Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers
But at a conference last year, Eric Xu, senior manager for robotics at Meta, said the company’s “long-term goals” are to put robots in data centers, arguing they could speed up incident …
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I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.
One of the first errors came from Crunchbase, known for its database about tech startups. I emailed my access request to its privacy address on August 17. My message laid out the …
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
The CFTC has been suing states that try to regulate or ban prediction markets, saying it alone has jurisdiction over them. The CEA gives the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over swaps, defined as …
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
New data compiled by a Bay Area anti-surveillance advocacy group shows that not only are American localities dropping cameras from Flock Safety, but they are doing it at an accelerating rate. Communities …
"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
Senators are renewing calls for anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy to step down or be ousted—and at least one is calling for a criminal investigation—amid the release of documents they say …
Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
The Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic was illegal, a federal judge ruled in an order vacating government directives against the use of the firm’s AI technology. The government illegally retaliated against Anthropic …
Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced
During a visit to Johnson Space Center, President Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a new commission with the purpose of creating the first national space academy. “It’s clear …
Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent
Apple increased the price for a monthly subscription to Apple TV by $2, to $15, today. Annual prices increased by 20 percent from $99 to $119. Current subscribers will receive one month’s …
Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day
And now, we give you 10 of our favorite scenes: Credit: Paramount/Studio Canal Credit: Paramount/Studio Canal The sequence was filmed over nine hours in LA’s San Fernando Valley. The T-800’s big stunt …
Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
Meanwhile, there’s a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit advancing in the US that accuses Meta of continually lying about privacy risks in the marketing of its AI glasses. Meta has yet to …
Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Authorities in Australia said Wednesday that they arrested two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a prolific group of hackers that, over nine months, has carried out a relentless series …
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
Skyroot is great, but India needs more. Jatan Mehta writes some of the most insightful articles about India’s space program, and we wanted to highlight his six-part series on what he calls …
Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
For all the interest in and uptake of agentic AI systems over the past year or so, the world of automated AI has thus far been primarily limited to text, images, code, …
Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
xAI has now been accused of training Grok on child sex abuse materials (CSAM), as regulators and courts continue to probe how far the problem goes, and some Grok users have been …
GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices
“Candidates and committees are currently drafting, negotiating, and signing contracts with broadcasters for the coming weeks,” the motion said. “In fact, candidates and committees are currently creating the advertisements for the contracts …
Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion
Nvidia is reportedly moving forward to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. The acquisition could help the hardware giant expand and fortify its deep integration with the wider AI industry. Among other …
AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
For consumers, prices of “everyday tools,” like smartphones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches, connected devices, and vehicles, could increase at a time when US households are already budget-strained. Tariffs could also limit technology choices …
The iconic T-38 jets flown by astronauts just got a spiffy new look
For the first time in decades, NASA has rolled out one of its iconic astronaut training aircraft with a bold, new look. The space agency debuted a new livery on one of …
RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn
In the wake of news on Tuesday that two people in Pennsylvania died from measles, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been posting a slew of anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation on …