Numeral raises $35M to automate sales tax with AI
The two-year-old sales tax startup Numeral is now valued at $350 million.
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Israel formally states it did not kill Charlie Kirk
In a sign of the times, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video statement denying a massive conspiracy that had overtaken the MAGA discourse: that Israel was behind the death of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. “Somebody has fabricated a monstrous big lie – that Israel had something to do with Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder,” […]
ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.
Satya Nadella is haunted at the prospect of Microsoft not surviving the AI era
“Some of the biggest businesses we’ve built might not be as relevant going forward,” admitted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during an employee-only town hall last week. Nadella was responding to a question about the perceived change in culture inside Microsoft, but his answer revealed a lot more about his own fears over Microsoft’s future in […]
Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide
Microsoft only started testing its new Gaming Copilot in the Windows Game Bar last month, and it’s now starting to roll out to all Windows 11 users today. While the initial preview was limited to certain markets, Microsoft says today’s release has “regional support everywhere except mainland China.” Microsoft is also bringing its Gaming Copilot […]
DACLab says it can remove CO2 using less electricity than many competitors
DACLab repurposed technology originally intended to capture carbon from power plants and other industrial facilities. It says the approach has been key to lowering costs.
Anker’s recent power bank recall involves over 481,000 units
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) has issued a formal notice with more details about the five power banks that Anker voluntarily recalled earlier this year. The agency has received 33 reports of incidents involving fires and explosions caused by the power banks, with four of them causing “minor burn injuries” and one resulting […]
‘Scattered Spider’ teens charged over London transportation hack
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack against London’s public transportation network in August 2024. UK investigators believe the “network intrusion” that impacted Transport for London (TfL) last year was carried out by members of the Scattered Spider online criminal group and caused “significant disruption and millions in losses,” according to Paul […]
James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’
In December, Meta announced a multiyear partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision to bring 3D entertainment to Meta’s Quest headsets. This week, Cameron joined Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on stage during the company’s Meta Connect conference to share a first result of that partnership: Quest owners are able to watch an exclusive preview clip for […]
Microsoft is turning Foxconn’s empty buildings into the ‘world’s most powerful’ AI data center
Today Microsoft announced its plans to bring a Fairwater AI data center, which it claims is the “world’s most powerful,” online in early 2026. The $3.3 billion construction in Wisconsin is housed at the site of Foxconn’ s failed LCD factory which was announced in 2017, but by the end of 2018 was already being […]