February 15, 2026

Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage

The Pentagon is pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for “all lawful purposes,” but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios. The government is reportedly making the same demand to OpenAI, Google, and xAI. An anonymous Trump administration official told Axios that one of those […]

Celestial AI raises $100M to transfer data using light-based interconnects

June 28, 2023

David Lazovsky and Preet Virk, technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor engineering and photonics, came to the joint realization several years ago that AI and machine learning workloads would quickly encounter a “data movement” problem. Increasingly, they predicted, it would become challenging to move data to and from compute hardware as AI models scaled past what […]

Celestial AI raises $100M to transfer data using light-based interconnects by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

July 4th weeklong sale on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

June 28, 2023

Here in the States, we’re celebrating the start of a great summer by traveling back in time. Back to the days of early-bird prices on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which takes place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. We’re rolling back prices on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Our July 4th early-bird rollback sale […]

July 4th weeklong sale on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

House GOP discusses use of robot dogs to patrol US borders

June 28, 2023

The United States Department of Homeland Security caused a stir last February when it revealed that it was exploring deploying robot dogs on the U.S./Mexico border. “The southern border can be an inhospitable place for man and beast, and that is exactly why a machine may excel there,” the DHS’s Brenda Long said at the […]

House GOP discusses use of robot dogs to patrol US borders by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Open finance heralds a new era

June 28, 2023
Open banking, which allows consumers to securely share their banking data with third-party providers (TPPs), continues to transform financial services. A new generation of financial technology (fintech) companies—peer-to-peer payment services, mobile banking apps, and trading platforms—offer consumers powerful tools to manage their money and extend their banking capabilities. According to the online data platform Statista,…

Diageo Cuts Ties With Diddy

June 28, 2023
The decision follows a lawsuit filed by Diddy which alleged that the spirits giant did not market his liquor brands as promised due to being “Black brands.”