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OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to secure its AI agents

This deal underscores how frontier labs are scrambling to prove their technology can be used safely in critical business operations.

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NYT - World NEW about 2 hours ago

Ukraine Helps U.S. Bases in the Mideast With Stopping Drones

As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.

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TechCrunch NEW about 2 hours ago

Xprize founder Peter Diamandis launches new contest to manifest a new Star Trek  

The famed author and investor has launched the Future Vision Xprize with sponsors like Google, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, to fund optimistic sci-fi films.

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TechCrunch about 3 hours ago

Sandberg, Clegg join Nscale board as this ‘Stargate Norway’ startup hits $14.6B valuation

Nvidia-backed British AI infrastructure startup Nscale has raised another megaround of $2 billion.

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BBC News - World about 8 hours ago

Watch: Ukrainian anti-drone 'bullet' that could help defend Gulf

The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, is in Ukraine to see the latest anti-drone technology the country has to offer.

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TechCrunch about 21 hours ago

Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming startup ModRetro reportedly seeks funding at $1B valuation

The company launched its first product, a Game Boy-style handheld device called the Chromatic, in 2024.

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TechCrunch 1 day ago

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps

AI data center developers are increasingly relying on a style of camp popularized as housing for men working in remote oil fields.

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TechCrunch 1 day ago

A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen

The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.

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TechCrunch 1 day ago

Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package

Most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.

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BBC News - Technology 3 days ago

Mayor Sadiq Khan invites embattled AI firm Anthropic to expand in London

The letter from London's mayor came as the US moved to designate the company a supply chain risk.

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BBC News - Technology 5 days ago

Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral

The case is the first wrongful death case against Google over alleged harms caused by Gemini.

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BBC News - Technology 5 days ago

Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

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BBC News - Technology 5 days ago

Remote work, offices shut: Tech giants scramble to respond as Iran war escalates

The region has been positioning itself as an AI hub, following billions of dollars in investment by tech giants.

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BBC News - Technology 6 days ago

TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

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BBC News - Technology 6 days ago

Tech Life

The machines will be much more powerful than the ordinary computers we use today

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BBC News - Technology 7 days ago

Know when to fold them: the tech inspired by origami

Origami techniques can add strength to structures without adding bulk.

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