Tech
AI Summary
- India's Airbound is securing substantial funding to develop drone technology for logistics, aiming to rival traditional trucking with rapid, rocket-like delivery systems.
- Major AI players like OpenAI are facing increasing scrutiny and investigations, with concerns ranging from privacy and security risks associated with AI agents to alleged hacks and potential antitrust issues, exemplified by the probe into OpenAI's actions regarding Hugging Face and the SEC's investigation into the hedge fund Situational Awareness.
- The wearables and smart home device market is heating up with Oura reportedly eyeing a significant IPO and Amazon implementing substantial price hikes on its hardware, citing memory shortages.
- Antitrust actions continue to impact the real estate tech sector, as seen in the settlement between Zillow and Redfin with the FTC over their rental listings partnership, while Uber is also facing a massive fine for its automated driver suspension policies.
- The automotive industry is under the microscope for safety and recalls, with GM EVs facing greater federal scrutiny for brake problems and Tesla issuing a significant recall due to issues with its door handles, alongside ongoing developments and pushback in the robotaxi space.
Sources
TechCrunch
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India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones
4 hours ago
by Jagmeet Singh
Startups, Transportation, Airbound, DoorDash, Exclusive, Greenoaks, humba ventures, Lachy Groom, Lightspeed India Venture PartnersAirbound's ultra-lightweight approach to drone delivery has attracted backing from Greenoaks, DoorDash, and Silicon Valley investor Lachy Groom.
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Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC
7 hours ago
by Lucas Ropek
AI, TCThe AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your portfolio."
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Oura is reportedly eyeing a September IPO that could value it at more than $16B
8 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
Hardware, IPO, ouraWe all knew it was coming. The expected valuation may surprise, though.
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Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO
10 hours ago
by Sean O'Kane
AI, Space, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Donald Trump, In BriefThe president bought when the stock was in the mid-$150 range. SpaceX finished trading on Monday back at its IPO price of $135.
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Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case
11 hours ago
by Lauren Forristal
Apps, Government & Policy, Real estate, FTC, Redfin, rental marketplace, ZillowZillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.
Hacker News
- iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com 9 hours ago
- Xiaomi: New CPU matches Apple cores single threaded, much faster multithreaded 16 hours ago
- MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID 16 hours ago
- Nostr is an inclusive communication commons 3 days ago
- How Universities Should Prepare Founders 6 hours ago
The Verge
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Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices
8 hours ago
by Sean Hollister
Gaming, News, PC Gaming, TechCursed BIOS. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge When a company's software update turns your computer into a useless brick, should fixes be free? Framework, the modular computer startup, apparently thinks so . But it's not clear that computing giant Lenovo will go that far. Three weeks after a Redditor presented a nearly $300 repair bill for their handheld gaming PC - among other reports of damage and high repair bills - the company is breaking its silence. It says, in short: try holding down the power button longer, and if that fails, contact customer support. Here's the
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The cat-and-mouse game over 3D-printed guns has begun
11 hours ago
by Mack DeGeurin
Policy, TechThe creator of the world's first 3D-printed gun claims he's developed a way to thwart government-mandated software meant to block 3D printers from making firearms . It's an opening volley in what's shaping up to be an evolving battle between regulators trying to stem the tide of ghost guns and individuals trying to create workarounds. Cody Wilson, who claims to have made the detection-defying tool, is calling it "Hochulization" as a direct jab at New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who pushed through the nation's first law mandating gun file detection software on new printers earlier this year. "New York is
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Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case over their rental listings partnership
14 hours ago
by Stevie Bonifield
Antitrust, News, Policy, TechThe FTC and Zillow have announced a settlement that ends the case alleging that a 2025 "partnership" between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws. The FTC had alleged Zillow agreed to pay Redfin to syndicate its listings, while Redfin would end its own advertising contracts and promise not to compete with Zillow for multifamily listings. The FTC's settlement proposal allows Redfin to continue syndicating rental listings from Zillow "unencumbered by the anticompetitive restraints" in the original deal, but also requires Redfin to restart its own rental listings advertising business, which it wound down as part of the partnership. Dani …
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Robotaxis are real now — so is the pushback
15 hours ago
by Rani Molla
Autonomous Cars, Electric Cars, Policy, Report, Tesla, Transportation, WaymoRobotaxis are expanding. So is the fight over the rules governing them. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal earlier this year that would have opened the door to driverless robotaxis outside New York City after taxi drivers, unions, and state lawmakers opposed it. Six months later, commercial driverless service remains illegal in the state, and legalization efforts are stalled. In DC, labor unions are fighting legislation that would legalize commercial robotaxis, while lawmakers are weighing a 200-vehicle cap and a 15-cent-per-mile fee that would fund Metro upgrades and aid workers displaced by autonomous vehicles. A July Cit
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The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release
15 hours ago
by Jay Peters
Entertainment, Gaming, NewsCD Projekt Red is aiming to launch The Witcher 4 sometime in 2028, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says in a new video . CD Projekt Red has been working on its next mainline Witcher title for years and has shown videos of it, but now the studio is providing a target release window for when the game might actually come out. There's more new Witcher to come before The Witcher 4 , though. At this week's Gamescom event, CD Projekt Red will be showing off its upcoming Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past , which is scheduled to release
Wired
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Omega Just Released a Mini Moonwatch
an hour ago
by Jeremy White
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Small, WonderSay hello to a revamped collection of perfectly proportioned 38-mm Speedmasters.
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Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US
3 hours ago
by Molly Taft
Science, Science / Environment, Fired, UpThere’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.
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Bitdefender VPN Review: Fast and Affordable Privacy
10 hours ago
by Matthew S. Smith
Gear, Gear / Reviews, Gear / Products / Online Services, Product, ReviewBitdefender VPN has an excellent starting price, even if it lacks the advanced features that privacy nerds may want.
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Can You Kill Salmonella in Eggs Without Cooking Them? I Tried It
10 hours ago
by Kat Merck
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Kitchen, Shell, ShockedWith advice from infectious disease experts, I tested a low-effort way to pasteurize eggs at home.
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The Best Kitchen Gadget to Prevent Salmonella Is a Good Meat Probe
11 hours ago
by Matthew Korfhage
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Home, Gear / Products / Kitchen, Safety, FirstSalmonella outbreaks are seemingly everywhere right now. A good temperature probe is the last and best line of defense.