Technology

Crypto exchange Gemini reports Q3 revenue up 106% YoY to $50.6M, vs. $46.2M est., net loss of $159.5M, up from $90.2M a year ago; GEMI drops 5%+ after hours (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Crypto exchange Gemini reports Q3 revenue up 106% YoY t...

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Crypto exchange Gemini reports Q3 revenue up 106% YoY t...

Meta introduces Omnilingual Automatic Speech Recognition, a suite of AI models providing automatic speech recognition capabilities for more than 1,600 languages (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)

Meta introduces Omnilingual Automatic Speech Recognitio...

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: Meta introduces Omnilingual Automatic Speech Recogni...

Sachin Katti, Intel's CTO and AI officer, says he is leaving the company to join OpenAI; Intel says CEO Lip&Bu Tan will take over its AI efforts (CRN)

Sachin Katti, Intel's CTO and AI officer, says he is le...

CRN: Sachin Katti, Intel's CTO and AI officer, says he is leaving the company to...

An interview with Ukrainian cyber&crime kingpin Vyacheslav Penchukov, aka Tank, who was arrested in 2022 after spending ~10 years on the FBI's Most Wanted list (Joe Tidy/BBC)

An interview with Ukrainian cyber&crime kingpin Vyaches...

Joe Tidy / BBC: An interview with Ukrainian cyber-crime kingpin Vyacheslav Pench...

Q&A with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on "the woke left and the woke right", being patriotic, the Ukraine war, Palantir's culture, Trump, democracy, Israel, and more (Steven Levy/Wired)

Q&A with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on "the woke left a...

Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on “the woke left and the w...

Microsoft recruits popular US influencers to help boost its Copilot chatbot; Sensor Tower says Copilot has 99M downloads since launch, far below ChatGPT's 1.4B (Emily Forgash/Bloomberg)

Microsoft recruits popular US influencers to help boost...

Emily Forgash / Bloomberg: Microsoft recruits popular US influencers to help boo...

Procurement Sciences, whose AI software helps its customers find and build proposals for government contracts, raised a $30M Series B led by Catalyst Investors (Chris Metinko/Axios)

Procurement Sciences, whose AI software helps its custo...

Chris Metinko / Axios: Procurement Sciences, whose AI software helps its custome...

Zurich&based DeepJudge, which builds customized search indexes for law firms that plug into AI tools like ChatGPT, raised a $41M Series A at a $300M valuation (Alicia Park/Forbes)

Zurich&based DeepJudge, which builds customized search ...

Alicia Park / Forbes: Zurich-based DeepJudge, which builds customized search ind...

The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese&made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable (Financial Times)

The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese&mad...

Financial Times: The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong...

Tala Health, which plans to roll out AI agents to help clinicians improve patient care next year, raised a $100M seed led by Sofreh Capital (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Tala Health, which plans to roll out AI agents to help ...

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Tala Health, which plans to roll out AI agents to hel...

The Alpha Arena experiment gave six frontier models $10K each to trade crypto derivatives over two weeks: losses ranged from Qwen3 Max's $652 to GPT&5's $5,679 (Sebastian Pellejero/Reuters)

The Alpha Arena experiment gave six frontier models $10...

Sebastian Pellejero / Reuters: The Alpha Arena experiment gave six frontier mode...

Rivian spins off Mind Robotics as a new stand&alone industrial AI and robotics company; Mind Robotics raised a $115M seed led by Eclipse (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)

Rivian spins off Mind Robotics as a new stand&alone ind...

Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch: Rivian spins off Mind Robotics as a new stand-alone in...

As US schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of AI&powered monitoring tools like GoGuardian to scan students' chatbot conversations for signs of self&harm (Janne Knodler/Bloomberg)

As US schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of AI...

Janne Knodler / Bloomberg: As US schools adopt AI, a look at the growing use of ...

Chinese robotaxi companies' tech and rider experience are generally similar to Waymo's, as they build businesses at home while also expanding internationally (Peter Landers/Wall Street Journal)

Chinese robotaxi companies' tech and rider experience a...

Peter Landers / Wall Street Journal: Chinese robotaxi companies' tech and rider ...

Several of Asia's top tycoons and conglomerates are joining the data center race as tech giants plan $240B in APAC hyperscale expansion over the next five years (Jonathan Burgos/Forbes)

Several of Asia's top tycoons and conglomerates are joi...

Jonathan Burgos / Forbes: Several of Asia's top tycoons and conglomerates are jo...

In DeepSeek's first public appearance since R1's success, a senior researcher told a state&run conference he was pessimistic about AI's impact on humanity (Reuters)

In DeepSeek's first public appearance since R1's succes...

Reuters: In DeepSeek's first public appearance since R1's success, a senior rese...

CoinGecko: crypto market cap falls to $3.5T from October's $4.4T peak, on track to erase its 2025 gains; crypto ETFs had $700M of net outflow over the past week (Bloomberg)

CoinGecko: crypto market cap falls to $3.5T from Octobe...

