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Amazon wins creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in "No Time To Die."Source: MGMAmazon is set to take creative control over the lucrative James Bond movie franchise from the Broccoli family, the company announced Thursday.The James Bond films have long…
Europe risks becoming ‘museum’ without innovating in AI: Swedish PM
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson during a press conference on Jan. 17, 2025.Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty ImagesSTOCKHOLM — Europe is at risk of becoming a "museum" if it doesn't soften strict curbs on artificial…
Tether backs stablecoin liquidity provider Mansa in $10M seed round
As payment companies increasingly explore stablecoins for cross-border payments and real-time settlement, some startups are tapping into the zeitgeist by providing liquidity via a revolving line of credit in stablecoins.
One of them is…
Microsoft unveils first quantum chip, claims to create novel matter
Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company spent nearly two decades of research in the field, but Microsoft claims that building Majorana 1 required that it…
Karman+ digs up $20M to build an asteroid-mining autonomous spacecraft
Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into unchartered territory, sometimes literally as well as figuratively. In one of the latest examples, a startup called…
Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 3 model amid tight AI competition
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesElon Musk's xAI on Tuesday unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model, Grok 3, claiming it can outperform offerings from OpenAI and China's DeepSeek based on early testing, which included…
Tesla law firm writes Delaware bill
A law firm that represents Tesla and Elon Musk has written proposed legislation that would alter Delaware corporate law, according to a person directly familiar with the drafting of the bill who asked to remain unnamed in order to speak…
Humane’s AI Pin is dead, as HP buys startup’s assets for $116M
Humane announced on Tuesday that most of its assets have been acquired by HP for $116 million. The hardware startup is immediately discontinuing sales of its $499 AI Pins. Humane alerted customers who have already purchased the Pin that…
Intel pops 16% for best day since March 2020 on potential split
Intel shares rallied 16.1% on Tuesday following a Wall Street Journal report that both Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing are potentially weighing bids that could result in splitting the embattled chipmaker.The stock closed…
X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers
Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations seeking to study systemic risk around the country’s upcoming election. In a post on X,…
Huawei Mate XT trifold launches outside of China: Price, specs
Huawei launched its trifold smartphone outside of China on Tuesday, as it plots a comeback in international markets after getting hammered by U.S. sanctions.The Mate XT will have a starting price tag of 3,499 euros ($3,660). Huawei has…
Thousands protest Elon Musk’s DOGE in NYC on Presidents’ Day
More than 10,000 protesters gathered in New York City on Presidents’ Day to speak out against the current Trump administration and the actions in particular of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
It was one of…
A growing digital ad market is benefiting tech, from Meta to Reddit
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe digital advertising market is doing so well that even Reddit is getting a cut of the spoils.Reddit on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue of $428 million, which was up 71% from the previous…
India’s Modi to meet with Trump, Musk as trade tensions mount
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept. 4, 2024.Dean Kassim | Afp | Getty ImagesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to Washington, D.C., for meetings with President Donald Trump and members of his administration,…
Gamemaker Polymath aims to make learning math as enjoyable as Roblox
As gaming platforms like Roblox and Minecraft continue to grow in popularity among young children, and with platforms like YouTube consuming hours of their daily screen time, edtech companies face challenges in capturing their…
DeepSeek ramps up China-U.S. competition but won’t hurt OpenAI
Tech bosses largely agree the risk DeepSeek poses to OpenAI remains limited for now.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe technological advances that Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek have displayed show the game is on when…
Can sim drivers make the shift to F1? Max Verstappen thinks so
Motorsports have long been a pay-to-play arena, with young drivers spending thousands of dollars just to get started in karting. Four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen knows this all too well, but he also sees a way to change it…
Dell pops on report of $5 billion deal for AI servers for Musk’s xAI
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris,…