On an earnings call on Tuesday, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready highlighted the promise of open source AI models in helping the company keep its costs down as it expands the use cases for visual AI. The image pinboarding site, which…
When Nvidia announced its Rubin series of GPUs in March, it also dropped a bomb. Racks built with the Ultra version of the chip, which is expected to be released in 2027, could draw up to 600 kilowatts of electricity.…
The University of Pennsylvania confirmed on Tuesday that a hacker stole university data as part of a data breach that occurred last week. During the breach, alumni and other affiliates received suspicious emails from official university email addresses. One message…
The Motion Picture Association has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop using the term “PG-13.” This development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Last month, Meta announced that teens on Instagram would, by default, only…
A variety of voice-based hardware devices have emerged, aimed at companionship, productivity, or personal growth. These include card-shaped devices from Plaud and Pocket, pendants from Friend, Limitless, and Taya, and a wristband from Bee, which is now part of Amazon.…
Over the last year, Google has added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to improve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places. Now, the company is upgrading the app with Gemini to let users ask its AI bot questions…
The way AI deals are structured today resembles a circle of life, but one focused on profit that ensures money ultimately returns to the same entities. A prime example is SoftBank. The conglomerate is investing tens of billions into OpenAI…
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has called Google’s proposal in its antitrust settlement a comprehensive solution. He stated that it genuinely doubles down on Android’s vision of being an open platform. The companies reached a settlement on Tuesday. This agreement…
Google’s thirty-two billion dollar acquisition of cloud security company Wiz has moved a step closer to completion. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport stated at a Wall Street Journal event that the acquisition has cleared its antitrust review by the United States…
Cybersecurity is a massive sector, but startups in this category are more likely to be acquired than to go public. Even Wiz, which for a time held the title of the fastest-growing startup, abandoned its IPO ambitions when it agreed…
