AI agents are flooding public services with new requests
“The vast majority of cases we find are people who are entitled to claim for something, claiming for that thing,” the researcher told TechCrunch.
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…
Bending Spoons to buy collaboration tools maker Miro for $1.36B, 90% less than its 2022 valuation
Bending Spoons is buying Miro for $1.36B, a huge dip in valuation for the workplace collaboration startup, which was valued at $17.5B in late 2021.
Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal
Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.
The Anthropic Researcher Who Quit Over AI Fears Isn’t the Only One Sounding Alarm Bells: ‘Things Could Be Out of Control Next Year’
Jacob Coxon left OpenAI for Anthropic because of its reputation for AI safety. Now he’s walking away from the industry entirely.
LeBron James Is Teaming Up With Polymarket — Fans Accuse the Billionaire of ‘Selling Out’
The NBA superstar joins a growing list of athletes partnering with prediction markets as the booming industry pushes deeper into sports.
Google signs its biggest rice-methane carbon credit deal with Indian startup Mitti Labs
The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.
Elizabeth Holmes Is Reportedly Plotting a New Theranos From Behind Bars
A surprise documentary premiered at Telluride, featuring three years of access to the enigmatic Holmes. Here’s what it caught on camera.
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen
The ID checking company said the data breach included people’s full names and driver’s licenses and other government-issued identity documents.
What the Rise of Big Online Universities Reveals About the Future of Higher Education
Online universities are reshaping higher education by building flexible, affordable and career-focused models around students’ changing needs.
Snapchat takes aim at Partiful with new event-planning features
Snapchat says the new features can be used to organize everything from birthday celebrations and sporting events to study sessions and weekend hangouts.