Microsoft announced Thursday that it will purchase 3.6 million carbon removal credits from a C2X-owned biofuel plant in Louisiana. The plant, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2029, will process forestry waste into methanol, which can be used to power ships and aircraft and as a raw material for chemical manufacturing. Overall, the facility…
at least 5.6 million people Their names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were stolen in a data breach at 700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the United States. in a statement on its websiteMichigan-based 700Credit blamed an unknown bad actor for the October…
Venture capitalists Ross Fubini (XYZ Ventures) and Leslie Feinzag (Graham & Walker Ventures) lift the curtain on how VCs create their own go-to-market strategies – not only how they evaluate startups, but also how they win over LPs and founders. In this episode of Build Mode, they share their hard-won lessons from raising their first…
Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday, alleging the tech giant infringed its copyrights. Diversity Report. According to the letter seen by Variety, Disney is accusing the tech giant of “rampant” copyright infringement, claiming it used AI models and services to commercially distribute unauthorized images and videos. “Google operates as a virtual vending…
Four years ago, Ford and South Korean battery maker SK On reached an agreement to form a joint venture spend $11.4 billion To build factories in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce batteries for the next generation of electric F-Series trucks. Factories remain; There will be no joint venture. SK Innovation subsidiary SK On said…
A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth Monday night inside a Waymo robotaxi en route to UCSF Medical Center, the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming — except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. according to sf standardWaymo’s remote…
Nvidia is reportedly testing software that can track the location of its AI chips as reports of its chips being smuggled into China grow. Nvidia has created location verification technology that will allow it to track which country a chip is located in, Reuters Originally reportedCiting unknown sources. This software tracks computing performance but also…
Google on Wednesday launched Android Emergency Live Video, which allows people to stream video while contacting emergency responders. This feature can help give additional context to first responders in situations like car accidents, fires, or medical crises. No setup is required to use this feature. Instead, during an emergency call or text, the dispatcher can…
Park Dae-jun has resigned as chief executive of South Korean retail giant Coupang after a data breach exposed the personal information of more than half the country’s population. In a statement, the park apologized for the breach, citing a “deep sense of responsibility for the outbreak and the subsequent recovery process.” Coupang has replaced the…
Naveen Rao, former head of AI at Databricks, has raised $475 million in seed capital for his new startup, Unconventional AI, at a valuation of $4.5 billion. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from Lux Capital and DCVC. This is the first tranche towards the target of up to…
