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OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.

The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee's inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries.

Ravenna Hub, which lets parents apply and track the status of their kids' applications across thousands of schools, allowed any logged-in user to access the personally identifiable data associated with any other user, including their children.

Reload announces a $2.275 million raise in a round led by Anthemis and the launch of its first AI employee, Epic.

Rivian is launching a companion app that pairs with Apple Watch in the coming week.

The rollout includes two-way integration that surfaces streaming links directly inside ChatGPT.

Mirai raised a $10 million seed to improve how AI models run on devices like smartphones and laptops.

Amari AI is making custom AI-powered software that helps customs brokers modernize and minimize constantly shifting trade policies.

AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier but maintaining them is just as hard.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi prompted speakers at the event to join hands and raise them in a show of unity, all executives on stage obliged, except OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who held their hands conspicuously apart.

“I think we're the only quote-unquote manufacturing company out there that has H200 clusters in a data center on site."

One of the most consequential decisions early-stage founders have to make is who they will bring on as their founding team. The first five to 10 employees will have a massive impact on the company culture, and the precedents set with them are difficult to change down the road. That’s why this season on Build […]

Reliance has begun building multi-gigawatt AI data centers in Jamnagar, with more than 120 MW of capacity expected to come online in 2026.

OpenAI also plans to expand its presence in India with new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year.

OpenAI moves beyond ChatGPT in India with a Pine Labs deal targeting enterprise payments and AI-driven commerce.

The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic.

The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have made it easier to get started, but those early infrastructure choices can have unforeseen consequences once startups move beyond […]

Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ's E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.

SeatGeek announced on Wednesday a new integration with Spotify, bringing a seamless ticket-buying experience for Spotify users.  Now, when Spotify users browse an artist’s page or upcoming tour dates, they will see ticket links powered by SeatGeek for concerts at these participating venues, allowing for a streamlined purchase process. Currently, the integration is available for […]

Amazon said Blue Jay's core tech will be used for other robotics projects and the employees who worked on it were moved to other projects.

Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators.

The Figure data breach allowed hackers to steal customer names, dates of birth, physical addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.

The smartphone is available for preorder now with shipments starting March 5.  It comes in Lavender, Berry, Fog, and Obsidian.

The feature will require customers to buy both versions of the title, but at a discounted price.

X's new immersive video player is designed to offer a more mobile-friendly experience, optimized especially for portrait-oriented videos.

The revenue milestone comes as Snap has added additional paid offerings outside of its core Snapchat+ subscription over the past year to diversify its revenue streams.

Users will be able to use text, images, and videos as a reference to generate music