University of Pennsylvania confirms hacker stole data during cyberattack
Penn experienced a data breach on Friday as hackers sent messages boasting of the hack to the university community.
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This startup’s metal stacks could help solve AI’s massive heat problem
Alloy Enterprises has developed a new additive manufacturing technique that can improve liquid cooling performance while bringing it to new parts of the server rack.
Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B
Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.
Epic Games CEO calls Google’s antitrust settlement a win for Android’s ‘vision as an open platform’
The companies on Tuesday reached a settlement that sees the search giant agreeing to Android app store reforms that include lowering fees and enabling more competition.
SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular
SoftBank’s joint venture with OpenAI that will localize and sell the AI company’s enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And the first customer of this joint venture is going to…
Google Maps bakes in Gemini to improve navigation and hands-free use
Google is now baking Gemini into Maps to let users ask it questions while driving, improve navigation, and do more with the app.
The 5 FREE Must-Read Books for Every LLM Engineer
Discover 5 free must-read books that cover theory, systems, linguistics, interpretability, and security side of large language models.
What Mercor’s $10B Valuation Could Mean for the Future of Work
A startup that connects AI labs with knowledge experts just quintupled its valuation to $10 billion after a massive $350 million Series C round.
New Benchmark Shows AI Agents Perform Poorly When Automating Real Jobs
A new paper from the Center for AI Safety and Scale AI has introduced the Remote Labor Index (RLI), the first benchmark designed to measure how well AI agents can…
Armis raises $435M pre-IPO round at $6.1B valuation after refusing M&A offers
Armis is hoping to launch its IPO in late 2026 or early 2027, its co-founder and CEO Yevegny Dibrov told TechCrunch.