The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX’s unbelievable IPO
Most of the value in SpaceX’s IPO is effectively a call option on the company’s ambitious space data center plans.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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He Started Sketching Hats When He Was 9 Years Old — Now Fans Literally Buy His Shirts Off the Backs of the People Selling Them
Jason Franklin, co-founder of Sportiqe, details how he stitched together a premium lifestyle apparel brand by embedding in fan culture and seizing on big moments.
Pinterest bets on creators with Amazon Storefront integration
Pinterest is adding support for Amazon Storefronts, allowing creators to earn affiliate commissions more easily while showcasing their product recommendations in one place.
While the U.S. Fights Over Where to Put AI Data Centers, China Just Built One on the Ocean Floor — But How Safe Is It?
The $226 million structure sits 115 feet below the ocean and runs on wind power. Some scientists are questioning its impact on marine life.
Warner Music acquires AI attribution startup Sureel AI
Through the acquisition, WMG aims to better track when its artists’ work is used in AI-generated content or for training AI models.
ServiceNow tells customers a bug left some of their data exposed to the internet
ServiceNow is used by thousands of enterprises to automate their internal processes, but says several customers had data accessed because of a security bug.
Forget Golf. The Ultra-Wealthy Are Joining This Private Racetrack for $450,000.
Singer Drivers Club, outside of LA, is a members-only club where car enthusiasts can race their $3 million Porches and Ferraris.
The World Cup Is Days Away. So Why Can’t FIFA Sell Out Its Opening Matches?
According to FIFA, the World Cup is sold out. According to StubHub, it very much is not. Excitement is in the air, so what is going on?
Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business
The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.
Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats
Decart is launching Oasis 3, a real-time world model that generates photorealistic driving environments for autonomous vehicle testing, now available via API for developers to build on.