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Tech / The Verge ·
BMW says that it will expand its navigation-guided, partially automated driving capabilities into urban environments starting in 2027, launching first in Germany with other markets to follow. The new system can help steer, speed up, and slow down the vehicle on both highways and city streets using…
AI / TechCrunch ·
Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal.
Tech / Ars Technica ·
A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.
Tech / The Next Web ·
Elon Musk says SpaceX is adding two more sites to its Colossus 2 AI computing complex in Memphis. He calls them Gun Range and Spam. Musk gave the update on X on Sunday, as Lauren Edmonds reported for Business Insider. He said the Spam site once housed Hormel products, and that the local police…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Elon Musk has given $474 million to political groups during the 2026 midterm cycle, an analysis by The New York Times has found. No donor has given more in a single election cycle, apart from wealthy candidates who paid for their own campaigns. Theodore Schleifer built the total for The New York…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Elon Musk says Grok Bot was costing SpaceX too much to run for the money it brought in. He said so on X on Sunday. He was replying to subscribers whose weekly usage of the AI agent had run out days early. One user, posting as Doge Norway, asked him for a reset. Lots of […] This story continues at…
Tech / The Verge ·
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is the company’s most capable smartwatch. Whether you intend to put its many tracking features to the test, or you simply want the longest battery life of any Apple Watch, it’s currently on sale for $699.99 ($100 off) in multiple colors at Amazon, matching its all-time low…
Tech / Wired ·
These gorgeous, renter-friendly storage lockers are hardly ever discounted.
Tech / The Next Web ·
NHS England lists 29 hospital trusts as “realising benefits” from Palantir’s data platform. Those trusts say the system is not live, or that they do not use any of its applications. Robert Booth reported the findings for the Guardian on Monday. The answers came from more than 100 freedom of…
Tech / The Verge ·
Ford vowed to never sell customer driving data to third-party data brokers as part of a new privacy promise aimed at setting the automaker apart from competitors that have faced legal and regulatory blowback for sharing telematics with data brokers without authorization. As part of its new…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Oracle began marketing $10bn in investment-grade bonds on Monday, alongside a separate $10bn share offering, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The bond sale is divided into six tranches. One carries a floating interest rate and matures in 2029. The other five have…
AI / TechCrunch ·
TechCrunch Founder Summit happens on November 4 in Boston for a founder-focused agenda and impactful connections. Save up to $100 or get discounts with group passes.
Tech / Wired ·
I tested Birdbuddy’s Nook and Birdfy’s Rookie in my backyard. Saving money comes with compromises, but some are easier to live with.
AI / TechCrunch ·
OpenAI said that ChatGPT and Codex will draw usage from the same allocation pool after this change.
Tech / The Next Web ·
AI will be the number-one issue of the 2028 US presidential election, says Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer. His memo, titled “2028: The AI Election”, sets out five questions he says candidates must answer to build an AI agenda. Politico published the Chris Lehane memo in full…
AI / The Verge ·
Anthropic has updated Claude Code's system prompt to prevent the AI tool from being used to recreate existing video games, as reported by Tom's Hardware. Retro gaming is currently being overrun with AI-made decompilations, recompilations, and ports, but while Anthropic will still let people use…
Tech / The Next Web ·
British-German defence startup Hypersonica has raised €100m in a Series B round to accelerate development of its hypersonic missile system. The weapons travel at more than five times the speed of sound, making them difficult to intercept. US investors Lightspeed and General Catalyst co-led the…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Abu Dhabi is using OpenAI’s models to help officials check permit and certificate applications against its rules. The pilot turns a set of government policies and regulations into a form that AI systems can read. It is already running on food imports. It is one of four OpenAI Abu Dhabi deals…
Tech / The Verge ·
Xbox's former chief operating officer, Helen Chiang, suddenly left Microsoft less than two weeks ago after being promoted into the role in July. I wrote in my Notepad newsletter last week that it seemed very weird for Chiang to suddenly depart Microsoft after 21 years with a surprisingly short…
Business / Fortune ·
The law firm’s dissolution raises broader questions about the sustainability of business models heavily dependent on high-profile individuals.
Business / Fortune ·
AI systems learn from how people reason and decide. Nobody has yet decided who owns what they learn.
Business / Fortune ·
Without a clear checklist for promotions, historically marginalized workers may face an intimidating climb.
AI / MIT Technology Review ·
When a developer gives an AI agent a coding task, the agent does more than answer once. It plans, generates code, runs tests, and repeats the process to correct errors. A single task can use 10 to 50 times more tokens than a basic chat prompt. The more useful the agent becomes, the more calls…
Tech / The Next Web ·
Marvell Technology has agreed to buy Lumentum in an all-stock deal. Lumentum makes lasers and other optical parts for AI data centres. The two companies valued Lumentum at $115bn, including debt, when they announced the deal on Monday. Lumentum shareholders will get 4.5 Marvell shares for each share…