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All 11 xAI co-founders have now reportedly left Elon Musk’s AI company
Every co-founder Elon Musk recruited to build xAI has now reportedly left the company. Manuel Kroiss, who led the pretraining team, told people this month that he was departing. Ross Nordeen, described by Business Insider as Musk’s “right-hand operator,” left on Friday. They were the last two of eleven co-founders, all of whom have exited […]This story continues at The Next Web
Meta’s new prescription Ray-Ban smart glasses are a distribution play, not a technology leap
Meta is preparing to launch two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed specifically for prescription wearers, according to a Bloomberg report published on Thursday. The models, codenamed Scriber and Blazer, were first spotted in Federal Communications Commission filings and are expected to reach consumers as early as next week. They do not represent a new […]This story continues at The Next Web
Kandou AI raises $225 million to bet that copper can outlast the optical revolution
Kandou AI, a Swiss semiconductor company that builds chip-to-chip interconnect technology, has raised $225 million in what it calls a Series A round, led by Maverick Silicon with strategic participation from SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, and Alchip Technologies. The round values the company at $400 million. The label is worth pausing on: Kandou was […]This story continues at The Next Web
Elon Musk’s last co-founder reportedly leaves xAI
All but two of Musk's 11 xAI co-founders departed before this week.
These iPad apps will make you wish you had more free time
We’ve compiled a list of some of the best iPad apps for creativity that are available on the App Store.
When AI turns software development inside-out: 170% throughput at 80% headcount
Many people have tried AI tools and walked away unimpressed. I get it — many demos promise magic, but in practice, the results can feel underwhelming.That’s why I want to write this not as a futurist prediction, but from lived experience. Over the past six months, I turned my engineering organization AI-first. I’ve shared before about the system behind that transformation — how we built the workflows, the metrics, and the guardrails. Today, I want to zoom out from the mechanics and talk about wh
Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing
Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we've seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn't disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year.
What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open
Fusion, fission, and even natural gas are appeared tied in the race to deliver new power to the grid in the early 2030s.
Let’s take a look at the retro tech making a comeback
Boomboxes, instant cameras, and even landlines are making a comeback. Here are the coolest retro-inspired devices available.
From Moon hotels to cattle herding: 8 startups investors chased at YC Demo Day
We polled nearly a dozen VCs to find out which W26 startups are the sought after in the batch.
The class of 2025 is using AI in job interviews, and a startup industry is cashing in
The class of 2025 graduated into the worst entry-level job market in five years. Now a growing number of them are using AI tools during live job interviews, and a cottage industry of startups is rushing to sell them the means to do it. Whether that constitutes cheating or common sense depends on which side […]This story continues at The Next Web
White House rejects Elon Musk's offer to pay TSA workers during shutdown
The White House rejected Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA workers during the shutdown, citing legal issues tied to federal ...
Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial
Last week, a jury in San Francisco concluded that Elon Musk had misled investors with his tweets that sent Twitter’s stock ...
Elon Musk calls for Delaware judge to recuse herself in lawsuits, alleging bias
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is calling for a judge to recuse herself in two shareholder lawsuits that are winding their way through Delaware's courts.
White House turns down Elon Musk offer to pay TSA agents during DHS shutdown
The White House has turned down billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA agents salaries during the Department of Homeland ...
Elon Musk’s lawyer accuses San Francisco jury of bias, points to ‘mocking’ $4.20 reference in damages
Defense attorney Alex Spiro argued the verdict in a class action lawsuit filed by Twitter investors was “corrupted” by bias.
Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom
Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.
Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again
The deal would effectively double the company's $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.
Why SoftBank’s new $40B loan points to a 2026 OpenAI IPO
Wall Street giants JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are extending a 12-month, unsecured loan to the Japanese conglomerate.
Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO
SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the 'RAMmageddon' memory shortage.