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    McDonald’s broken ice cream machines could get fixed faster thanks to new federal rule

    McDonald’s ice cream machines have developed a lousy reputation for being broken when you visit the restaurant, largely due to strict copyright laws that...

    TikTok accounts are becoming divorce fodder

    When Kat and Mike Stickler divorced, their biggest challenge was dividing a shared TikTok account with millions of followers that generated significant income, and...

    Tesla is testing a robotaxi service that Elon Musk claims will launch next year

    Elon Musk said he hopes to launch a service that will let people hail self-driving Tesla vehicles in California and Texas sometime in 2025...

    Trump vs. Harris: The 2024 Election Has Taken Over TikTok

    Welcome to the TikTok election.Every week, people post tens...

    India’s Neysa bags $30M to compete with global AI hyperscalers

    Even though India isn’t at the forefront of the global AI innovation battle, demand for AI in the country is growing as businesses seek...

    Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation

    AI search engine Perplexity is in fundraising talks and hopes to raise around $500 million at an $8 billion valuation, according to the Wall...

    Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly fundraising for a new AI startup

    Mira Murati, the OpenAI CTO who announced her departure last month, is raising VC funding for a new AI startup, according to Reuters. This startup...

    SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract

    SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing program intended to foster...

    Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance

    Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company floated...

    ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Back in 2011, the world held its breath after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan suffered a failure of its cooling systems, in...

    Former Palantir CISO Dane Stuckey joins OpenAI to lead security

    Dane Stuckey, the former CISO of analytics firm Palantir, has joined OpenAI as its newest CISO, serving alongside OpenAI head of security Matt Knight....

    Meet Alarmo, Nintendo’s $100 sleep-tracking alarm clock

    We got our hands on the newest gadget from Nintendo. No, it’s not a new Switch. It’s a clock and it’s aptly called the...

    Director Morgan Neville is steering clear of generative AI after ‘Roadrunner’ backlash

    One of the most attention-grabbing aspects of “Roadrunner,” the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Anthony Bourdain, was Neville’s use of generative AI to replicate Bourdain’s...

    Meta’s Yann LeCun says worries about A.I.’s existential threat are ‘complete B.S.’

    AI pioneer Yann LeCun doesn’t think artificial intelligence is actually on the verge of becoming intelligent. LeCun — a professor at New York University, senior...

    Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants you to know he’s not an AI “doomer.” At least, that’s my read of the “mic drop” of a...

    Tesla Robotaxi event: How to watch the reveal live

    Tesla loves to put on a show, and Thursday’s Robotaxi reveal might just be the flashiest of them all.  The electric vehicle maker is slated...