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Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after viral ‘kiss cam’ controversy
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 12, 2021 in London, England.Simone Joyner | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesAstronomer announced on Saturday that CEO Andy Byron has resigned days…
Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBlock shares jumped…
For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data
AI is being forced on us in pretty much every facet of life, from phones and apps to search engines and even drive-throughs, for some reason. The fact that we’re now getting web browsers with baked-in AI assistants and chatbots shows…
Astronomer investigating CEO Andy Byron after Coldplay kiss cam video
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)Paul Kane | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesAstronomer, a…
Benchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say
Greptile, an AI-powered code review startup, is in the process of raising a Series A. Sources familiar with the deal tell TechCrunch it’s for $30 million at a $180 million valuation led by Benchmark partner Eric Vishria. But one person…
Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish files for NYSE IPO
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, holds hundred dollar bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida.Marco Bello |…
Uber inks robotaxi deal with Lucid, invests $300 million in EV company
An autonomous robotaxi from Uber's partnership with Lucid and autonomous vehicle startup, Nuro.Courtesy: Nick Twork | LucidUber on Thursday announced a partnership to deploy more than 20,000 robotaxis over the next six years as demand…
Perplexity sees India as a shortcut in its race against OpenAI
While OpenAI has cemented its lead in the U.S., Perplexity is taking a different route — quietly expanding into India to compete in the next phase of AI adoption. The search-focused AI startup is rapidly adding millions of users in the…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink says owned by ‘disadvantaged’ persons in filing
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesElon Musk's health tech company Neuralink labeled itself a "small disadvantaged business" in a federal filing with the U.S. Small Business Administration, shortly before a financing round valued the…
Anthropic tightens usage limits for Claude Code – without telling users
Since Monday morning, Claude Code users have been hit with unexpectedly restrictive usage limits. The problems, many of which have been aired on Claude Code’s GitHub page, seem to be concentrated among heavy users of the service, many…
Amazon Web Services has some layoffs
Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024.Noah Berger | Getty ImagesAmazon is laying off some staffers in its cloud computing division, the…
TSMC profit surges 61% to record high fueled by AI chip demand
A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng…
TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app
TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and a new tab on their profile to show off their musical works. This can help…
Coinbase steps into consumer market with stablecoin-powered ‘everything app’ that goes…
Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCoinbase unveiled Wednesday an "everything app" designed to bring more people into the crypto economy.The "Base App," which replaces Coinbase Wallet, will combine wallet, trading and payment…
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 its global contractors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The cuts come just a month after Meta hired Scale AI’s CEO in a…
Crypto bounces on renewed optimism House could pass key stablecoin legislation this week
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCryptocurrencies and several stocks tied to the ecosystem rose Wednesday as investors dismissed a snag in what was expected to be a winning week for crypto regulation.Bitcoin was last higher by nearly 2%…
Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools
Elon Musk is a man who named a government agency after a memecoin, designed a robotaxi test network in the shape of a phallus, and once went to court for tweeting weed jokes in relation to Tesla stock. So it’s not surprising that his…
ASML Q2 2025 earnings report
An icon of ASML is displayed on a smartphone, with an ASML chip visible in the background.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesASML on Wednesday warned of the possibility of no growth in 2026, even as it beat top and bottom line…