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Teal Health raises $10M to create at-home cervical cancer screenings

January 16, 2025

The process of getting screened for cervical cancer is quite intimidating. It’s the once-a-year, sometimes life-changing treatment, that involves the bright lights of a doctor’s office and an uncomfortable insertion that always seems to last too long. It’s no wonder why Kara Egan and Dr. Avnesh Thakor saw the potential to make this process more…

Patch Tuesday Commentary from Tenable

January 16, 2025

GUEST RESEACH: Microsoft patched a whopping 157 CVEs in its inaugural Patch Tuesday for 2025. Not only is this the largest number of CVEs patched in January, it is the largest number of CVEs patched across any Patch Tuesday release since 2017. Microsoft set a record in April 2024, patching 147 CVEs. Since 2017, the…

TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration

January 16, 2025

As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, TikTok CEO, Shou Chew, is planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, The New York Times reports. The executive will join Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk on the dais, which is where former presidents and important guests are traditionally seated. Although Trump initiated calls…

Clop ransomware gang names dozens of victims hit by Cleo mass-hack, but several firms dispute breaches

January 16, 2025

Nintendo teases Mario Kart as first Switch 2 title

January 16, 2025

A console is only as good as its games. While Nintendo didn’t reveal anything in the way of specs for the forthcoming Switch 2 platform, the gaming giant showed off what appears to be the first game confirmed for the hybrid platform: a new take on the racing classic, Mario Kart. After all, it wouldn’t…

Nintendo unveils the Nintendo Switch 2

January 16, 2025

Nintendo shared the first images of the Nintendo Switch 2 in a video posted on YouTube. The successor to the widely popular game console will be simply called the Switch 2. As the name suggests, it shares the same design philosophy with a modular form factor. Right out of the gate, the video shows the…

Illumio Appoints Cloud Leader Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer

January 16, 2025

Illumio Inc., the breach containment leader, announced the appointment of Karl Van den Bergh as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). A proven technology and marketing executive, Van den Bergh brings over 25 years of leadership experience driving innovation, building market-leading brands, and accelerating cloud growth at global technology companies.

ISPT’s future focused office buildings ‘lead the way’ with 5G indoor mobile connectivity

January 16, 2025

By Peggy Renders, Chief Customer Officer for Telstra Enterprise: ISPT and Telstra have announced that they are transforming office connectivity with 5G DAS tech, ensuring reliable, high-speed coverage in lifts, carparks, and more – with the first deployment in Sydney’s new Tech Central precinct, Sydney, with other sites on the radar.

Dub.co is an open-source URL shortener and link attribution engine packed into one

January 16, 2025

In the last few weeks, PayPal-owned Honey, which claims to find you the best coupon codes for a deal, has been at the center of controversy. Allegedly, the tool sneakily earned affiliate money by changing attributes of product links creators posted on their videos. At the center of it, the problem was how affiliate links…

Is an Oracle Java Audit or Sales Call on Its Way? Here’s What You Need to Know

January 16, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Over the past five years, Oracle has made four rounds of changes to its Java licensing and pricing policy for what was previously a free programming language and toolset used by thousands of organisations as the foundation for most business-critical software applications.

Vocus launches 400G coast-to-coast Wavelength Ethernet services in Australia from Sydney to Perth

January 16, 2025

Austrralian specialist digital infrastructure provider Vocus has launched 400G terrestrial intercapital services spanning the continent between the east and west coasts.

Smartsheet Appoints Eva Schoenleitner as Vice President, Partner

January 16, 2025

With more than 20 years of experience, Schoenleitner will redefine Smartsheet’s partner business in next wave of growth and innovation

Leaseweb Launches Highly Efficient VPS Infrastructure, Delivering Exceptional Price-Performance, Fast Local Storage and Easy Deployment

January 16, 2025

Dynatrace Extends Compliance and Resilience Capabilities to Support the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) EU Regulation

January 16, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: New Compliance Assistant app helps customers mitigate risk and reduce time-consuming configuration checks with comprehensive insights tailored for DORA compliance

Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into space

January 16, 2025

Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin launched its new mega-rocket, called New Glenn, into orbit for the first time. The rocket lifted off at 2:03AM ET on January 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and crossed the official boundary into space a few minutes later. Shortly after, a second-stage burn placed the rocket’s upper section into…

SentinelOne Brings the Power of Purple AI to Zscaler, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Fortinet and Microsoft Data

