Crypto investor John Woeltz from Kentucky was charged in NYC for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist for three weeks to gain crypto passwords
The investor, 37-year-old John Woeltz, and another man abused their victim for three weeks in a Manhattan townhouse as they tried …
Grok's tendency to repeat debunked claims raises doubts about Elon Musk's goal of making it a reliable source of information in high-stakes areas like medicine
Grok has proved popular with X users. But a string of bizarre blunders has threatened to turn it into a punchline.
Despite Google's guardrails, Veo 3 users are generating realistic clips of news, disasters, and fictional events, some with dialogue not included in the prompt
Cursed AI-generated videos come with very convincing audio now. … Even at first glance, there's something off about the body on the street.
A security researcher details how he discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB implementation by analyzing the code using OpenAI's o3 API
In this post I'll show you how I found a zeroday vulnerability in the Linux kernel using OpenAI's o3 model.
Sarvam AI's 24B-parameter LLM for Indian languages Sarvam-M receives only 334 downloads in two days on Hugging Face, raising concerns about AI efforts in India
Much of Sarvam's criticism comes from comparing it to OpenAI or DeepSeek, while the problem the company is trying to solve is fundamentally different.
Sam Altman and Jony Ive's awkward io video feels like empty hype until a compelling device is released, especially given Ive's post-Jobs design missteps
Ever since OpenAI announced a couple of days ago that it's integrating Jony Ive's hardware startup, I've been struggling with what to write about it.
A look at updates that weren't in the Google I/O keynote, including a Nearby Passes notification in Wallet and the Play Store's Ask Someone Else to Pay button
The Google Play Store will let you ask other people to pay for your purchases, and Live Updates are coming to smartwatches.
Elon Musk says he needs to be “super focused on X/xAI and Tesla”, saying major operational improvements need to be made “as evidenced by the X uptime issues”
Billionaire Elon Musk said he needs to be “super focused” on his companies, pointing to issues at X …
Texas is set to enact one of the strictest bans on social media for minors, with age verification requirements and letting parents request account deletions
It's the latest attempt in a growing effort by states to enact significant limits on the use of social media by young people.
A look at The Technology Brothers Podcast Network, a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention of Silicon Valley's investors and founders
In recent months, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, co-hosts of “TBPN,” a daily tech news talk show that has captured the attention … X: @willmanidis , @dwr , @manasjsaloi , @thefrandawg , @aginnt , @cjgbe...
London-based Converge, which uses sensors and AI to optimize the use of concrete in construction projects, raised a $22M Series A led by Dutch bank ABN Amro
Converge, a concrete sensor and AI startup, has closed $22 million in the second tranche of a Series A round, the company tells Axios.
General Medicine, an online storefront for medical care founded by PillPack founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, launches with $32M in funding led by Matrix
all in one convenient place. Get care now at https://generalmedicine.co/ Nikita Bier / @nikitabier : Last year I invested in the former team of PillPack—who had sold to Amazon. I've known them for 12 ...
Paris-based Veesion, which offers AI-powered video surveillance software for spotting suspicious behavior in stores, raised a €38M Series B led by White Star
Veesion, a French startup building AI tools to detect suspicious behaviour in physical stores, has announced …
Some VCs, such as Khosla Ventures, are considering acquiring mature businesses, like call center operators, and optimizing them with AI to serve more customers
Venture capitalists have always focused on investing in companies that leverage technology to either disrupt established industries …
OpenFX, which is building a near-instant payments and settlement network for cross-border transactions, emerges from stealth with $23M in funding led by Accel
Leo Schwartz / Fortune :
Sources: Nvidia plans to launch a new AI chip priced between $6,500 and $8,000, well below the $10,000-$12,000 the H20 sold for, after US export curbs
Nvidia will launch a new #ArtificialIntelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model & plans to start mass production as early as June, sources fami...
Amap, Alibaba's mapping and local services business, introduces a ride-hailing feature on the app's English version, targeting foreign visitors in China
Amap's ride-hailing feature, available on the platform's English version, reflects support for China's visa-free travel scheme
Sources: Builder.ai collapsed after it revised its 2024 revenue estimate from $220M to ~$55M and restated its previously reported 2023 sales from $180M to ~$45M
With the sublime @cynthiao.bsky.social and @alexandraheal.bsky.social [embedded post] Mando / @mrmandolino.itch.io : All of this is following the exact same arc that the crypto\NFT bubble did — Like...
Legora, whose AI tools help legal teams review, draft, research, and advise, raised an $80M Series B at a $675M valuation led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst
They have over 250 of the world's top law firms as customers. Jaw-dropping from a team that did YC 13 months ago. Legora : Big news today: we closed our Series B, led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst w...
Japanese carrier Docomo is discontinuing its emoji set, which was last updated in 2013 and became one of the most influential in history after its debut in 1999
blog.emojipedia.org/docomo-emoji...
CX2, a defense tech startup building software and hardware, including autonomous drones, for electronic warfare, raised a $31M Series A led by Point72 Ventures
Colin Demarest / Axios : LinkedIn: Nathan Mintz and CX2 LinkedIn: Nathan Mintz : “You can't do a damn thing in this war until you first figure out the jamming.” - these words from a Ukrainian friend...
Accessibility consultants say the video game industry's accessibility advancements, which gained momentum in 2020, have slowed down due to cutbacks
After years of growth, industry turmoil has left the accessibility community at a standstill. — Thank you @geoffreybunting.bsky.social for inviting me to speak on this topic. — www.theverge.com/ga...
The Shein India app, launched by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail in partnership with Shein, has struggled to gain traction after launching in February
but can it crack the code to dethrone Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart in India's $125B e-commerce race? Reports @_ananyaaa &. @kunalpurohit for @restofworld: https://restofworld.org/... @rinachandr...
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.