Tech
AI Summary
- Amidst escalating AI development, xAI faces a lawsuit over an engineer's safety concerns regarding Grok, while firms like Amazon and Datadog veterans are heavily investing in AI, with some companies spending thousands per employee monthly on AI initiatives.
- Cybersecurity remains a critical concern, with North Koreans implicated in nearly half of US tech hacks, Oracle PeopleSoft servers breached, and sensitive data exposed by ServiceNow, prompting CISA to urge agencies to fix security bugs within three days.
- The drone delivery sector is maturing, with Wing potentially moving beyond novelty, and electric vehicle advancements continue as Mercedes-Benz begins large-scale production of electric axial flux motors, and GM explores V2H capabilities for EVs.
- The gaming industry is seeing major shifts, with Netflix expanding its gaming offerings and Warner Music acquiring an AI attribution startup, while Ubisoft reportedly undergoes further studio closures and layoffs.
- Regulatory and privacy discussions are intensifying, as Canada considers banning social media for minors, the US faces challenges with spy-chief picks and the use of facial recognition, and concerns arise over Anthropic's AI model guardrails and data retention policies.
Sources
TechCrunch
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xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
an hour ago
by Rebecca Bellan
AI, ai safety, devin kim, Grok, SpaceX, xAIA former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.
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Why Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for Washington
an hour ago
by Theresa Loconsolo
Startups, Andrew Yang, Equity, lightphone, noble mobile, ubiAndrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign was based on a warning that automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. At the time, ideas like Universal Basic Income felt fringe. Now Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all saying versions of the same thing. An entrepreneur at heart, […]
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Cybercriminals claim breach of Oracle PeopleSoft servers at 100-plus organizations
2 hours ago
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Security, cybercrime, data breach, hackers, hacking, In Brief, oracle, shinyhuntersThe ShinyHunters hacking gang claims to have compromised the Oracle PeopleSoft servers of more than 100 organizations, including many universities.
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Everyone wants a piece of Tesla’s battery business
3 hours ago
by Tim De Chant
Climate, Transportation, Analysis, energy storage, GMElectricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.
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Fresh off bond sale, Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks as AI spending continues
3 hours ago
by Lucas Ropek
AI, Amazon, citigroup, In BriefCompanies are burning through exorbitant sums of money to keep pace in the AI arms race. Debt is climbing.
Hacker News
- πFS 5 hours ago
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- How JPL keeps the 13-year-old Curiosity rover doing science 6 hours ago
- I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA 9 hours ago
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Engadget
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Canada announces bill banning social media for anyone under 16
an hour ago
by Ian Carlos Campbell
AI, Social MediaThe regulation also imposes new safety expectations on 'AI chatbot services.'
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Valve will stop producing physical Steam gift cards because of scammers
3 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
GamingThe never-ending problem of scammers has made Valve decide to stop producing Steam gift cards.
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A Fable deep dive video shows off the RPG's compelling life sim system
4 hours ago
by Kris Holt
PC Gaming, PlayStation, XboxThe delayed Fable reboot is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC on February 23.
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Alien: Isolation 2 keeps the classic horror game's uncompromising approach to raising tension
4 hours ago
by Alessandro Fillari
GamingWe played the opening prologue of the horror sequel, and it's still got ways to bring the scares.
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Amazon's 'Story So Far' feature is finally rolling out to Kindles
5 hours ago
by Sam Rutherford
AmazonAmazon's "Story So Far" feature is hitting Kindle hardware and the iOS app, but sadly not the Android version just yet.
The Verge
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Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
43 minutes ago
by Jay Peters
Apple, Report, TechApple's new Siri AI is finally here, and so far, it seems like it works . I have access and have been messing around with it, and my biggest impression so far is that Siri AI is quite curt - which I mean as a compliment. Many AI chatbots are cheery and wordy. While a more verbose and casual personality can make a chatbot seem friendlier and more fun to talk to, there are instances of users becoming extremely attached to their chatbot of choice. People have fallen in love with chatbots . When OpenAI suddenly shut down GPT-4o, users
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Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were left unprotected on the public internet
2 hours ago
by Sean Hollister
Report, Security, TechTyping a few letters and numbers into my web browser, I find myself gaping at the identity documents of complete strangers. The passport of a young woman from Germany. The passport of a man from Spain with glasses resting on his head. The front and back of another man's driver's license, a stereotypically goofy expression on his face. They were all sitting unprotected at public URLs, with no password or access control of any sort. If I sent you a link, you could have looked at someone's passport. "We have to do something about it as fast as possible, because
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Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs
2 hours ago
Entertainment, Gaming, Microsoft, News, Tech, XboxMicrosoft's Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft's plans. The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hinting about "making hard choices" last month . Sources suggest the cuts could even involve a studio closure, or changes to the Xbox studio lineup. In a recent Giant Bomb episode , rumors of 1,000 layoffs for Microsoft's Xbox division were mentioned. Bloomberg also reported today that the cuts would be "major," and involve budget cuts for marketing and other areas of Microsoft's Xbox business. Moments
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Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4
3 hours ago
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Matter, News, Smart Home, TechThe Google TV Streamer has been updated to Thread 1.4, allowing you to access a way to manually share its Thread credentials. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5 Google , the latest spec has arrived on compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer through a software update. This lays the groundwork for these devices, which serve as Thread Border Routers , to implement Thread credential sharing , enabling them
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Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets
3 hours ago
by Stevie Bonifield
Business, News, Policy, TechThe CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over "insider trading" on everything from military operations to Google Search data continue to stack up. As CoinDesk reports, a notice of proposed rulemaking says "the proposal would establish a structured framework for evaluating whether such contracts involve an activity enumerated in Section 5c(c)(5)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act -activity that involves terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, or conduct that is unlawful under federal or state law-and, if so, whether that contract is contrary to the public interest." Separately, Kalshi announced on Wednesda … Read the full story at
Wired
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CISA Tells US Agencies to Fix Security Bugs in as Little as 3 Days Thanks to AI Threats
3 hours ago
by Lily Hay Newman
Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / National Security, Security / Security News, Move, Fast,, Fix, Things“Defenders cannot afford to take weeks to patch,” one Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official warned on Wednesday.
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Trump Risks Key Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
3 hours ago
by Dell Cameron
Security, Security / National Security, Top, PeopleUS lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.
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A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents
4 hours ago
by Lauren Goode, Paresh Dave, Louise Matsakis
Business, Business / Big Tech, Politics / Politics News, Politics, DetainedColleagues discussed the incident on internal message boards, according to documents seen by WIRED.
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The Best USB-C Cables (2026): for Smartphones, Tablets, and Laptops
5 hours ago
by Simon Hill
Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Accessories, Plugged, InUnravel the tangled world of cords and find the ones you need to charge your gadgets and transfer data.
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Donald Trump Is Ready for Fight Night. So Are Donors
7 hours ago
by Hugo Lowell
Politics, Politics / Politics News, Inner, LoopThe UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn is the president’s birthday gift to himself. Sources expect it to be a lobbying extravaganza.