January 16, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: Popular generative AI security analyst can now be used to speed cybersecurity investigations and simplify threat hunting across a growing list of native and third-party sources

Mistral signs deal with AFP to offer up-to-date answers in Le Chat

January 16, 2025

Just a day after Google inked a deal with The Associated Press, Mistral is also announcing a content deal with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) to improve the accuracy of answers in Le Chat, Mistral’s chatbot product. This is the first deal of this kind for the Paris-based artificial intelligence company. And it indicates that Mistral…

Prepaid payments platform Recharge raises €45M to go on M&A spree

January 16, 2025

With inflation still stubbornly high in comparison to previous years, and the siren voices of subscription services like Netflix and Spotify continuing to lure, consumers have understandably turned to alternative forms of payment to manage their household bills. As a result, online prepaid payment platforms have benefited. That’s the bet being laid today by Recharge,…

Google strikes world’s largest biochar carbon removal deal with Indian startup Varaha

January 16, 2025

Hyperline secures $10 million for its automated billing platform

January 16, 2025

French startup Hyperline wants to build the next-generation Chargebee. Over the past two years, the startup has built a new billing platform that can be used for recurring subscriptions, one-off purchases, usage-based billing and more. Hyperline raised an initial €4 million funding round from Index Ventures back in 2023 ($4.1 million at today’s exchange rate).…

Amazon to acquire Indian fintech Axio in credit push

January 16, 2025

Amazon has agreed to acquire Indian buy now pay later startup Axio, deepening its push into financial services in one of its fastest-growing markets as it seeks to expand credit access to millions of underserved customers. The US technology group, which has held an equity stake in Axio for six years, signed the acquisition agreement…

In AI copyright case, Zuckerberg turns to YouTube for his defense

January 15, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have used YouTube and its battle to take down pirated content to defend his own company’s use of a data set containing copyrighted e-books to train AI models, newly released snippets of his deposition reveals. The deposition, which was part of a complaint submitted to the court by plaintiffs’…

Chinese AI company MiniMax releases new models it claims are competitive with the industry’s best

January 15, 2025

Chinese firms continue to release AI models that rival the capabilities of systems developed by OpenAI and other U.S.-based AI companies. This week, MiniMax, an Alibaba- and Tencent-backed startup that has raised around $850 million in venture capital and is valued at more than $2.5 billion, debuted three new models: MiniMax-Text-01, MiniMax-VL-01, and T2A-01-HD. MiniMax-Text-01…

Hindenburg Research, a short seller that targeted tech and EV companies, is closing up shop

January 15, 2025

When Hindenburg Research posts a blog on its website, it often means a company’s final days are near. Today, that company is Hindenburg Research. Nate Anderson announced Wednesday he has shut down short-selling firm Hindenburg Research, after a seven-year run issuing damning reports about high-profile companies, including many of the technology world’s giants and buzzy…

Reusable rocket startup Stoke raised another massive round: $260M

January 15, 2025

Governments call for spyware regulations in UN Security Council meeting

January 15, 2025

As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out

January 15, 2025

TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other platforms that may be able to fill the TikTok-shaped hole in our lives. The law gives TikTok parent company…

More teens report using ChatGPT for schoolwork, despite the tech’s faults

January 15, 2025

Younger Gen Zers are embracing OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for schoolwork, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. But it’s not clear that they’re fully aware of the tech’s pitfalls. In a follow-up to its 2023 poll on ChatGPT usage among young people, Pew asked ~1,400 U.S.-based teens ages 13 to 17…

Cybersecurity in 2025: Insights and predictions from ‘Yubico’s experts’

January 15, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: With 2024 behind us, we saw another challenging year in the world of cybersecurity – highlighted by new and evolving threats like Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven phishing and increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks overall.

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S25 on January 22 — here’s what we expect

January 15, 2025

The biggest reveal from last week’s Samsung CES press conference may well have been another press conference. The hardware giant closed out the main event by teasing the company’s upcoming show. The next Samsung Unpacked event is set for January 22 at 10 a.m. PT. As with all recent Unpackeds, next week’s big show will…

Duolingo sees 216% spike in U.S. users learning Chinese amid TikTok ban and move to RedNote

January 15, 2025

TikTok U.S. users have been learning Chinese on Duolingo in increasing numbers amid their adoption of a Chinese social app called RedNote ahead of the TikTok ban. The U.S. law, scheduled to go into effect on January 19, unless halted by the Supreme Court, will see TikTok removed from U.S. app stores and will stop…

Ericsson adds GenAI virtual expert to enterprise 5G portfolio

January 15, 2025

Telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has launched a generative AI-based NetCloud Assistant (ANA), a virtual expert designed to further simplify enterprise 5G network administration.

