Trump EPA targets two-man geoengineering startup for 'polluting the air'
Humans have found it hard to quit fossil fuels, which is why some argue that we'll soon need to start geoengineering — that is, modifying the atmosphere to prevent catastrophic warming of the planet.
The practice is controversial. Some argue it's the only solution given that we'
The Nintendo Switch 2 will still cost $450 in the US, despite tariffs
Nintendo announced on Friday that it will open Switch 2 preorders in the U.S. on April 24, following a delay due to the Trump administration’s hefty tariffs.
Fans feared the long-awaited console would spike in price due to Trump’s import rules on international goods, but Nintendo confi
Netflix is revamping search with AI to improve discovery
Netflix is building a new search experience aimed at improving the discovery experience, and it’s going to use AI to do it, the company’s CEO Greg Peters said during its first-quarter results conference call.
Peters said Netflix is working on “interactive search that’s base
OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B
When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?”
After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere,
Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet
On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates simply by using its camera and Google Maps. He and his colleagues, Sacha Lévy and Carl Schoeller, were all engineers under the age of 25.
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Ramp is trying to get the US government as a customer after seeing a tweet from DOGE
Expense management startup Ramp is being considered for a charge card pilot program by the U.S. government's General Services Administration, the company confirmed to technewss on Thursday.
The government's internal expense card program, dubbed SmartPay, is a $700 billion program. It is e
OpenAI launches Flex processing for cheaper, slower AI tasks
In a bid to more aggressively compete with rival AI companies like Google, OpenAI is launching Flex processing, an API option that provides lower AI model usage prices in exchange for slower response times and “occasional resource unavailability.”
Flex processing, available in beta for
Carbon removal startup Holocene bought by oil and gas giant Occidental
Occidental has bought Holocene, marking the second direct air capture startup the fossil fuel company has bought in two years.
The deal was executed through Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a subsidiary of the oil and gas company, for an undisclosed amount. HeatMap first reported the news.
As the trade war escalates, Hence launches an AI ‘advisor’ to help companies manage risk
President Donald Trump's tariffs have underscored the increasing geopolitical risk that almost all businesses now face. As the situation continues to shift with Trump's unpredictable deal-making, it's also becoming clear how challenging it is for companies, nonprofits, consultants, and
Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store
The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn’t the only one that’s oddly benefiting from President Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports from China. Another Chinese shopping app, Taobao, has now also entered the Top 5 as of Thurs
Former Y Combinator president Geoff Ralston launches new AI 'safety' fund
Geoff Ralston, well-known in the startup community for his years at Y Combinator, is back in the formal investing ring, he announced Thursday.
His new fund is called Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund, or SAIF, which is both an explanation of its thesis and a play on words.
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Google’s latest AI model report lacks key safety details, experts say
On Thursday, weeks after launching its most powerful AI model yet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google published a technical report showing the results of its internal safety evaluations. However, the report is light on the details, experts say, making it difficult to determine which risks the model might pose.
Automakers selling cars in China banned from using ‘autonomous driving’ in ads
China is cracking down on how automakers advertise driver-assistance features, banning terms like “autonomous driving,” “self-driving,” and “smart driving,” Reuters reported, citing a transcript of a meeting between the government and industry representatives.
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Florida draft law mandating encryption backdoors for social media accounts billed ‘dangerous and dumb’
A Florida draft bill that would require social media companies to provide encryption backdoors for law enforcement officials to access user accounts has cleared a key legislative hurdle and will now advance to the state’s Senate floor for a vote.
Florida lawmakers unanimously approved pushin