Technology
What happens to an EV battery after it's removed from your car?
EV batteries don't last forever, and once they get past the point of repair, there are a few ways that they can still serve a useful purpose.
All the news from Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event
Apple is hosting an event on October 13th that seems like it will be all about its efforts for the smart home. The event’s tagline is certainly a big hint — “Welcome home” — but t…
Giraffe Bio aims its bespoke biomolecules at the looming copper shortage
As AI data centers and EVs drive up demand for copper, Giraffe Bio has unearthed a $6.4 million seed round to help miners extract more of the mineral.
Just 5 years in, interactive chatbot platform Character.AI files for bankruptcy
The startup will sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million.
Palantir CTO says the Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI
The Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI models, with no operational impact, Palantir’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “I…
What is the difference between a rearview and a backup camera?
Rear-mounted cameras have been a game changer for drivers and road safety overall, but be aware that there are different options and purposes for them.
NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-world driving distance
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just broke the record for the farthest distance traveled by any vehicle on another world.
Clueso raises $10M for AI agents that make corporate video
Clueso has raised a $10M Series A led by Dharana Capital for AI agents that script, record and maintain corporate video, bringing total funding to $12M. The market it is entering …
[Webinar] How to Stop AI-Driven Privilege Escalation With Runtime Identity Controls
The dangerous part of a stolen identity isn't always the initial login. It's what an attacker can do with that access next. With AI accelerating reconnaissance, exploitation of vu…
Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry
Hundreds of people in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, have protested outside a data centre park. They say their homes have had no running water for months while the fa…
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers
Broadcom chief executive Hock Tan compared many AI investors to gamblers who have little idea what they are betting on. He spoke on Monday at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conferenc…
Scientists find evidence of a second-generation planet born from a dying star
A team of scientists found evidence of a planet born from a white dwarf in decades-old Hubble data.
IMF warns $1.4tn in circular AI deals could deepen a market correction
A correction in AI-related stocks and debt could set off market turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. It named the AI risk as one of three that could sharply t…
Milk is more regulated than AI, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the BBC
Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, has called for global safety rules for AI. They include a legal duty to tell victims when a rogue AI agent breaks into their systems. He set out…
Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry
Aramco Digital, the tech arm of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has teamed up with start-up OrbitronAI to build and sell AI tools for heavy industry, the two firms said. The tools are aim…
LG Smart TVs Vulnerable to Pre-Auth Root Takeover From Local Network
Three vulnerabilities in LG's webOS can be chained to give an attacker on the same local network root access to certain smart TVs without a PIN or any interaction from the owner. …
Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about $7bn, WSJ reports
Amazon is in talks to buy the AI startup Decart in a deal that could value it at about $7bn, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Kate Clark and Lauren Thomas reported the …
AI labs sought control over what outside evaluators publish, Reuters says
Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for a big say over what outside reviewers of their AI models can make public, Reuters reported today, citing two people who know about the talks. …
ChatGPT leans on news sites more than any other AI platform, Semrush finds
ChatGPT leans on news sites more than any other major AI platform, in both the UK and the US, Semrush said on Tuesday. From January to July, news took a bigger share of ChatGPT’s …
Character.AI files for bankruptcy
Character.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney. The company, which builds various…
Alibaba starts selling its Qwen N1 AI glasses in China from $450
Alibaba has started selling its new Qwen Glasses N1 smart glasses in China, at prices from 2,999 yuan ($450) before discounts, Bloomberg reported from a launch event in Hangzhou o…
Product Walkthrough: Bitdefender AI Visibility and Control
A user opens a browser tab, pastes data into a chat assistant, and nothing is installed. A developer adds a coding assistant as an editor extension, and nothing shows up in the in…
Mozilla launches Firefox Enterprise for companies in Europ
Mozilla has launched Firefox Enterprise, a version of its browser for companies and public bodies that must meet strict security and compliance requirements. The product pairs the…
Visa gets China’s approval to prepare a domestic card clearing business
Visa has won approval to start preparing a domestic bank card clearing business in China, the company said on Tuesday. The People’s Bank of China approved its “Application to Prep…