TMtechmemeAs Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them "predatory" and imposes guardrails, some in struggling western Pennsylvania welcome the projects (New York Times)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeAI startup Mirage streamed a 24-hour "live" AI news show on X on August 11, which cost ~$50K in tokens, featuring realistic avatars that struggled to converse (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeAnthropic details security efforts following Claude cyber evaluation incidents, including a weeks-long pause on higher-risk RL and work to curb reward hacking (Anthropic)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: Anthropic has signed a $35B cloud deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda; Nvidia will hold the lease on and supply chips to a Texas data center built by Hut 8 (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeFlorida says it is revoking permits for Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers on state roads and no longer intends to issue such permits (Ryan Gillespie/Orlando Sentinel)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeFiling: Apple claims a former iPhone engineer used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI, evidence is being destroyed, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: AI sales and marketing startup Clay is raising a round led by Wellington at a $7B pre-money valuation, up from $5B via an employee tender in January (Lucinda Shen/Axios)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeThe Pentagon launches ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government on its GenAI.mil platform, giving its 3M personnel access to AI tools "tailored to warfighter needs" (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeAmazon says the FTC's complaint over Sponsored Ads cites no evidence of consumer price increases or advertiser harm, and misunderstands how advertisers operate (About Amazon)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: Polymarket will raise $1B led by 1789 Capital at a $21B post-money valuation; Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 and adviser to Polymarket (Amanda L. Gordon/Bloomberg)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeThe FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it "secretly and systematically overcharged" advertisers more than $20B since 2019 by using "hidden surcharges" (Annie Palmer/CNBC)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeOn his last day as CEO, Tim Cook pens an emotional memo reflecting on his time at Apple and says he takes "enormous comfort" in handing the helm to John Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: the FTC and 20+ state AGs plan to sue Amazon for allegedly making tens of billions over seven years by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSony launches Live TV on PS5 in the US, letting users stream 100+ free, ad-supported TV channels with content from Amazon MGM Studios, Crunchyroll, and more (Kris Holt/Engadget)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeTrump says communities that reject data centers will end up "backwards and poor" and that "China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement" (Cheyanne M. Daniels/Politico)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeReframe, which uses AI and industrial robot arms to make modular homes in a factory, raised a $40M Series A extension round led by Energy Impact Partners (Rocket Drew/The Information)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: Hyperliquid is in talks to enter the US market through Kraken parent Payward, weeks after Trump said he was working to bring the platform onshore (Bloomberg)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeGurman: Apple is moving App Store to services unit run by Eddy Cue, who previously oversaw it until 2015; Cue is taking on a more influential role under Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeThe Trump administration launches Project Watershed 250, a six-month cybersecurity pilot to protect Texas water systems from cyberattacks (Fox News)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→
TMtechmemeSources: Phil Schiller stepped down from his role leading the App Store and product events; he will remain at Apple to work on unspecified initiatives (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)industry13 days ago▲ 24Read story→