EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has been found in violation of federal environmental regulations for operating data centers powered by unpermitted natural gas turbines in Tennessee. The Environmental Protection…
TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’
TikTok has quietly launched PineDrama, a new standalone app dedicated to microdramas – bite-sized television shows delivered in one-minute episodes – in the United States and Brazil. This move signals…
Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation
Database provider ClickHouse recently secured $400 million in new funding, achieving a $15 billion valuation. This substantial investment underscores the growing demand for high-performance databases capable of handling the complex…
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
xAI, the artificial intelligence startup founded by Elon Musk, is facing mounting legal and international pressure over the alleged misuse of its chatbot, Grok, to generate deepfakes and nonconsensual intimate…
AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform, has rapidly ascended to a $120 million annual revenue run rate just four years after its launch, according to company founders Zhen Lu and…
Digital analytics platform Dataroid raises $6.6M to boost global expansion
Istanbul — Dataroid, an AI-powered digital analytics and customer engagement platform, announced that it has completed a US $6.6 M Pre-Series A investment round led by the FinAI Venture Capital Fund of Tacirler…
Oshen built the first ocean robot to collect data in a Category 5 hurricane
A British startup, Oshen, is making waves in the field of oceanographic data collection with its fleet of durable, autonomous micro-robots. Founded in 2022, the company has rapidly gained traction…
Italian fashion legend Valentino dies at 93
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, renowned for his iconic red dresses and elegant couture favored by celebrities and royalty for decades, has died at the age of 93. The news…
Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid
A series of legal challenges against the Trump administration culminated this week with court orders allowing construction to resume on several stalled offshore wind projects along the East Coast. The…
Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about
The burgeoning commercial space industry is facing a critical ethical and legal debate as companies plan for increased activity beyond Earth’s atmosphere. A recent prediction that it will soon be…