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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 08:22
Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.
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Archer buys former rival Wisk Aero

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 08:09
The two companies were once embroiled in a trade secret theft lawsuit. Now, Wisk is being absorbed into Archer.
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A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 07:20
Companies that rely on Ceva Logistics for shipping their physical goods to customers say their personal data was taken during a recent cyberattack.
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Signed up for Klaviyo? Dozens of advertisers may have seen your password

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 07:14
A bug in the tech giant's website mistakenly shared users' sign-up information, including personal data and their password, to third-party companies.
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Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 05:00
Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
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Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option

Mon, 08/10/2026 - 05:00
The ability to add Venmo to Google Play comes as people are spending more money on apps and games.
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Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 13:35
The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.
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Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 12:20
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Zoox prepares for launch and Uber’s AV empire

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 09:05
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
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Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 08:00
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
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The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 07:30
AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.
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This ‘adversarial’ pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 07:00
A security researcher has designed an algorithm that can create computer-generated patterns capable of hiding people, faces, and vehicles from detection by surveillance cameras.
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This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs

Sun, 08/09/2026 - 06:00
More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new.
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