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Ironwood is Google’s newest AI accelerator chip

During its Cloud Next conference this week, Google unveiled the latest generation of its TPU AI accelerator chip. The new chip, called Ironwood, is Google’s seventh-generation TPU and is the first optimized for inference — that is, running AI models. Scheduled to launch sometime later this year for Google Cloud customers, Ironwood will come in… Continua a leggere Ironwood is Google’s newest AI accelerator chip

Does Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf creation justify its $10B+ valuation?

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years and made famous by the HBO show “Game of Thrones.” These white, fluffy animals live on a 2,000-acre preserve in a location so secretive that journalists,… Continua a leggere Does Colossal Biosciences’ dire wolf creation justify its $10B+ valuation?

A nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charity

Tech giants like Microsoft might be touting AI “agents” as profit-boosting tools for corporations, but a nonprofit is trying to prove that agents can be a force for good, too. Sage Future, a 501(c)(3) backed by Open Philanthropy, launched an experiment earlier this month tasking four AI models in a virtual environment with raising money… Continua a leggere A nonprofit is using AI agents to raise money for charity

Google fixes two Android zero-day bugs actively exploited by hackers

The most severe security bug can be exploited without user interaction, per Google.

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Amazon’s Zoox begins robotaxi testing in Los Angeles 

Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit, is deploying a small fleet of retrofitted test vehicles on the streets of Los Angeles starting Tuesday — a modest, yet meaningful step as the company inches toward offering public rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year.  The data-collection effort marks Zoox’s entrance into its sixth city… Continua a leggere Amazon’s Zoox begins robotaxi testing in Los Angeles 

Founders, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is calling! Apply to enter!

Founders, the battlefield is calling! Startup Battlefield 200 applications are now live — and the race has begun. If you’ve got a groundbreaking idea and the guts to pitch it to the world, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is your arena. You’ll face elite VC judges. You’ll compete against 199 of the world’s most promising startups. And… Continua a leggere Founders, TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is calling! Apply to enter!

Los Angeles-based Rain raised a $75M Series B in another good sign for fintech

Rain, a startup offering an employer-integrated earned wage access (EWA) app coupled with financial-wellness features like overdraft alerts and spending trends, has raised $75 million in an all-equity Series B round. The round was led by Prosus at a post-money valuation of $340 million. Rain plans to use the new funds to help it add… Continua a leggere Los Angeles-based Rain raised a $75M Series B in another good sign for fintech

Trump to endorse coal for data center power in the face of grim market realities

An executive order will direct the federal government to list coal as a critical mineral and force some coal-fired power plants to keep generating electricity.

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