Sophia Space raises $10M seed to demo novel space computers
The company’s modular computer tiles offer a new vision for space data centers.
Memory shortage could cause the biggest smartphone shipments dip in over a decade
IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year.
Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture
Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
Threads is testing a shortcut to quickly start DM conversations
Users who are part of the test can type “DM me” or “Message me” in a post or reply to automatically generate a hyperlink that invites others to start a private conversation with them.
X tries wooing advertisers by letting them reuse creatives made for other platforms
X has launched an expanded set of aspect ratio support for both image and video ads, so advertisers can now reuse assets they’ve created for other platforms.
eBay to lay off 800 staff
The latest round of layoffs marks eBay’s third workforce reduction in the past three years.
Bumble adds AI-powered photo feedback and profile guidance tools
Bumble and other popular dating apps, like Match Group’s Tinder and Hinge, have all embraced AI-powered features.
Walmart agrees to $100M settlement over deceptive pay practices in Spark Driver program
The suit said Walmart mislead drivers about their possible tips and would reduce their base pay, among other things.
Cisco says hackers have been exploiting a critical bug to break into big customer networks since 2023
The U.S. government and its allies said hackers have been exploiting the newly identified bug in Cisco networking gear around the world for years, and urged organizations to patch.
A VC and some big-name programmers are trying to solve open source’s funding problem, permanently
A group of well-known open source programmers and a VC have launched the Open Source Endowment. They hope this new method will provide funding for good.