Plurai wants to help AI agents work better using the same approach that helped get self-driving cars to roads
Like the end-to-end models trained to drive cars, AI agents are probabilistic systems operating in unpredictable environments.
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Hotel giant Wyndham exposed customer data after app security lapse
Exclusive: Wyndham left a hardcoded credential in its customer app, allowing anyone to access customer data. The hotel giant wouldn’t say if it has the ability to check for any past unauthorized access.
A YC startup is putting $1M behind five unsolved materials science problems for AI
Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems.
Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
Orbital Matter 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space
An in-space construction first could be an enabler for the space data centers of the future.
The Xbox Nano has a hidden cloud secret
Microsoft is about to launch its new Xbox Nano controller tomorrow, and the tiny device has a little secret. The Nano can connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming over Wi-Fi to improve latency. It’s a feature Microsoft hasn’t officially announced yet, but one I’ve been anticipating since the Xbox Nano leaked earlier this year. The […]
Rivian spinout Also was working on an e-moto project in Kenya — until it walked away
Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.
42AI comes out of stealth with $62.5M and a world model that can ‘predict human behavior’
Here’s a question straight out of sci-fi: What if AI could predict what you were going to do before you decided to, even in a completely new situation?
Omen AI adds liquid know-how in $16 million Aquatic Labs acquisition
Two startups tackling the data center water problem are joining forces in a $16 million deal.
Here’s what ‘renoa’ — the first new fiber in 25 years — feels like
Startup Everbloom’s new material, renoa, is the first new fiber in 25 years, and it feels very familiar.