SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year
SpaceX has ramped up its purchases of Tesla Megapacks for its xAI data centers.
The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
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. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
SpaceX doubles revenue on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth
SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June.
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
Developers may not realize they are sharing their users’ location data with advertisers, per new research.
Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.
A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai’s open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.
Anthropic signs $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta
Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.
Meet Wrinkles, an AI app that uncovers the hidden stories of the places around you
Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.
Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress
The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.
I Was Told I’m ‘Just a Mom With a Side Hustle.’ Here’s What Those Words Reveal About Modern Business and Motherhood.
Motherhood is reshaping leadership, challenging outdated biases and redefining what it means to build a successful company.
Gen Z Says This Is the Main Reason They Don’t Date: ‘Feels So Unattainable’
Gen Z increasingly chooses to stay home instead of go on dates, and more than half say this is the reason why.
Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Happen Before You Start Managing Your Reputation. Here’s What That Really Costs You.
Failing to plan is planning to fail, and it can cost your brand big time.