Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors
NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.
Musk’s Boring Co. violated environmental regulations nearly 800 times, Nevada alleges
The Boring Co. violated state environmental regulations nearly 800 times, many of which occurred after signing an agreement saying it would comply.
You can now connect your Spotify account to ChatGPT. Here’s how to do it
You can now connect your Spotify account in ChatGPT and it will perform tasks for you, such as creating personalized playlists.
Kalshi raises $300 million Series D, hitting $5B valuation and expansion
Kalshi has announced that it raised more than $300 million in a Series D funding round at a $5 billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with strong participation from returning
Massachusetts couple found guilty for running underground casinos
A duo from Braintree, Massachusetts, both pled guilty in Suffolk Superior Court over charges relating to unlicensed basement casinos in the area’s Chinatown and Quincy. The two people, husband and wife, Xue Tan
Kambi becomes Glitnor Group’s new sportsbook provider
Kambi, a sports betting solution provider, has announced it’ll join forces with Glitnor Group. The group runs Happy, Lucky, Flax, and Vera&John, which will now switch over to Kambi’s Turnkey Sportsbook
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advise Microsoft and Anthropic
Former Conservative PM Rishi Sunak served from 2022 to 2024. Britain’s Acoba flagged concerns of granting “unfair access” to Anthropic and Microsoft.
Investors are betting $21 billion that the energy transition isn’t going away
Political shifts might have set back the energy transition, but large investors are betting that renewables are at the future of energy.
UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations
The CMA has designated Google as having “strategic market status” in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such “a substantial and entrenched” position that
The world is just not quite ready for humanoids yet
Famed robotics Rodney Brooks recently sounded the alarm on the amount of money going into humanoid startups. He’s not the only skeptic.