Last year, fusion power startup General Fusion faced significant financial difficulties. The company laid off at least a quarter of its staff as it struggled to raise funds. It received a critical twenty-two million dollar lifeline investment while it worked…
Twenty years ago, a Duke University professor, David R. Smith, used artificial composite materials called “metamaterials” to create a real-life invisibility cloak. While this early cloak had limited ability, only concealing objects from a single microwave wavelength, the advances in…
Another promising AI startup has seen its top talent recruited by a larger player. As part of a new licensing agreement, Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several top engineers from voice AI startup Hume AI. The remaining…
Under Armour, a clothing and fitness data company, is investigating claims of a data breach. This follows a cybercriminal posting millions of customer records to a hacker forum. The seller of the data told TechCrunch it was taken in a…
Google’s conversational Search feature, AI Mode, is becoming more personalized. The company announced that it is bringing “Personal Intelligence” to AI Mode. This allows the feature to access your Gmail and Google Photos to provide more individualized responses. Google first…
Blue Origin is targeting late February for the third launch of its mega-rocket, New Glenn. However, the mission will not carry a lunar payload as the company had previously suggested. Instead, the rocket will launch a satellite to low-Earth orbit…
Since 2024, Anthropic’s performance optimization team has used a take-home test to evaluate job applicants and ensure their technical knowledge. However, as AI coding tools have advanced significantly, the test has required major revisions to stay ahead of potential AI-assisted…
Spotify is introducing a new AI playlist creation tool called Prompted Playlists to its Premium subscribers in the United States and Canada. This feature allows users to create a playlist simply by describing what they want to hear in their…
Tiger Global and Microsoft are positioned to fully exit PhonePe, the Walmart-backed Indian payments startup. The company has updated its filing for its initial public offering, providing a clear view of how global investors are capitalizing on the venture boom…
Companies and governments are seeking tools to run AI locally in a bid to slash cloud infrastructure costs and build sovereign capability. Quadric, a chip-IP startup founded by veterans of early bitcoin mining firm 21E6, is trying to power that…
