarz Group — a key backer of Aleph Alpha — plans to invest $600 million in Cohere's upcoming Series E round as part of the deal.
After a $10B raise, Project Prometheus becomes one of the most valuable five-month-old startups ever funded
Project Prometheus has closed a $10 billion funding round at a $38 billion valuation, with participation from major…
To fix this Wi-Fi network, we'll need a crane
Won't somebody think of the children not being hit by a load of building materials? On Call Delivering excellent tech support can sometimes require heavy lifting, a feat The Register celebrates each Friday with a new ins
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Eleven earbuds have hit their best-ever price at Amazon — save $150
As of April 24, the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Eleven earbuds have hit their lowest-ever price at Amazon of $449. This is 25% off their list price of $599.
Researchers find cyber-sabotage malware that may predate Stuxnet by five years
FAST16 could be the first cyberweapon, and its effects could be with us today Black Hat Asia Infosec outfit SentinelOne found malware that tries to induce errors in engineering and physics simulation software and therefo
Tim Cook’s Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT
The highlights, the lowlights, and how Apple changed in the years since Tim Cook took over as chief executive.
Alibaba’s Qwen AI is coming to cars, allowing drivers to order food and book hotels by voice
Alibaba is rolling out its Qwen AI across multiple car brands, promising hands-free features like ordering meals and managing deliveries from the driver’s seat.
The Hottest Phone for Kids Right Now Is a $100 Landline
The Tin Can has gone viral over the past year, mostly through word of mouth. Now schools want to get even more of them in students' homes.
People will be 'living and working' on the moon in the 2030s, says space tech CEO
A lunar base will be operating on the moon by the end of the 2020s, according to Dylan Taylor, who said humans will be living there in the next decade.
Data Centers Are Finding a Surprising Way to Deploy Batteries
By pairing energy storage with natural gas, hyperscalers are able to get power faster and do so behind the meter.
Weak security means attackers could disable all of a city's public EV chargers
Demonstrated in China, probably applicable elsewhere Black Hat Asia Developers of rented internet of things infrastructure – stuff like public EV chargers and shared e-bikes – are prioritizing user convenience over secur
The Fitbit Versa 4 has dropped below $150 at Amazon — run to save $50
As of April 24, the Fitbit Versa 4 is discounted to $149.95 at Amazon. This is 25% off its list price of $199.95.
Consumers turn to AI for investment decisions
Gen Z and millennials the most likely groups to consult chatbots on money matters
Biobank data incident caused by 'a few bad apples', boss says
Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was "angry" and "upset" about the incident, as both the bank's boss and a participant.
Morgan McSweeney held talks with Google DeepMind over AI project
Former Labour chief of staff pitched venture to tech group about the crossover between artificial intelligence and democratic politics
The Fitbit Inspire 3 is under $80 at Amazon — save $20 this weekend
Get the best fitness tracker deal. Save 20% on the Fitbit Inspire 3 at Amazon.
China’s own Mythos is coming — America must prepare
The US needs to block Chinese access to the most advanced technology
The best deals this week, according to Mashables team of shopping experts
The best deals this week. Mashable's shoping team finds deals on AirPods, Pokémon cards, robot vacuums, and so much more.
Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why
Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate With more capacity and faster charging, solid-state batteries could be the next big thing in energy. And good news: researchers may have pinn
After eyeing $20B in valuation, DeepSeek launches its long-awaited model: What we know so far
Chinese startup DeepSeek launched its fourth-generation model, DeepSeek V4. The new model arrives in two versions, such as…
Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit
The former Disney CEO hold a stake in Thrive and has previously held the role of the venture partner at the firm.
Regularly over $2,000, the Eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15 is $949.99 in a limited-time deal
Find the best robot lawn mower deal. Save 59% on the eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15 at Amazon.
Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter
System changes and bugs overlapped to create the impression of general decline Claude users who complained about the AI service producing lower-quality responses over the past month weren’t imagining it.…
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are $50 off at Amazon — buy now for $249
As of April 24, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) are on sale for $249 at Amazon. This is 17% off their list price of $299.
Cramer says look to these 4 stocks to go with your high-flying tech names
CNBC's Jim Cramer urged investors to look beyond the market's high-flying names and focus on already beaten-down sectors.
