Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use
The Trump administration is pushing for a significant expansion of electricity generation capacity in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, aiming to add $15 billion in new power sources to the PJM…
ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads
OpenAI has begun testing advertisements within its popular ChatGPT interface for free and Go tier users in the United States, marking a significant step toward monetization for the artificial intelligence…
Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to hacking government systems and subsequently publishing the personal data of his victims on his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment. Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee,…
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development
The traditionally slow and expensive process of drug discovery is undergoing a rapid transformation thanks to the integration of artificial intelligence and advanced data technologies. Biotech startups are emerging with…
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…
