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J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News : Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on three consecutive profitable quarters, cofounders leaving the board, Freenow acquisition, the economics of robotaxis, and more   —  Lyft wants to shed its “second-place, domestic-only, only a business-to-consumer company” reputation.  —  13M from Techmeme https://ift.tt/S30EAx2 via IFTTT

Emily Mullin / Wired : A new policy document authored by seven Chinese government departments outlines plans to create a globally competitive brain-computer interface industry by 2030   —  A new policy document outlines China's plan to create an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KVdJoiy via IFTTT

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune : An interview with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on the company's M&A strategy as it acquires Madrid-based data observability startup Onum for about $290M   —  George Kurtz, cofounder and CEO of CrowdStrike  —  COURTESY OF CROWDSTRIKE  —  Cybersecurity is more than just software … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0jiBYMV via IFTTT

Aditya Kalra / Reuters : Source: Indian fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League plans to lay off ~60% of its local workforce, after the government banned online real-money games   —  Indian online gaming app Mobile Premier League (MPL) will sack about 60% of its local workforce as part of a major downsizing … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0avk5A6 via IFTTT

Phil Hoad / The Guardian : An inside look at how Netflix's use of data led to generic “algorithm films” intended for broad appeal, with AI set to further entrench the production style   —  When the streaming giant began making films guided by data that aimed to please a vast audience, the results were often generic, forgettable, artless affairs. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/aXtknxf via IFTTT

Tor Blog : How Turkmenistan turned censorship into a lucrative extortion scheme by intentionally restricting internet access in order to sell its own VPNs to citizens   —  In July 2021, a sudden drop in Tor usage in Turkmenistan called our attention.  Tor would come to understand that this marked … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/kmLNFcl via IFTTT

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : The price per token for AI models has fallen, but costs for developers are rising as newer reasoning models require more tokens to complete tasks   —  With models doing more ‘thinking,’ the small companies that buy AI from the giants to create apps and services are feeling the pinch from Techmeme https://ift.tt/tzSdWT3 via IFTTT

David Gilbert / Wired : Purgatory, tied to online community The Com, claims responsibility for swatting attacks on US universities, airports, and more, charging $20 to $95 per incident   —  WIRED spoke to a self-proclaimed leader of an online group called Purgatory, which charged as little as $20 to call in fake threats against schools. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/5uGmfhd via IFTTT

Blake Brittain / Reuters : xAI sues a former employee in federal court in California for allegedly stealing Grok trade secrets and taking them to OpenAI, where he recently accepted a job   —  Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Sf0qisT via IFTTT

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC : Intel CFO David Zinser says the company received $5.7B from the US government on Wednesday evening; the White House says the deal is still “being ironed out”   —  Intel CFO David Zinser said that the semiconductor giant received $5.7 billion from the U.S. government on Wednesday evening. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/d5BG9Nc via IFTTT

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE : InstaLILY, whose industry-specific AI agents called InstaWorkers integrate with legacy systems, raised $25M from Insight Partners   —  InstaLILY Inc. said today it has raised $25 million exclusively from Insight Partners to fuel the growth of industry vertical-specific “AI Teammates” … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/yEZMzSH via IFTTT

404 Media : 4chan and Kiwi Farms sue the UK's Ofcom in a US court over the Online Safety Act, saying they aren't subject to UK law, after Ofcom tried to fine and block them   —  The notorious troll sites filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court as part of a fight over the UK's Online Safety Act. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/q4t8Zo3 via IFTTT

Kate Clark / Bloomberg : Sources: cloud startup Vercel is raising hundreds of millions of dollars led by Accel at a valuation of about $9B, up from about $3B in a round last year   —  Vercel, a startup that helps companies develop web and artificial intelligence applications in the cloud, is raising hundreds of millions … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/JDdgM4L via IFTTT

Derrek Lee / Android Central : Google Pixel 10 review: justifies its price better than the Pixel 9 with upgrades like a triple camera system and Qi2 support, but it's not a gaming powerhouse   —  Google put more magic into the Pixel 10, and it's really starting to feel like AI is finding its moment. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/t97p8vR via IFTTT

