MobileSecurity
This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps
A $9 NFC key requires physical scanning to unlock distracting apps on your phone, enhancing mobile security and digital wellbeing.
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StartupBusiness
Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays
Also, a Rivian spinoff, plans to deliver e-bikes and develop four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon.
AIStartup
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.
AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without Big Tech experience.
AIHardware
Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028
Samsung forecasts that the ongoing memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand will worsen through 2027 and persist until 2028, increasing component and retail device costs.
BusinessHardware
SpaceX delays removal of xAI's unpermitted turbines by another year
SpaceX is constructing a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers but will not remove existing unpermitted turbines for many more months.
AI
YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’
YouTuber Hank Green apologized for his unhealthy dopamine levels from interacting with large language models (LLMs).
AISecurity
Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggests the AI industry should slow down development amid recent security concerns involving an OpenAI model and a breach at Hugging Face.
AIResearch
OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok
OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior while investigating the incident involving Hugging Face.
ResearchStartup
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, researchers identify causes
Research from Imperial College and Emlyon Business School reveals how Silicon Valley founders commit fraud and the role investors play.
AIMobile
Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users
Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.
AIProduct Release
Google nixes Earth AI feature one day after launch amid misinformation concerns
Google quickly removed its new AI feature that allowed users to generate fake AI imagery over Google Earth maps after backlash over potential misinformation spread.
AIMobile
Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content
Snapchat updated its recommendation system to only reward videos created by real people on Spotlight, rejecting fully AI-generated content.