The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act while sparing others.
Mastodon updates its terms to prohibit AI model training
Social networks are bolstering their terms of service against scrapers and bots that crawl the website to train AI models. Days after Elon Musk-owned X updated its terms to explicitly prohibit AI model training, decentralized social network Mastodon today updated its own rules to bar any kind of model training, as well. “We explicitly prohibit […]
Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028
The digital health startup says it secured the fresh capital to update its valuation and finance acquisitions.
UK watchdog fines 23andMe over 2023 data breach
The ICO said over 150,000 U.K. residents had data stolen in the breach.
Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11
Amazon has revealed that Prime Day 2025 will take place on July 8-11, extending the annual sale event to four days this year. Amazon notes that consumers will be able to shop for “pantry staples and snacks for summer gatherings to home-improvement must-haves, back-to-school supplies, health and personal care finds, family-favorite toys, best-selling books, pet […]
Two-year-old defense tech Mach Industries confirms $100M raise led by Khosla, Bedrock
Rising-star defense tech Mach Industries has announced a new $100 million round from Khosla, Bedrock and Sequoia.
Adobe’s Firefly comes to iOS and Android
Adobe is launching its Firefly mobile app on iOS and Android for consumers to create AI-powered media
Honda dips its toes in cargo delivery micromobility
Honda will supply last-mile delivery companies with the Fastport eQuad.
US court denies Apple’s request to dismiss antitrust case concerning iCloud
The lawsuit alleges Apple violates competition laws by forcing users of its devices to back up critical files and device settings on iCloud.
Sequoia-backed Crosby launches a new kind of AI-powered law firm
The tech industry talks a lot about how AI is going to transform work. Legal startup Crosby, which just came out of stealth, is an extreme example.