Anthropic is working on an open source system to verify which AI model produced a given output, according to a blog post published Tuesday. The system, called FlashProve, is built to provide what researchers call “provable inference” — a cryptographic…
Stuck in years-long lines for grid connections and new turbines, some AI data centers are making their own electricity with converted jet engines, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The engines, pulled from retired aircraft and rebuilt to burn natural…
Ballistic Ventures, the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm co-founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner Ted Schlein (pictured above, second from the right), is seeking to raise $490 million across two new funds, TechCrunch has learned through regulatory filings. The San Francisco-based…
The data analysis company Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock…
Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts and runs AI video, image, and audio models, has raised $1.3 billion in its latest funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Nvidia, Sound Ventures, and T. Rowe Price. The…
Netflix announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out a new “AI Discover” tab where users will be able to experiment with new ways to find their next watch. The first experimental feature launching under the tab will allow users to…
There’s a lot of mystery around the finances of major AI labs, and as Anthropic inches towards it IPO, we’re starting to get some answers. In particular, the company is finally disclosing more about the economics of compute, and how…
Google announced that schools can now opt out of its AI‑driven features, such as Bard‑powered answers in Search, after mounting pressure from educators worried about misinformation, privacy and the impact on learning. The move lets districts disable the generative tools on school‑managed devices, but it also means those users will lose the enhanced, conversational search results that the AI layer provides. Google says the option is a “s
Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to bar anyone under 18 from downloading dating apps and AI‑driven companion services, requiring developers to implement robust age‑verification measures. The move follows growing concerns about minors’ exposure to explicit content, data‑privacy risks and the potential for manipulation by increasingly sophisticated AI chatbots. By tightening access, Apple joins other tech firms that have begun imposing age limits on social‑interaction platforms, aiming to protect younger users while preserving the market for adult‑focused services. The new rules, which take effect later this month, will force developers to redesign onboarding flows and could
You can learn a lot from a great founder session. But sometimes the conversation that changes what you do next happens five minutes after the session ends. And with the event happening tomorrow, there is another reason to make sure…