In a wild ride for 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, Mach Industries has raised another $300 million. It already has five autonomous vehicles in development and completed a major acquisition.
Nvidia chases $200B CPU market with AI agent PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and HP
If Nvidia has cracked a way to bring AI agents easily, safely and usefully to the masses, it could — and should — be big.
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman, in first-of-its-kind lawsuit over violent incidents
The lawsuit partially revolves around a shooting at Florida State University last year, and ChatGPT’s alleged role in the incident.
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta’s own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO
The company says it needs “significant” water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
A new app, The Mall, is building a universal feed for online shopping
The Mall lets shoppers build a personalized feed of brands, track sales and drops, and discover products across thousands of retailers.
Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
Zigging when most are zagging, ex-Meta CTO raises $250M climate fund
Mike Schroepfer’s Gigascale Capital has raised a large fund to back founders building climate-friendly solutions for the world’s energy and material shortages.
Anthropic files to go public
The company said Monday it has filed confidentially for an IPO.
SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’
The company added a warning to prospective investors that a major dilution could be in the cards after it goes public.