Last-minute Halloween costumes for tech nerds

No Halloween costume? Just be a deceptively cute AI agent icon, a PHP vulnerability, or sleepy time Bryan Johnson.

AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal

Like a real-life episode of “Suits,” the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry. And now an AI firm has entered the picture.

Satlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers 

Satlyt ran a successful test this month bringing it closer to turning spacecraft, starting with satellites, into virtual data centers.

Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text

Can’t agree on where to eat? Zest’s AI concierge can combine everyone’s tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.

North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach

Hackers working for North Korea are suspected of hacking a Binance employee’s laptop, which allowed the theft of billions in crypto.

Andy Jassy says Prime Video is on track to earn ‘tens of billions of dollars’

The success of blockbuster hits like “Project Hail Mary” and “Verity” is only part of the story, Amazon’s CEO says.

Waymo taps Toyota to supply robotaxis for Japan and the U.K.

Waymo will begin testing self-driving versions of Toyota’s electric bZ4X vehicles in Japan next year as part of a broader partnership with the automaker.

You don’t need to believe in a god to get a religious exemption from using AI at work

David Durman, a University of Kentucky administrator, recently earned a religious exemption from using AI in the workplace.

Can AI data centers be mass-produced like cars? This startup aims to find out

Runware is building a factory to turn out prefabricated AI data centers on an assembly line. The real test will be whether it can deliver at that scale.

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