Gmail ‘bubble’ encryption may be an S/MIME killer, says Google

Google is this week unveiling an enhanced client-side encryption (CSE) standard across its widely-used Gmail…

Andreessen Horowitz is trying to nab a piece of TikTok with Oracle, report says

The venture capital firm is reportedly in talks to invest in TikTok as part of a…

An accounting startup has turned tax preparations into a Pokémon Showdown game

Accounting software company Open Ledger has launched a new product in time for tax day.  Meet…

CaaStle board confirms financial distress, furloughing employees

CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and later became…

Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission.…

Who are climate conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate

Sometimes, surprises are lurking in everyday data. Take a category of consumers that Doug Rubin’s startup,…

Nvidia tackles graphics processing unit hogging

Nvidia has made its KAI Scheduler, a Kubernetes-native graphics processing unit (GPU) scheduling tool, available…

Tinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skills

You know the online dating scene is bad when dating giants like Tinder are now introducing…

Meet Ponte Labor, a startup matching Hispanic immigrants to jobs using WhatsApp

While working on their MBAs at Harvard Business School, Colombian immigrants Stephanie Murra and Lorenza Vélez…

Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’

OpenSNP, a large open source repository for user-uploaded genetic data, will shut down and delete all…

Zelle is shutting down its app, but you probably don’t need to worry

Zelle is shutting down its standalone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This…

Mark Cuban backs Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s underlying technology

Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app…

Meta’s head of AI research plans to leave the company

Meta’s VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in…

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched…

NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals

NaNoWriMo, a 25-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo…

Someone is trying to recruit security researchers in bizarre hacking campaign 

Are you willing to hack and take control of Chinese websites for a random person for…

Sam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delays

In a series of posts on X on Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the…

Roblox partners with Google on ads

Google on Tuesday announced a new partnership with gaming company Roblox, which will allow advertisers to…

Qualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI

Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi,…

The Beagle is a new long-range drone with more than one application

When there are damages to energy infrastructure, such as electricity pylons or gas pipelines, expensive helicopters…

Post Office Capture and Ecco+ users asked to make contact with Scottish statutory body

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is attempting to contact any former subpostmasters that…

Lip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core units

Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan wasted no time laying out his plans for the semiconductor giant.…