Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation
Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation

For months, Big Tech’s Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the president, applying one set of AI rules across the entire country and overriding the legally messy state-by-state approach to regulation. For months, lobbyists have run […]

Startup Raises $27 Million To Solve Two Massive Data Center Problems

Data centers are noisy and power-hungry. This startup might have a solution that prioritizes off-grid renewable energy.

Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control restrictions on Anthropic’s models Fable and Mythos, arguing that the order is going to limit the ability of cybersecurity defenders to secure their softw…

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.

Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use
Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use

Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actually got to remotely operate one of Skydio’s drones in the Bay Area from Adam’s laptop in our podcast studio in New York and fly an indoor drone around our office. […]

As AI agents become employees, NewCore emerges with $66M to give them identities

NewCore argues the next challenge in enterprise security will be managing AI agents, not people.

How Driscoll’s Is Turning Berries Into A Data-Driven Business

Driscoll’s CIO Sankar Chinnathambi explains how AI, real-time data and a company-wide digital overhaul are keeping the world’s berries fresh from field to store.

A satellite just learned to find things on its own — here’s what that means

In April, for the first time ever, an Earth observation satellite found what it was looking for, all on its own.

A network of X accounts is boosting AI nudify tools, raising hell for victims

Coordinated X accounts are helping AI nudify apps reach more users, researchers say, as services like Undress AI add paid video tools and referral credits while victims struggle to contain the damage.