Volkswagen leak exposed precise location data on thousands of vehicles across Europe for months
Volkswagen Group’s troubled automotive software unit Cariad left terabytes of customer data on around 800,000 electric Audi, Seat, Skoda, and…
Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down
Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after it suddenly shut down…
Nonprofit group joins Elon Musk’s effort to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition
Encode, the nonprofit organization that co-sponsored California’s ill-fated SB 1047 AI safety legislation, has requested permission to file an amicus…
Apple TV+ will be free to stream this weekend
Apple is allowing anyone to access its Apple TV+ streaming service for free this weekend, from January 3 to 5.…
Nvidia completes acquisition of AI infrastructure startup Run:ai
Nvidia has completed its acquisition of Run:ai, an Israeli startup that helps manage and optimize AI hardware infrastructure. As part…
Backed by a16z and QED, Brazilian startup Carecode puts AI agents to work on healthcare
AI holds huge promise for healthcare, but not just on the medical side; many startups are convinced machine learning-based systems…
Calo raises $25 million to expand its ready-to-eat meal service beyond the Middle East
A business built around increasingly customized ready-to-eat meals has netted Middle Eastern startup Calo a sizeable funding injection as it…
Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group
U.S. telecom giant Verizon says it has secured its network after being targeted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage group. In…
Nvidia’s next move: powering humanoid robots
The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. More specifically, it’s launching a new generation of…
AI data centers could be ‘distorting’ the US power grid
The proliferation of data centers aiming to meet the computational needs of AI could be bad news for the US…