ExtraHop appoints new CEO to ‘lead next phase of growth’

January 15, 2025

Cloud-native network detection and response (NDR) company ExtraHop has announced Rob Greer has joined as its Chief Executive Officer;

Meta adds 200 megawatts of solar to its 12 gigawatt renewable portfolio

January 15, 2025

These tech companies are donating to LA wildfire relief efforts

January 15, 2025

Numerous tech companies have pledged millions in donations to help LA recover from wildfires that caused widespread devastation and forced thousands to evacuate the region. Those offering aid include YouTube/Google, Meta, Snap, Amazon, Netflix, and Sony. Here’s an overview of what each company is doing to aid relief efforts in the region: YouTube and Google:…

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Loft Orbital lands a fresh $170 million after logging over $500 million of bookings

January 15, 2025

TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant

January 15, 2025

OpenAI is bankrolling Axios’ expansion into four new markets

January 15, 2025

OpenAI is getting into the local news game. Newsletter-based media organization Axios announced a partnership with OpenAI on Wednesday. As part of this three-year deal, the AI giant will fund Axios’ expansion of its local newsletters into four new cities: Pittsburgh; Kansas City, Missouri; Boulder, Colorado; and Huntsville, Alabama. While OpenAI has inked content-sharing and…

Tesla to split $100M award for electric truck charging corridor in Illinois

January 15, 2025

Tesla, along with three other industry partners, quietly backed an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency application that won $100 million in funding to build electric truck charging stations across the state, TechCrunch has learned. The award was the biggest given out by the Biden Administration’s Federal Highway Administration last week in the second round of what’s…

Biden administration adds 14 additional Chinese firms to trade blacklist

January 15, 2025

Days after pushing for sweeping AI chip export restriction, the Biden administration has added an additional 14 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list. This brings the full list up to 25 names, according to reporting from The Associate Press. Sophgo is, perhaps, the highest profile addition. An entity of Bitmain, the firm sparked international…

CEO Scott Gregson to leave ACCC

January 15, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has announced Chief Executive Officer Scott Gregson will be leaving to take up the role of CEO of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025

January 15, 2025

Donald Trump will take the presidential oath of office on Friday in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., once again. The event takes place at noon ET and is expected to attract considerable attention from both supporters and opponents. How to stream Trump’s inauguration You can watch the inauguration live with cable or…

AI researcher François Chollet founds a new AI lab focused on AGI

January 15, 2025

François Chollet, an influential AI researcher, is launching a new startup that aims to build frontier AI systems with novel designs. The startup, Ndea, will consist of an AI research and science lab. It’s looking to “develop and operationalize” AGI. AGI, which stands for “artificial general intelligence,” typically refers to AI that can perform any…

Trump’s DOT pick wants EV owners to pay to use roads

January 15, 2025

Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Transportation, thinks owners of electric vehicles should pay to use roads. “How to do that, I think, is a little more challenging,” Duffy said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee. The former Republican lawmaker is correct that it would…

Concentrix and IRONSCALES Partner to Combat AI Deepfake Threat

January 15, 2025

Email security vendor IRONSCALES and Fortune 500 technology services provider Concentrix have partnered to combat the rising threat of AI-generated deepfakes. Channel Insider spoke with executives at both companies to learn more about why businesses need to prepare for deepfake threats and how their partnership bolsters their customers’ protection. Deepfakes becoming more sophisticated as sheer…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

January 15, 2025

More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that underpins Bluesky, the AT Protocol, and has been built using code from the developer’s…

Generative AI Meaning: Understanding the Basics

January 15, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Generative AI is taking the world by storm. But what exactly is generative AI, and why is it gaining so much attention?

Why traditional loyalty programs are failing to meet modern customer expectations

January 15, 2025

GUEST OPINION: Retailers are under increasing pressure to retain customers as purchasing behaviour continues to evolve. While competitive pricing remains important, loyalty is more likely to be built on emotional connections that are strengthened by loyalty programs that offer more than just points and discounts, delivering truly personalised, value-driven experiences.

Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free

January 15, 2025

Google announced on Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now available to Workspace customers at no extra charge, though the plan will see a $2 per month increase per user. This change simplifies access to Workplace AI tools, including email summaries, automated note-taking, chatting with the Gemini bot, and…

Colossal Biosciences raises $200M at $10.2B valuation to bring back woolly mammoths

January 15, 2025

Concur Travel becomes the first booking tool to offer ISO 14083-assured emissions data

January 15, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: The new Concur Travel has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first online booking tool to integrate emissions calculations assured to the new ISO 14083 standard. This development made possible through its partnership with Thrust Carbon, marks a big step forward in providing accurate and consistent emissions data for customers at the…

LogicMonitor ignites partner success with revamped program built for growth

January 15, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: LogicMonitor’s Partner Program delivers AI-powered tools and resources that scale alongside the evolving tech landscape.

As Gen Z job applicants balloon, companies are turning to AI agent recruiters

January 15, 2025

According to some of the latest statistics, employers are swamped by job applications. In the UK alone, employers running graduate training schemes received an average of 140 applications for each job in 2024, 59 per cent more than in 2023, according to the Institute of Student Employers. And despite some trepidations amongst a few recruiters,…

OpenAI tests letting users sign up for ChatGPT with only a phone number

January 15, 2025

OpenAI has begun testing a feature that lets new ChatGPT users sign up with only a phone number — no email required. As spotted by software engineer Tibor Blaho, the feature, which is available in beta in the U.S. and India, lets users create an account for ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform, by providing their…

PowerSchool data breach victims say hackers stole ‘all’ historical student and teacher data

January 15, 2025

Rockfish is helping enterprises leverage synthetic data

January 15, 2025

For years, Vyas Sekar would call up Muckai Girish, an old friend from undergrad, to talk through potential startup ideas and get Girish’s opinion. The two usually talked through an idea and ended the conversation at that. When Sekar called Girish with an idea involving synthetic data in early 2022, the conversation didn’t just end…

January Patch Tuesday Reveals 161 Vulnerabilities

January 15, 2025

Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and/or public disclosure for eight of the vulnerabilities published today, with three listed on CISA KEV. This is now the fourth consecutive month where Microsoft has published zero-day vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday without evaluating any of them as critical severity at time of publication. It also sees the publication…

LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters

January 15, 2025

If you’ve ever applied or thought of applying for a job via LinkedIn, you’ll know that the experience can be immediately disheartening: Openings that look interesting typically can see hundreds or thousands of applications in a matter of hours — data that LinkedIn, a social network for the world of work, proudly exposes in its…

Microsoft’s newest Copilot plan for business is pay-as-you-go

January 15, 2025

Microsoft is launching a pay-as-you-go plan for corporate customers that bundles together several, but not all, of the company’s existing AI-powered productivity features for Microsoft 365. The new plan, Copilot Chat — not to be confused with Microsoft’s Copilot Business Chat or GitHub Copilot Chat — is underpinned by OpenAI’s GPT-4o AI model and lets…

UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice for months

January 15, 2025

Hinge’s new AI feature determines if your prompt response is too basic

January 15, 2025

Hinge today launched a new AI-powered feature called “Prompt Feedback,” which aims to improve your dating profile by analyzing how you answer prompts and assessing if it needs to be more specific or authentic. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini, Prompt Feedback evaluates each response and offers personalized advice tailored to help you share interesting details…

The Overlooked Essentials in Cybersecurity Preparedness

January 15, 2025

While organizations pour resources into advanced threat detection systems and cutting-edge security tools, they often miss fundamental elements that could make or break their cybersecurity defenses. These overlooked components create vulnerabilities that sophisticated attackers are all too happy to exploit.

Informatica Strengthens Databricks Partnership with Native GenAI Capabilities for Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

January 15, 2025

Building on their extensive partnership, Informatica and Databricks are helping customers create and manage AI-ready data and Generative AI analytics on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform

Commvault Automates Active Directory Forest Recovery to Protect ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ Amidst Rampant and Debilitating Ransomware Attacks

January 15, 2025

Leverages the same platform that already delivers comprehensive protection of critical workloads – ushering in a new level of cyber resilience for customers and partners

SoftBank veteran hunts for profits in payments infrastructure plumbing

January 15, 2025

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Creator of Gas and tbh makes an app for disappearing photos via iMessage

January 15, 2025

Nikita Bier, creator of popular apps like the anonymous polling app tbh (acquired by Facebook) and the anonymous compliments app Gas (acquired by Discord), has created a new app called Explode, which focuses on disappearing messages on iMessage. Explode works as a mini app for Apple’s Messages app. It helps you send disappearing messages to…

