π₯ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch π π Category: AI,Enterprise,Government & Policy,AI chips,chip exports,nvidia,Trump Administration β
Hereβs what youβll learn: Nvidia's advanced AI chips could return to China after all. The Commerce Department will allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to China, as Semafor originally reported, to authorized customers in the country. CNBC reported that the United States will receive a 25% discount on these sales. The H200 chips are much more advanced than the H20 chips that Nvidia developed specifically for the Chinese market, but the company will only be able to ship H200 chips that are…
π₯ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch π π Category: Hardware,Startups,TC,In Brief,nvidia,robots,skild ai,Softbank,softbank robotics π Key idea: SoftBank Group and Nvidia are in talks to lead a more than $1 billion investment at a $14 billion valuation in Skild AI, a software company that builds a basic model for robotics, Reuters reported. The roughly three-year-old startup was valued at $4.7 billion in May when it raised $500 million in a round led by SoftBank with participation from LG Technology Ventures, Samsung, Nvidia and others, according to PitchBook data. Skild did not immediately respond to a request for comment. SoftBank and…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from TechCrunch π π Category: Security,cybersecurity,FTC,privacy,SpyFone,SpyTrac,Spyware,stalkerware,surveillance π Key idea: A stalkerware maker that was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will no longer be able to return to selling invasive software, according to the US Federal Trade Commission. The FTC rejected a request to overturn the ban filed by Scott Zuckerman, founder of consumer spyware company Support King and its subsidiaries SpyFone and OneClickMonitor. On Monday, the FTC announced the denial in a press…
π₯ Check out this must-read post from TechCrunch π π Category: Transportation,autonomous vehicles,In Brief,robotaxi,Waymo β
Key idea: Six months ago, Waymo revealed that it was providing 250,000 robo-taxi rides per week across its service areas, an ever-growing list that includes Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Alphabet-owned self-driving company has remained coy since then, simply stating that it provides hundreds of thousands of weekly rides. Now, we have a more solid understanding of these weekly flight numbers, thanks to a leaked letter from Tiger Global Management to investors that was first reported by CNBC.…
π Discover this must-read post from TechCrunch π π Category: Climate,Enterprise,data centers,electrical grid,electricity,Greenpeace β
Main takeaway: As power demand for data centers rises, environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on approving the construction of new facilities. More than 230 organizations, including Food & Water Watch, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpeace, signed a public letter urging members of Congress to support a national moratorium on approving and building new data centers, citing rising electricity and water consumption. βThe rapid and largely unregulated rise of data centers to fuel the AI ββand cryptocurrency craze is disrupting communities across the country…
π₯ Discover this trending post from TechCrunch π π Category: TC,Venture,AI bubble,tiger global π Hereβs what youβll learn: Tiger Global, the investor that fueled the 2020-2021 venture capital bull market, is reportedly raising a new $2.2 billion fund. The company sent a letter to potential limited partners, according to a copy obtained by CNBC, seeking to raise money to purchase a vehicle called Private Investment Partners 17 (PIP 17). The letter also promises a more modest approach than during 2021's bull market madness. During that period, Tiger Global was moving quickly and investing heavily, a method the venture industry calls…
π₯ Explore this insightful post from TechCrunch π π Category: AI,ChatGPT,Instacart,OpenAI π Key idea: OpenAI and Instacart are launching a grocery shopping experience within ChatGPT, allowing customers to brainstorm meal ideas, create a grocery list, and check them out, all without leaving the chat interface. This builds on the existing partnership between OpenAI and Instacart; More than two years ago, Instacart launched an in-app AI search tool powered by ChatGPT, which helps shoppers ask questions about what to make for dinner or how to accommodate dietary restrictions. The relationship between OpenAI and Instacart only appears to have deepened after former…
π Discover this must-read post from TechCrunch π π Category: AI,Apps,Google,security,Google Chrome,AI agents π‘ Main takeaway: A growing number of browsers are experimenting with agent features that will take actions on your behalf, such as booking tickets or shopping for different items. However, these proxy capabilities also come with security risks that could lead to loss of data or funds. Google has detailed its approach to user security on Chrome using user action monitoring and consent models. The company previewed proxies capabilities on Chrome in September and said these features would be rolled out in the coming months. The company…
π Discover this trending post from TechCrunch π π Category: Security,cybersecurity,data beach,data exposure,hacking,infosec,Petco β
Key idea: Last week, Petco, the pet products and services giant, confirmed that it had suffered a data breach involving customers' personal information, without specifying what type of data was affected. On Friday, in a legally required filing with the Texas Attorney General's Office, Petco said the affected data included: names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and financial information such as account numbers, credit or debit card numbers, and dates of birth. Petco has provided similar legally required notices in California, Massachusetts and Montana. In…
β¨ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch π π Category: AI,Government & Policy,AI policy,executive order,state aI regulation,Trump β
Hereβs what youβll learn: President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to sign an executive order this week that would prevent states from enacting their own regulations for artificial intelligence technology. βI will be issuing an executive order with one rule this week,β Trump posted on social media. βYou can't expect a company to get 50 approvals every time it wants to do something.β βThere must be only one rule book if we want to continue to lead in artificial…
