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.
The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off
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. A startup claims it broke through a bottleneck that’s holding back LLMs AI startup Subquadratic came out of stealth last month with a huge claim: it had solved a mathematical bottleneck…
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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.
Snapchat limits users under 16 to sharing Spotlights with friends
Users under 16 years old will get a separate profile to show Stories and Spotlight posts to friends that they follow back.
Why everyone’s an energy company now
Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.