Synthesia snaps up $180M at a $2.1B valuation for its B2B AI video platform

January 15, 2025

As the world continues to work through how to handle the explosion of deepfake content online, it seems that not all AI-created videos are stirring controversy. Synthesia, a London startup building products around highly realistic AI avatar technology, says it’s a big hit with enterprises, with some 60,000 of them — 1 million users —…

SEC sues Elon Musk for allegedly failing to disclose Twitter acquisition on time

January 14, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday over an alleged securities violation relating to his acquisition of Twitter, now called X. The SEC claims Musk failed to disclose his 5% ownership stake of Twitter in a timely manner, violating federal securities law, according to a complaint filed in federal…

Nvidia backs MetAI, a Taiwanese startup that creates AI-powered digital twins

January 14, 2025

Nvidia has been doubling down on the opportunity to build robotics and other industrial AI applications, with the launch of its Omniverse platform, and most recently Mega, an Omniverse Blueprint framework to create digital twins to operate these applications. It’s also investing in digital twin startups to get the effort off the ground. Taiwan’s MetAI…

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Accel doubles down on Sarla Aviation’s ambition to develop electric air taxis in India

January 14, 2025

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

January 14, 2025

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership…

Nintendo Switch 2 could be announced this week: The rumors (and facts) so far

January 14, 2025

With CES 2025 finally in the rearview, it’s time to move on to the next round of big hardware announcements. Rumors have emerged over the last few weeks, pointing to an imminent announcement for the next-generation of Nintendo’s wildly successful hybrid Switch console. In particular, word from industry stalwart Eurogamer (among others) pegs a January…

Intel spins off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund

January 14, 2025

Intel says that it plans to spin off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund, with Intel as an “anchor investor.” In a press release on Tuesday, Intel said that the move will “[enable] greater autonomy” and “the flexibility to attract external capital.” Intel expects Intel Capital to begin operating independently in…

Meta execs obsessed over beating OpenAI’s GPT-4 internally, court filings reveal

January 14, 2025

Executives and researchers leading Meta’s AI efforts obsessed over beating OpenAI’s GPT-4 model while developing Llama 3, according to internal messages unsealed by a court on Tuesday in one of the company’s ongoing AI copyright cases, Kadrey v. Meta. “Honestly… Our goal needs to be GPT-4,” said Meta’s VP of Generative AI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, in…

Hackers are exploiting a new Fortinet firewall bug to breach company networks

January 14, 2025

Google’s NotebookLM had to teach its AI podcast hosts not to act annoyed at humans

January 14, 2025

Flights delayed by SpaceX’s falling rocket debris

January 14, 2025

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Google-backed Pixxel launches India’s first private satellite constellation

January 14, 2025

Pixxel, an Indian space tech startup backed by Google, has successfully launched the first three hyperspectral satellites of its commercial constellation Firefly. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

DJI Flip is a $439, fully foldable camera drone

January 14, 2025

Four short months after introducing the truly palm-size Neo, DJI is back with another pint-sized consumer drone. The Flip continues the drone giant’s interest in foldable form factors, with a quartet of propeller guards that essentially stack up, for maximum portability. The new Flip continues to blur the lines in DJI’s existing consumer portfolio, combing…

Substack rolls out livestreaming for all publishers

January 14, 2025

After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers. This new feature allows creators to engage with their viewers and collaborate with other publishers. The introduction of livestreaming indicates that Substack is following in the footsteps of other platforms like…

TikTok users’ attempted migration to Chinese app RedNote isn’t going too well

January 14, 2025

American TikTok users have been thumbing their collective noses at the U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok by spitefully joining another Chinese social media app, Red Note (aka Xiaohongshu), sending it to the top of the U.S. App Store on Monday. Unfortunately, many of those who already made the transition have faced problems with having…

CBRE buys remainder of co-working company Industrious at an $800M valuation

January 14, 2025

Real estate giant CBRE announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the rest of co-working startup Industrious, in which it already had a sizable investment, at a valuation of over $800 million. Founded in 2013, New York-based Industrious raised a total of $522 million in funding from investors including Riverwood Capital and Fifth Wall Ventures. Its last…

Biden administration opens up federal land to AI data centers

January 14, 2025

With less than a week left in office, President Joe Biden is not done leaving his mark on the AI industry. President Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday that will allow private sector AI companies to lease federal sites owned by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy in order to build AI…