Sam Altman’s Next High-Wire Act: Getting OpenAI to Make More Money
Mr. Altman, who has faced criticism over OpenAI’s direction, has culled company projects and is trying to be more disciplined with strategy.
Intel's stock soars 20% as results top estimates, with chipmaker showing signs of growth
Intel has been a Wall Street darling of late even as the business has yet to find much momentum.
Safeguarding what makes us human in the age of AI
Camille Carlton of the Center for Humane Technology says we need a battle plan as AI reshapes how we think and act.
Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: 'I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code'
Legit-looking website, camera-on interviews, jokes about backdoors ... it worked EXCLUSIVE It all started with a LinkedIn message, as so many employment scams do these days.…
Stop renting apps and own them instead with this $90 Microsoft Office license
Enjoy five game-changing apps for just $99.97 with this Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License.
Texas Instruments' stock jumps 19% for best day since 2000 as AI demand soars
Texas Instruments beat on earnings and revenue and gave upbeat guidance.
Get ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini in your Chrome browser for life for just $29
Keep an AI assistant just a tap away with this lifetime subscription to BrowserCopilot AI Basic Plan
AI brings Foxconn a chance to cut its reliance on Apple
The cloud and networking division, which assembles AI servers, is growing at a pace the smartphone market cannot match
How to unblock porn sites and stream porn anonymously
Unblock porn sites and stream anonymously with the best porn VPNs.
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
The Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 power station is over $300 off at Amazon — this deal expires soon
Find the best power station deal on Amazon. Save 19% on the Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 at Amazon.
Claude Opus 4.7 has turned into an overzealous query cop, devs complain
Rising refusal rate from Acceptable Use Classifier leaves customers paying for nothing Anthropic's release last week of Opus 4.7 came with stronger safeguards to prevent misuse. Unfortunately, these safeguards have also
The Bluetti Elite 100 V2 power station is under $400 at Amazon — save over $400 right now
Find the best portable power station deal. Save 51% on the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 at Amazon.
Software stocks plunge on ServiceNow, IBM results as AI fears escalate
Shares of ServiceNow sank over 16%, dragging down other software names like Salesforce, Workday and Oracle with it.
Meta to cut one in 10 jobs after spending billions on AI
The cuts, which employees had been expecting for weeks, will be Meta's largest layoff since 2023.
Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI
Meta plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, about 8,000 employees, as the company continues to ramp up investments in artificial intelligence.
Grok tells researchers pretending to be delusional ‘drive an iron nail through the mirror while reciting Psalm 91 backwards’
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot ‘extremely validating’ of delusional inputs and often went further, ‘elaborating new material’, study finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free
UK in talks with Anthropic over Mythos access for banks
British lenders seek advice from US groups testing powerful new cyber security AI model
Will the backlash against AI turn violent? – podcast
An attack on the home of OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman – and on the company’s headquarters – has led to concerns the backlash against AI could become violent. Guardian journalist Nick Robins-Early and researcher Sean Fleming d
Meta to cut 10% of jobs to ‘offset’ Zuckerberg’s AI spending
Social media group plans to spend $135bn on data centres this year
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.
Using the password 'admin123' wasn't as bad as sharing it on Slack
Keeping it simple for the developers can lead to very complex headaches later PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the column where we celebrate the people who’ve taught us how not to secure a server. If you’ve ever tied your ow
From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal
Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India.
Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you
Noscroll wants to cure doomscrolling with an AI bot that reads the internet for you.
Microsoft and Meta announce large staff reductions as they spend big on AI
Meta said it would cut 10% of it employees while Microsoft will offer voluntary retirement to about 7% of workers Meta and Microsoft are trimming their workforces by thousands as they make heavy investments in AI and exe
Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom
The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.
This cloud storage update pays for itself, giving you 100TB of storage for life for $1,000
Pay once and save 100TB of files for life with this 100TB lifetime subscription to Internxt Cloud Storage.
Intel Shares Eclipse Dot-Com Peak After Blockbuster Forecast
Intel Corp. shares hit a record high after the chipmaker delivered a sales forecast that shattered Wall Street expectations, showing that it’s finally benefiting from a boom in AI spending.