The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.

Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.

Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were "crushing consensus expectations." Yet, retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. That's because Palantir's enterprise sales, its big growth area, showed signs of slowing. First, the good […]

An in-space construction first could be an enabler for the space data centers of the future.

Cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard.

The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.

The new ad placements could help Reddit squeeze more revenue from existing users as Google's AI search changes how people discover its content.

Hillary Clinton's 2016 political gaffe has become an irony-shrouded rallying cry for jaded young voters who still dare to hope for change.

The Luce, Ferrari's first electric car and one of its most polarizing models, is "fully allocated" through 2027, according to CEO Benedetto Vigna.

The first experimental feature under the tab will allow users to get recommendations based on what they're currently in the mood for.

CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.

At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they're getting worse.

Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.

Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.

The mayor's comments come after the entertainment giant's data breach last year, which exposed James Dolan's surveillance.

Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.

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Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early stage AI and fintech.

Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.

Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.

Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call.

A Kyiv startup's pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory short-lived.

Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis" and barely sleeps sometimes because he's so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new episode of Walter Isaacson's podcast, The Builders, set to publish on Tuesday, Tan put a price tag on his passion.

At a time when people are increasingly tired of dating apps, Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription plan.

Apple says iPhone Duo production is ramping up, but it still can't say when supply will catch up with demand as shipping delays stretch into next year.

The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.

Apple says unprecedented memory chip costs will continue to rise, raising questions about future device prices as its inventory climbs to $14.5 billion.

RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return.

German lawmakers and a filmmaker are among the people who received notifications from Apple warning that their phones may have been hacked.

The website builder said that the job losses are part of a broader restructuring of its organization.

The New York Times is suing privacy-focused web browser company Brave for allegedly scraping the outlet's copyrighted and unlawfully distributing it to its own customers, like Anthropic and Perplexity.

The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.

Marvell's planned purchase of Lumentum is one of the biggest acquisitions in tech history. And they both have the same strategic investor: Nvidia.

Readwise Books combines an ebook store, reading tracker, detailed reading stats, and AI features in a bid to challenge Amazon's ecosystem.

SpaceX has been looking for new ways to use its Starlink network, and a tie-up with cellular operator Boost Mobile could give it the terrestrial access it needs.

Here's a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?

Musk recently referred to Grok Bot as having "the fastest growth of a product that I've ever seen in my life."

Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal.

The Ninja Crispi Microwave stands out for its FusionCrisp technology, which combines the speed of a microwave with the crispy results you'd expect from an air fryer.

Space infrastructure company Northwood Space on Monday said it had raised $375 million in a Series C round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and DFJ Growth, valuing the company at $2 billion.

This is the second wave of cyberattacks to hit supermarket refrigerators in a month, spoiling food and disrupting supplies.

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OpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after this change.

Ford said it's making an "explicit commitment" to its customers that "their vehicle data is safe" with the company.

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Data centers are deeply unpopular. But what if we called them something else?

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The cryptocurrency exchange said it's now covered 95% of the stolen assets.