Senators tell CFTC to make clear ban on prediction market contracts involving deaths
A letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig cites three Polymarket contracts related to a NASA launch, Venezuela and Ukraine.
Anthropic joins OpenAI in flagging ‘industrial-scale’ distillation campaigns by Chinese AI firms
Anthropic accused three Chinese artificial intelligence enterprises of engaging in coordinated distillation campaigns, the latest American tech firm to do so.
Intel partners with AI chip startup SambaNova after acquisition talks reportedly failed
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan first invested in SambaNova in 2017. Now the chipmaker he runs is putting more capital behind the startup.
Making it rain: Why more and more countries are turning to cloud seeding
Cloud seeding programs are now taking place in more than 50 countries across the globe, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
As Wall Street punishes software stocks over AI concerns, Canva gets more acquisitive
Cavalry offers motion graphics tools for designers, while MangoAI could help Canva provide tools for making new video ads.
Tesla sues California DMV to reverse ruling that company engaged in false advertising on FSD
California’s DMV previously ruled that Tesla falsely promoted its cars’ self-driving capabilities.
Amazon to spend $12 billion in Louisiana on AI data centers
The project comes as Amazon has committed up to $200 billion this year on AI investments, which include data centers, chips and networking equipment.
Amazon to spend $12 billion in Louisiana on AI data centers
The project comes as Amazon has committed up to $200 billion this year on AI investments, which include data centers, chips and networking equipment.
Airlines cancel thousands of flights as blizzard cripples East Coast airports
American, Delta, JetBlue, United and others waived change and cancellation fees ahead of another massive winter storm.
Google spinout Aalyria valued at $1.3 billion as investors pour into space-based communications
Aalyria, which was spun out of Google in 2022, raised $100 million in a funding round led by Battery Ventures.