Bloomberg: CoinGecko: crypto market cap falls to $3.5T from October's $4.4T peak...

An account of working at Cursor for 60 days: a largely in&person culture, few scheduled meetings, aggressive recruiting, heavy internal product testing, more (Brie Wolfson/Colossus)

An account of working at Cursor for 60 days: a largely ...

Brie Wolfson / Colossus: An account of working at Cursor for 60 days: a largely ...

A Delaware federal jury rules that GoDaddy owes patent owner Express Mobile $170M for violating its rights in website&building technology; GoDaddy will appeal (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

A Delaware federal jury rules that GoDaddy owes patent ...

Blake Brittain / Reuters: A Delaware federal jury rules that GoDaddy owes patent...

Trump Media reports Q3 net sales down 3.8% YoY to $972.9K and a net loss of $55M, up from $19M in Q3 2024; its stock is down 70% from a January high (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)

Trump Media reports Q3 net sales down 3.8% YoY to $972....

Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg: Trump Media reports Q3 net sales down 3.8% YoY to...

Neobank Mercury says it has hit $650M in annualized revenue, up from $500M by end of 2024, and has been GAAP profitable on net income and EBITDA for three years (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Neobank Mercury says it has hit $650M in annualized rev...

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Neobank Mercury says it has hit $650M in annualized r...

Speaking to shareholders, Elon Musk says Tesla will likely need to build "a gigantic chip fab" for AI chips and "maybe, we'll do something with Intel" (Sayantani Ghosh/Reuters)

Speaking to shareholders, Elon Musk says Tesla will lik...

Sayantani Ghosh / Reuters: Speaking to shareholders, Elon Musk says Tesla will l...

TikTok Shop says fraudulent sellers are using AI to create fake brands and nonexistent products; TikTok rejected 70M products and banned 700K sellers in H1 2025 (Dan Whateley/Business Insider)

TikTok Shop says fraudulent sellers are using AI to cre...

Dan Whateley / Business Insider: TikTok Shop says fraudulent sellers are using A...

Draft proposal: the EU weighs a pause and simplification of parts of the AI Act, with a decision expected on November 19, amid pressure from Big Tech and the US (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)

Draft proposal: the EU weighs a pause and simplificatio...

Barbara Moens / Financial Times: Draft proposal: the EU weighs a pause and simpl...

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar clarifies the startup is not seeking a government "backstop" for its infrastructure deals, saying her use of the word "muddied the point" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar clarifies the startup is not see...

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar clarifies the startup is not seekin...

Google adds Gemini's Deep Search to Google Finance, which also gets prediction market data from Kalshi and Polymarket for future event analysis, first in the US (Aamir Siddiqui/Android Authority)

Google adds Gemini's Deep Search to Google Finance, whi...

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: Google adds Gemini's Deep Search to Google F...

Datadog's stock jumps 15%+ after it reported Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $885.7M, above $852.8M est., and forecasted Q4 revenue at $912M to $916M, above $877M est. (Jaures Yip/CNBC)

Datadog's stock jumps 15%+ after it reported Q3 revenue...

Jaures Yip / CNBC: Datadog's stock jumps 15%+ after it reported Q3 revenue up 28...

Sens. Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce a bipartisan bill that would require companies and US agencies to submit quarterly reports on AI&related job impacts (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Sens. Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce a bipartisa...

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Sens. Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce a bipartisan bi...

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an "IPO is not on the cards right now", and that OpenAI hopes the US government might backstop the financing of data center deals (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an "IPO is not on the cards...

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an “IPO is not on ...

Google says Gemini Deep Research can now directly draw on information stored in users' Gmail, Drive, and Chat to create reports (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google says Gemini Deep Research can now directly draw ...

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says Gemini Deep Research can now directly draw on...

Sources: the Chinese government issues guidance requiring new data center projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically&made AI chips (Reuters)

Sources: the Chinese government issues guidance requiri...

Reuters: Sources: the Chinese government issues guidance requiring new data cent...

Research: AI's ability to complete long and complex software engineering tasks doubles every 6&7 months, but there is a "messiness tax" for real&world tasks (Boaz Barak/Windows On Theory)

Research: AI's ability to complete long and complex sof...

Boaz Barak / Windows On Theory: Research: AI's ability to complete long and comp...

A profile of Football Manager game developer Sports Int...

Chris Allnutt / Financial Times: A profile of Football Manager game developer Sp...

Australia broadens its social media ban for under&16s to include Reddit and Kick, which join Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube (Clare Armstrong/ABC)

Australia broadens its social media ban for under&16s t...

Clare Armstrong / ABC: Australia broadens its social media ban for under-16s to ...

Sources: Netflix has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA, and CAA for video podcast creators, and plans to launch video podcasts in early 2026 (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)

Sources: Netflix has sent out dozens of requests to age...

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter: Sources: Netflix has sent out dozens of...

