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The Download: AstroTurf wars and exponential AI growth
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. Is fake grass a bad idea? The AstroTurf wars are far from over. In 2001, Americans installed just over 7 million square meters of synthetic turf. By 2024, that number was 79 million square meters—enough to carpet all of Manhattan and then some. The…
Niv-AI exits stealth to wring more power performance out of GPUs
The company raised $12 million in seed funding to measure and manage GPU power surges.
H&M wants to make clothing from CO2 using this startup’s tech
Rubi has developed an enzymatic process to turn carbon dioxide into cellulose that’s ready to be spun into lyocell or viscose.
Gamma adds AI image generation tools in bid to take on Canva and Adobe
The company’s new product, called Gamma Imagine, will let users employ text prompts to create brand-specific assets like interactive charts and visualizations, marketing collateral, social graphics, and infographics.
The Download: OpenAI’s US military deal, and Grok’s CSAM lawsuit
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. Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran OpenAI has controversially agreed to give the Pentagon access to its AI. But where exactly could its tech show up, and which applications…
Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US
Amazon Prime subscribers will be charged $9.99 for one-hour delivery and $4.99 for three-hour delivery. If you don’t have a Prime subscription, you’ll pay $19.99 for one-hour delivery and $14.99 for three-hour delivery.
Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet
Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.
Picsart now allows creators to ‘hire’ AI assistants through agent marketplace
Picsart’s AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week.
SEC eyes shift to twice-yearly earnings reports
The SEC is working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year instead of quarterly, per the WSJ.
Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security
Nvidia announced an open enterprise AI agent platform, called NemoClaw, that is built off of viral OpenClaw.