Startup and Technology News

Apple News+ adds a new game that uses emoji and Genmoji to...

Apple is introducing a new reason to upgrade to its subscription news offering, Apple News+: more games. On Thursday, the...

Beeper’s all-in-one messaging app relaunches with an on-device model and premium upgrades

Multi-service messaging app Beeper, which allows people to connect to all their chat apps from one interface, is relaunching its...

India eyes global quantum computer push — and QpiAI is its chosen...

QpiAI, an Indian startup that claims to integrate AI and quantum computing for enterprise use cases, has raised $32 million...

Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business

Data-labeling startup Scale AI is laying off 200 employees, roughly 14% of its staff, and cutting ties with 500 of...

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and “completely irresponsible” safety...

GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV...

GM is sending new and old EV batteries to recycler Redwood Materials, which then repurposes the packs for stationary energy...

GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter

Sales of Tesla’s Cybertruck have plummeted from their peak last year, to the point that the hulking (and expensive) GMC...

Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans

Several players of the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty complained last week that they were permanently banned from the...

Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare earth element trade...

Rare earth elements appear to be behind Nvidia’s stance on China.  After announcing in June plans to essentially withdraw from...

xAI is hiring an engineer to make anime girls

Elon Musk’s xAI just released its AI companions, which include the goth waifu Ani and the homicidal red panda Bad...