Super Micro reports Q1 revenue down 15% YoY to $5B, vs. $6.09B est., and forecasts Q2 profit below estimates; SMCI drops 9%+ after hours (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

Super Micro reports Q1 revenue down 15% YoY to $5B, vs....

Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Super Micro reports Q1 revenue down 15% YoY to $5B, vs. $...

Nintendo reports Q2 revenue up 90% YoY to $3.7B, vs. ~$3B est., net profit of ~$667M, vs. ~$412M est., and expects 19M Switch 2 sales by March 2026, up from 15M (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Nintendo reports Q2 revenue up 90% YoY to $3.7B, vs. ~$...

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Nintendo reports Q2 revenue up 90% YoY to $3.7B, vs. ~$3B ...

Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M est., and an adjusted EBITDA of $136M, helped by offerings like group food orders and cheaper shared rides (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg)

Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M e...

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Grab reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $873M, vs. 869M es...

Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on the company's turnaround, AI, paying drivers more, Uber, partnership with Tensor for autonomous vehicle tech, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on the company's tur...

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Lyft CEO David Risher on the company's turnaro...

Apple launches the App Store on the web, with dedicated pages for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, TV, Watch, and Vision (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Apple launches the App Store on the web, with dedicated...

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple launches the App Store on the web, with dedicated...

France threatens to ban Shein and refers it to Paris prosecutor after an investigation found that sex dolls "resembling children" were being sold on the site (Liz Alderman/New York Times)

France threatens to ban Shein and refers it to Paris pr...

Liz Alderman / New York Times: France threatens to ban Shein and refers it to Pa...

Sources: Trump decided not to discuss Nvidia's AI chip exports to China during his October 30 meeting with Xi Jinping following opposition from his top advisers (Wall Street Journal)

Sources: Trump decided not to discuss Nvidia's AI chip ...

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Trump decided not to discuss Nvidia's AI chip expo...

French government threatens to ban Shein if child&like sex dolls reappear

French government threatens to ban Shein if child&like ...

The French finance ministry says it will ban Chinese e-commerce giant Shein if c...

Cologne&based Octonomy, which helps companies deploy AI in complex workflows, raised a $20M seed led by Macquarie Capital, bringing its total raised to $25M (Amelia Isaacs/Pathfounders)

Cologne&based Octonomy, which helps companies deploy AI...

Amelia Isaacs / Pathfounders: Cologne-based Octonomy, which helps companies depl...

Sources: Pony AI plans to raise $863M in its November 6 Hong Kong IPO by selling 48.3M shares at ~$17.88 each, below its October 31 Nasdaq close at $18.68 (Bloomberg)

Sources: Pony AI plans to raise $863M in its November 6...

Bloomberg: Sources: Pony AI plans to raise $863M in its November 6 Hong Kong IPO...

A profile of Mark Gubrud, who coined the term AGI in a ...

Steven Levy / Wired: A profile of Mark Gubrud, who coined the term AGI in a 1997...

Online harassers are using AI tools to create more realistic death threats, posting hyper&realistic AI&generated images and sounds to social media platforms (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times)

Online harassers are using AI tools to create more real...

Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: Online harassers are using AI tools to create more...

Israel unveils tax incentives to reverse tech brain drain that increased during the war in Gaza and tax breaks for investors in Israeli funds and tech firms (James Shotter/Financial Times)

Israel unveils tax incentives to reverse tech brain dra...

James Shotter / Financial Times: Israel unveils tax incentives to reverse tech b...

An Italian law requiring porn sites, including Pornhub, YouPorn, and OnlyFans, to verify the ages of their users will go into effect on November 12 (Jackson Chen/Engadget)

An Italian law requiring porn sites, including Pornhub,...

Jackson Chen / Engadget: An Italian law requiring porn sites, including Pornhub,...

How the Venezuelan government is using crypto and stablecoins like USDT to manage the downturn; Venezuela sells most of its oil to China and is paid in crypto (Anatoly Kurmanaev/New York Times)

How the Venezuelan government is using crypto and stabl...

Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times: How the Venezuelan government is using crypt...

1
2
3

Weather, 25 August

+21

High: +22^° Low: +13^°

Humidity: 74%

Wind: NE - 10 KPH

Stockholm Weather

+15

High: +16^° Low: +9^°

Humidity: 72%

Wind: SSW - 24 KPH

California Weather

+31

High: +32^° Low: +23^°

Humidity: 61%

Wind: SSE - 13 KPH

+20

High: +23^° Low: +14^°

Humidity: 58%

Wind: NNE - 17 KPH

Cape Town Weather

+17

High: +19^° Low: +12^°

Humidity: 68%

Wind: N - 16 KPH

Toronto Weather

+30

High: +32^° Low: +24^°

Humidity: 61%

Wind: WSW - 25 KPH

+11

High: +15^° Low: +9^°

Humidity: 71%

Wind: WSW - 19 KPH

Karachi Weather

+30

High: +30^° Low: +26^°

Humidity: 67%

Wind: W - 40 KPH