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AT&T Sues California Over $1B Cost of Aging Copper Network
AT&T sues California to end its obligation to provide landline service, arguing the network costs $1B annually and serves only 3% of households.
SpaceX Acquires xAI, Declares AI Its Core Business Ahead of IPO
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals AI as its primary market, projecting $26.5 trillion opportunity. The company positioned Grok against OpenAI and Anthropic.
Fresha Reaches $1 Billion Valuation With KKR Investment
Beauty booking platform Fresha secured $80M from KKR, pushing its valuation to $1 billion. The funding underscores growth in service marketplace tech.
Team Boosts Filesystem Speed 47x by Removing It
A development team achieved a 47x performance improvement by eliminating the filesystem and using a direct I/O approach, challenging common assumptions about storage design.
CC-Wiki turns AI coding sessions into searchable team knowledge bases
A new open-source tool, CC-Wiki, lets developers save and share Claude Code sessions as a wiki. It aims to solve the problem of lost context in AI-assisted coding workflows.
Military Smart Glasses Let Soldiers Order Drone Strikes With Eye Tracking
Anduril and Meta are developing AR headsets that use eye-tracking and AI to order drone strikes. The systems face technical and attention hurdles before a potential 2028 production.
OpenRouter Hits $1.3B Valuation After $113M Series B Round
OpenRouter raised $113M in Series B funding led by CapitalG, more than doubling its valuation to $1.3B. Usage surged 5x in six months, signaling the rise of multi-AI-model platforms.
ClickHouse Revenue Triples to $250M as IPO Nears
Database firm ClickHouse hits $250M annualized revenue, signaling strong growth and a potential public offering within years.
SpaceX Wins $2.29 Billion Military Network Contract for Space Targeting
SpaceX secures a $2.29 billion Space Force contract to build a satellite network linking sensors to weapons in near real time, reviving stalled Pentagon efforts.
Norway's Digital ID System Faces Widespread Criticism
Norway's digital identity management system is under fire for security flaws, privacy risks, and poor user experience. Critics say it puts citizens at risk.
Legacy IT Systems Cost UK Taxpayers £45 Billion Annually
One in four UK government computer systems run on outdated technology. Taxpayers bear the cost of failures and inefficiencies. Modernization could save billions.
Lotus Reverses Electric-Only Strategy, Brings Back Combustion Engines
Lotus will reintroduce combustion engines alongside EVs, abandoning its earlier all-electric pledge. The move reflects broader industry caution on EV demand.
Exchanges Move to Trade AI Tokens Like Oil and Gold
Major financial exchanges are developing futures and derivatives for AI tokens, treating artificial intelligence compute capacity as a tradeable commodity.
Leaked Driver's Licenses Exposed in Prison Phone Service Breach
A data leak at prison phone provider Pay Tel exposed over 300,000 driver's licenses and inmate communications. Security researchers discovered the breach.
Attackers Exploit Hidden Vulnerabilities, Experts Warn
Many organizations overlook critical security blind spots. Attackers increasingly target these gaps, bypassing traditional defenses. Experts urge continuous visibility and proactive monitoring.
Open Source Home Security Camera Promises End-to-End Encryption
A new open-source camera system uses end-to-end encryption to keep video feeds private. Users gain full control over their data without relying on cloud services.
NASA Moon Base Plans Rely on Astronauts to Assemble Structures in Space
NASA revealed new details on its moon base plans, requiring astronauts to manually assemble habitats using modular components and relying heavily on commercial partners.
Intel Confirms Next-Gen Xeon Server Chips for 2027 With Major Performance Gains
Intel’s Diamond Rapids Xeon CPUs arrive in 2027 with up to 50% more cores and double memory bandwidth to challenge AMD’s EPYC Venice.
Africa's Innovation Ecosystems Grow But Still Captures Only 1% of Global Activity
Africa's tech scaleup ecosystems more than doubled in a decade but represent just 1% of global figures. Four hubs dominate while clean energy emerges as a key strength.
Surfshark Nexus Technology Reroutes VPN Traffic for Better Privacy
Surfshark's Nexus technology routes user traffic through multiple servers for enhanced privacy and faster multi-hop connections.