Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent obsession
It's not only top AI firms and large consultancies clamoring for FDEs, however. Enterprises…
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
Weiss' paper, co-authored with Emlyon researcher Nevena Radoynovska, discusses what may happen when founders…
DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models
As co-founder Grace Li tells it, her company started a few weeks before graduation…
Indian EV startup River raises $120M Series C to scale production, launch more models
Less than 10% to 12% of the round comprised venture debt, and the equity…
OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case
In its motion, OpenAI argues that Apple allowed employees to use personal iCloud accounts…
The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is a lot of fun, but it’s not a must-have
After testing the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft for two months, I found that it was…
North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
The FBI is reportedly investigating how a North Korean was hired to work for…
Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M
Europe's favorite vibe-coding startup Lovable has confirmed previously reported whispers that it was raising…
Uber and Pony.ai plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to Europe
Chinese autonomous vehicle maker Pony AI and Uber plan to bring 2,000 robotaxis to…
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Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users
An unusual glitch has resulted in the xAI's Grok chatbot speaking gibberish to many…
Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf
Nvidia is doing everything it can to keep fueling the AI buildout that has…
India’s Airbound bags $37M to take on trucks with rocket-like drones
Airbound, and other startups in this nascent sector, argue that drones can move certain…
Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
Over the weekend, the nerds were buzzing with speculation over which AI lab was…
This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’
Josh Mackanic left a 10-year engineering career at Pacific Gas and Electric because he…
