AI cloud startup Runpod hits $120M in ARR — and it started with a Reddit post
Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come.
California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.
Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling
Google is appealing a federal court’s decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. “As we have long said, the Court’s August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use […]
Snowflake, Databricks challenger ClickHouse hits $15B valuation
The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer.
TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’
Think TikTok, but every single video you come across is a short episode of a fictional story.
Trump and Mid-Atlantic governors want tech companies to pay for new power plants
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the PJM Interconnection, the biggest electricity market in the US, to hold a power auction meant to spur a massive buildout of new power plants. Together, they’re “urging” PJM to hold an “emergency” auction for companies to procure electricity over 15-year contracts. The unusually […]
EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used
Elon Musk’s AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.
Fortnite blocks creators from selling prize wheel spins
Epic Games is making a big change to the rules for Fortnite creators just days after allowing them to publish experiences with in-game transactions. Beginning January 20th, experiences – which Epic Games calls “islands” – will not be able to offer in-island transactions as “a ‘spin’ or ‘increased luck’ for a prize wheel,” according to […]
From OpenAI’s offices to a deal with Eli Lilly — how Chai Discovery became one of the flashiest names in AI drug development
The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential VCs.
Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram
Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to stealing victims’ information from the Supreme Court and other federal government agencies, and then posting it on his Instagram @ihackthegovernment.