Nikita Bier has officially stepped down from his role as head of product at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, after serving for just over a year. The serial entrepreneur and venture partner, who took charge in July 2025, announced that he is ready to step back and return to posting, though he will remain […]
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TechCrunch has launched a limited-time flash sale for passes to the upcoming Disrupt 2026 conference, offering an additional $100 discount on top of current price cuts. Attendees, founders, and investors can secure savings of up to $400 if they register before the deadline. Set to take place from October 13–15 at Moscone West in San […]
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TechCrunch has launched a weeklong flash sale offering an additional $100 discount on passes for the upcoming Disrupt 2026 conference. Valid until August 7, this promotion provides founders, investors, and attendees with a final opportunity to secure lower ticket prices before the next pricing tier takes effect on August 21. Scheduled for October 13–15 at […]
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Alphabet-owned Waymo has officially removed the waitlist for its autonomous taxi service in Dallas, opening public access to all residents and visitors. Users can now download the official app and immediately hail one of the company’s fully electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles, marking another milestone in the autonomous driving sector. Following an initial limited rollout in […]
Continue ReadingJust one week after the establishment of the Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA) spearheaded by Nvidia, the industry group has grown to over 120 companies and is already delivering its first concrete proposals. Operating at high speed during the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the coalition launched a working group called SAFE, managed by […]
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A new artificial intelligence application called Wrinkles aims to transform how people explore their surroundings and travel. Available on both iOS and Android, the app acts as an automated audio tour guide, revealing hidden histories and local lore about nearby streets and buildings so users can engage with the world without constantly staring at their […]
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Anthropic has expanded its computational infrastructure by securing a massive six-year, $10 billion cloud partnership with the newly established AI cloud startup Volta. The agreement aims to supply the necessary processing power to support the ongoing development of the company’s Claude AI models. To fulfill the infrastructure requirements, Volta is teaming up with crypto-mining firm […]
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Open-weight artificial intelligence models are rapidly catching up to industry leaders in capability, yet a significant safety gap continues to widen. A recent evaluation by the nonprofit SaferAI reveals that China’s Z.ai model, GLM-5.2, closely trails the top systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in advanced cyber and biological tasks. Unlike closed-weight counterparts that rely on […]
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A new investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) highlights that numerous Android applications are inadvertently exposing users’ precise location data to advertisers and data brokers. The issue stems from third-party software development kits (SDKs) that inherit app permissions and collect location details by default without the developers fully realizing it. Security experts emphasize that […]
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SpaceX has reported its first quarterly earnings as a public company, revealing a revenue surge that doubled compared to the previous year. This substantial growth was largely fueled by the expansion of the Starlink satellite internet network and lucrative cloud computing agreements signed with major AI players Anthropic and Google. Despite reporting ongoing net losses […]
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