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Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash
Al Gore has spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable voices in the climate movement, so when he talks about AI, it’s worth paying attention to what he considers truly scary. And it isn’t what has people protesting data centers in the streets. In an interview with TechCrunch this week alongside
Arcee AI built Trinity for about $20m, and investors now value it at $1bn+
“Organizations should not have to choose between the capabilities of a frontier model and the ability to control the technology at the center of their work,” said Mark McQuade, co-founder and chief executive of Arcee AI. The San Francisco company builds open-weight AI models. It has raised a Series B round that values it at
Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s
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Hong Kong’s First Crypto Futures EFTs Raise $73.6M Ahead of Launch
CSOP Asset Management, an investment advisor based in Hong Kong, will launch Bitcoin and Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETS) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday. However, ahead of their debut, the ETFs have raised a combined $73.6 million, with the Bitcoin futures ETF alone accounting for $53.9 million...
The Webb Telescope’s first confirmed exoplanet is 99 percent the diameter of Earth
Having already returned visually stunning and scientifically spectacular results from its first six months in operation, the James Webb Space Telescope has recorded another inaugural milestone: its first exoplanet discovery confirmation. It peered 41 light years into the cosmos and found a planet in the Octans constellation with a diameter 99 percent that of Earth
Meta’s first Quest VR headset will no longer get any feature updates
In an email sent to users, Meta said it will continue supporting Quest 1 with a few — but pretty big — changes. While owners can still use the device and the apps available for it, the Quest 1 will no longer be receiving new features. In addition, Meta will only be rolling out critical
The UK counts down to its first ever orbital satellite launch
Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she's all about shifting perspectives. Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she's all about shifting perspectives. The first ever orbital satellite launch from the UK — and Europe
The first orbital launch attempt from the UK ends in failure
A load of tosh — This is likely to be a devastating launch failure for Virgin Orbit. Eric Berger - Jan 10, 2023 12:56 am UTC Enlarge / A screen capture from Virgin Orbit's webcast showing the rocket's main engine firing nominally.Virgin Orbit Everything went well during the initial phases of a historic launch attempt
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First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)
new year, new hack disclosures — Don't expect victims to be forthcoming. Their alerts conceal more than they reveal. Dan Goodin - Jan 5, 2023 11:04 pm UTC In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service Slack and software testing and delivery company CircleCI, though giving the companies'
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Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash
Al Gore has spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable voices in the climate movement, so when he talks about AI, it’s worth paying attention to what he considers truly scary. And it isn’t what has people protesting data centers in the streets. In an interview with TechCrunch this week alongside
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Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s
Sergii Figurnyi - stock.adobe.co European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says technology platforms will have to prove they are safe before children can access them By Bill Goodwin, Investigations Editor Published: 16 Sep 2026 17:00 Children under 15 in Europe will be prohibited from having unsupervised social media accounts, along with new demands for
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