People in the United States with an iPhone or Apple Watch can now carry a digital copy of their U.S. passport on their device. This digital passport can be used at TSA checkpoints in over 250 airports for domestic travel.…
A group of Democratic lawmakers have sent letters to several state governors, including those in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Wisconsin. The letters warn that these states are inadvertently sharing drivers’ data with federal immigration authorities. The correspondence informed the governors…
A new report from the International Energy Agency confirms the central role of data centers in the global economy. This year, global spending on data centers will reach $580 billion, which is $40 billion more than the world will spend…
The internet radio service TuneIn has been sold for a total of one hundred seventy-five million dollars. The buyer is the music and technology company Stingray Group, which will pay one hundred fifty million dollars at closing and up to…
Crafting a perfect prompt for AI chatbots is often a challenge. This difficulty is so significant that startups are creating new roles for prompt engineers. To address this, consumer-facing AI apps are increasingly adding features like suggestion buttons and autogenerated…
World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is launching its first commercial world model product. The product, named Marble, is now available via freemium and paid tiers. These tiers let users turn text prompts, photos, videos, 3D…
Indian online brokerage platform Groww had its initial public offering on Wednesday. This listing became the largest by an Indian fintech company so far this year. The company raised 66.3 billion rupees, which is approximately 748 million dollars. Its shares…
Australia’s intelligence head Mike Burgess has warned that China-backed hackers are probing the country’s critical infrastructure and have in some cases gained access. Burgess, who leads the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, stated that at least two Chinese government-backed hacking groups…
The power demands of data centers have grown from tens to two hundred kilowatts in just a few years. This rapid pace has data center developers scrambling to design future facilities that can handle the load. According to Tim Heidel,…
Swedish electric and autonomous truck startup Einride has announced its plan to go public. The company will merge with a special purpose acquisition company called Legato Merger Corp. This merger values Einride at one point eight billion dollars in pre-money…