Riley Griffin / Bloomberg : Trump says Meta plans to spend $50B on its “Hyperion” data center under construction in Louisiana; earlier, Meta said that its investment would exceed $10B   —  President Donald Trump said that Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to spend $50 billion on its massive data center in rural Louisiana. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ngGmbBY via IFTTT

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune : Blue Water Autonomy, which is building autonomous, unmanned ships for the US Navy, raised a $50M Series A led by GV, bringing its total funding to $64M   —  Rylan Hamilton, CEO and cofounder of Blue Water Autonomy.  —  BLUE WATER AUTONOMY  —  At about 2,000 years old, the “Ship of Theseus” … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/bc2p9Gk via IFTTT

Eric Berger / Ars Technica : Google DeepMind's Weather Lab, launched in June, showed superior accuracy in forecasting Hurricane Erin's path up to 72 hours ahead, beating traditional models   —  In early June, shortly after the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, Google unveiled a new model designed specifically … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/PfxcW30 via IFTTT

On a mission to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing components, Siemens turned its attention to the design of a robot gripper . Making up just 2% of the robot, the impact of this hand-like device may seem inconsequential. But, reducing its weight by 90% and the number of constituent parts by 84% can save up to 3 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per robot per year. Consider the impact of equivalent savings across every gripper on the more than 4 million industrial robots worldwide—that is quite the step change.  To achieve this feat, Siemens used AI-powered generative design tools to autonomously explore possible solutions and rapidly test and optimize them for functionality and manufacturability. “AI and generative AI are fundamentally reshaping how sustainability is integrated into product development,” says Pina Schlombs, sustainability lead and industrial AI thought leader at Siemens. “By enabling smarter design choices, real-time impact assessments, and ...

Bloomberg : So far in 2025, at least 10 biotech companies have pivoted into crypto to boost stock prices, frequently sparking frenzied but short-lived spikes in shares   —  They're supposed to be on the cutting edge of medicine.  Yet some tiny biotech companies, largely left behind in the stock market's breakneck rally … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/fu3gvk6 via IFTTT

David Shepardson / Reuters : The US Commerce Department voids a Biden administration deal with the nonprofit Natcast to oversee $7.4B in semiconductor research funds, calling it illegal   —  The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it was voiding an agreement finalized under President Joe Biden with an outside center … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/pWF53Qx via IFTTT

Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters : Sources: the Trump administration is considering imposing sanctions on EU or member state officials responsible for implementing the EU's DSA   —  President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/VwjgDcY via IFTTT

J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News : Q&A with Grindr CEO George Arison on developing AI-powered features like Wingman and A-List, Grindr's new telehealth service Woodwork, his RTO mandate, and more   —  Wall Street has a hard time understanding Grindr, a gay dating and hookup app whose yellow mask icon and distinct notification sound … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/u7VWMRq via IFTTT

New York Times : A look at FoundHer House, an all-female hacker house in San Francisco that has become a hot spot for dinners and panel discussions sponsored by a16z and others   —  FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/T6OzJru via IFTTT

Wall Street Journal : Two former executives who ran the CHIPS Program Office say the US-Intel deal won't solve Intel's real issue: a lack of external customers for its foundry unit   —  The Chips Act wasn't about raising revenue, and an equity share wouldn't enhance national security. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3KdTSrh via IFTTT

Brave : Researchers detail an indirect prompt injection flaw in Perplexity's Comet AI browser, letting attackers manipulate it into performing unauthorized actions   —  The threat of instruction injection  —  At Brave, we're developing the ability for our in-browser AI assistant Leo to browse the Web on your behalf, acting as your agent. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KRnhAD9 via IFTTT

Ephrat Livni / New York Times : An interview with Alex Kachkine, who shook the art world in June with a research paper in Nature on restoring paintings using AI, as he works to refine the tech   —  Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/qLd1cXs via IFTTT