Apps
Supreme Court to hear arguments on looming TikTok ban
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a law that requires TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. to sell the app or face a ban. The Justices will hear oral arguments in the case on Jan. 10,…
Infra
Shares of Micron tumble on weak outlook for memory chips
Micron Technology Inc.’s outlook for the current quarter came in some way short of expectations, stoking fears about the near-term dynamics of the memory chip market and sending the company’s stock way down in…
Security
Bureau secures $30M to expand risk intelligence platform and global reach
By Duncan Riley
Risk intelligence platform startup Bureau Inc. announced today that it has raised $30 million in new funding to accelerate product expansion into new use cases and new markets. Founded in 2020, Bureau offers a…
AI
Florida rolls out AI-driven emergency warning system
By Paul Gillin
Following the second-costliest hurricane season on record, the Florida Division of Emergency Management is launching a warning system that uses artificial intelligence to deliver detailed information to affected residents at what it says are…
Infra
AMD backs $333M funding round for cloud infrastructure provider Vultr
Cloud infrastructure startup Vultr Inc. today disclosed that it has raised a $333 million funding round at a $3.5 billion valuation. LuminArx Capital Management and AMD Ventures jointly led the investment. It marks the…
Security
Report: US investigating China’s TP-Link and could ban its routers next year
Multiple federal agencies are investigating Chinese router maker TP-Link Technologies Co., the Wall Street Journal reported today. At least one of the probes focuses on the potential cybersecurity risks posed by the company’s devices.…
AI
AI copilot for game devs Coplay raises $1.2M
By Kyt Dotson
Coplay, an artificial intelligence copilot for game developers, said today it has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding to build its game development AI assistant. Failup Ventures led the round, with participation from Tower…
AI
SandboxAQ raises $300M at $5.6B valuation to develop AI and quantum technology
By Kyt Dotson
SandboxAQ, a company that develops artificial intelligence and quantum sensing technology, announced today that it has raised more than $300 million in new funding at a valuation of more than $5.6 billion to accelerate…
Emerging Tech
The robots are coming! And Nvidia is going to power them with a revamped Jetson and lower price
‘Tis the season to ponder what to get that someone in your life who has everything. If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping and have $249 to spend for a piece of technology about…
Security
SlashNext report warns of eightfold rise in credential phishing as AI drives sophistication
By Duncan Riley
A new report released today by phishing protection company SlashNext Inc. highlights a sharp escalation in phishing attacks as 2024 comes to a close, with a staggering eightfold increase in the second half of the year. The…