Obvious Ventures lands fund five with a 360-degree view of planetary, human, economic health
The 12-year-old firm raised $360,360,360 for its fifth fund. And there’s a reason for that number.
TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center
The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.
VC firm 2150 raises €210M fund to solve cities’ climate challenges
Europe-based venture fund 2150 raised the money to invest in climate tech startups that help solve cities’ carbon footprint.
Saudi satirist hacked with Pegasus spyware wins damages in court battle
The London High Court awarded the London-based satirist and human rights activist Ghanem Al-Masarir more than £3 million, after finding the Saudi government hacked his phone and was likely behind a physical attack
Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference
Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor.
Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute
CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia’s products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture.
SpaceX eyes mid-March for first test of upgraded Starship rocket
The launch date had been up in the air after the rocket’s booster stage suffered an explosion during testing in November.
Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti
More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities.
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Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances
Apple’s new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.