Why some former Bench customers are not happy

January 14, 2025

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the latest with embattled fintech Bench, Robinhood’s $45 million settlement, a couple of M&A deals, some cool fundraises, and more. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The big…

ChatGPT now lets you schedule reminders and recurring tasks

January 14, 2025

Paying users of OpenAI’s ChatGPT can now ask the AI assistant to schedule reminders or recurring requests. The new beta feature, called tasks, will start rolling out to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro users around the globe this week. With tasks, users can set simple reminders with ChatGPT such as, “Remind me when my passport…

Apple joins consortium to help develop next-gen AI data center tech

January 14, 2025

Apple has joined a consortium creating next-gen technology to link together chips in AI data centers. The consortium, the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, is developing a standard called UALink, which connects the AI accelerator chips found within a growing number of server farms. As of Tuesday, Apple is a member of the consortium’s board, along…

A 24-year-old who exited his first company to Coinbase raises $3M for his next venture

January 14, 2025

At 24 years old, Pryce Yebesi already has one exit: selling his crypto invoicing company Utopia Labs to Coinbase for an undisclosed amount. Some founders don’t just have one company in them. On Monday, Yebesi announced the launch of his new company, Open Ledger, which embeds automated accounting software into products that enterprises and small…

Stack to build 220 MW hyperscale data centre campus in Malaysia

January 14, 2025

Data centres specialist Stack Infrastructure, has announced its entry into Malaysia, with plans to build a new 220MW campus for hyoerscale clients in Johor Bahru, which the company says will expand its footprint to the largest market in Southeast Asia.

WhatsApp is adding a way to turn selfies into stickers

January 14, 2025

WhatsApp is adding new features including creating new stickers from selfies, sharing sticker packs, and adding new camera effects. Stickers and camera effects are good engagement ploys to keep users interacting with their contacts. The chat app added the ability to create custom stickers from photos last year. Now, the company is adding an option…

OpenAI quietly revises policy doc to remove reference to ‘politically unbiased’ AI

January 14, 2025

OpenAI has quietly removed language endorsing “politically unbiased” AI from one of its recently published policy documents. In the original draft of its “economic blueprint” for the AI industry in the U.S., OpenAI said that AI models “should aim to be politically unbiased by default.” A new draft, made available Monday, deletes that phrasing. When…

Orange and Vodacom JV to expand coverage with new towers in Congo

January 14, 2025

Telecoms operators Orange and Vodacom have formed a joint venture to build, own, and operate solar-powered mobile base stations in underserved areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

KnowBe4 Research Confirms Effective Security Awareness Training Significantly Reduces Data Breaches

January 14, 2025

COMPANY NEWS New KnowBe4 white paper “Effective Security Awareness Training Really Does Reduce Breaches” finds 65% decrease in breach likelihood for organisations with robust security training programs

With $30 million in new funding, SEEQC thinks chips are key to building useful quantum computing

January 14, 2025

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have said that “very useful quantum computers” are probably still 20 years away, but his company is also hedging its bets beyond classical chips with investments and partnerships in that very space. Now one of the companies that Nvidia partners with in quantum development is announcing funding. SEEQC, a quantum…

Data center power demand will double over the next five years

January 14, 2025

Data centers are expected to continue growing at a breakneck pace, doubling their power demand by 2029, according to a new report from JLL. The industry’s expansion, fueled by the rapid growth of AI alongside the continued expansion of cloud-based services, is testing the limits of the energy sector. Some experts think that half of…

Dynatrace Partners with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) Formula One Team as its Official Observability and Performance Analytics Technology Partner

January 14, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: Dynatrace will provide VCARB with unprecedented insights into vehicle dynamics, driver performance, and race optimization

Aurora takes feds to court over safety rules as it nears self-driving truck launch

January 14, 2025

Aurora Innovation is taking federal safety regulators to court in a case that could have far-reaching implications for self-driving truck companies operating in a regulatory environment designed around humans. The fight centers around the rather commonplace practice of placing physical warning triangles around semi trucks stopped along highways. The court denied Aurora’s request to be…

Check Point Software’s 2025 Security Report Finds Alarming 44% Increase in Cyber-Attacks Amid Maturing Cyber Threat Ecosystem

January 14, 2025

COMPANY NEWS: Highlights from the 13th annual report with data from 170 countries, include an analysis on evolving cyber wars, the pervasiveness of ransomware and recommendations for CISOs

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