The central question for fusion power remains unanswered: how do you ensure the cost to start the fusion reaction is not higher than the price at which you can sell the resulting electricity? Many have ideas, but no one has…
A data breach at government technology giant Conduent appears to affect far more people than first disclosed. The number of victims potentially stretches to dozens of millions of people across the United States. The January 2025 ransomware attack, which knocked…
The Trump administration announced this week that the U.S. government will work to build an $11.7 billion stockpile of critical minerals. While that is the headline, the subtext is more intriguing. Branded as Project Vault, this stockpile initiative is the…
ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice is becoming the next major interface for AI. He believes it is the way people will increasingly interact with machines as models move beyond text and screens. Speaking at Web Summit in…
Substack has confirmed a data breach in an email to its users. The company stated that in October, an unauthorized third party accessed user data, including email addresses, phone numbers, and other unspecified internal metadata. However, Substack specified that more…
An AI lab called Fundamental emerged from stealth on Thursday, offering a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises. By combining the old systems of…
YouTube’s subscription and advertising revenue continues to grow. The company announced it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, an increase from 300 million just three months ago. In the fourth quarter, YouTube’s ad revenue…
While Spotify users face another subscription price increase, book lovers have some exciting developments to look forward to that could help cushion the blow. Spotify announced several updates for its audiobook business, notably its expansion into physical books. Users in…
Europe invests billions into early-stage climate startups, only to watch too many fail at Series B, according to a recent report. But new funds are being raised to fill this gap, and Spain-based Mundi Ventures’ latest fund, Kembara Fund I,…
Snap is actively working to diversify its revenue streams. The company is shifting from a model heavily reliant on advertising to one that also includes subscriptions and, eventually, hardware sales. Its latest quarterly earnings report indicates this strategy is seeing…
