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Companies making machine learning and generative software aren’t just metaphorically ripping off books. In at least one case, they’re rather literally shredding millions of physical books to feed to their chatbots. As uncovered last month by The Washington Post, AI giant Anthropic ran a massive program called Project Panama where they spent tens of millions […]
Waymo is rolling out a fleet-wide software update after a massive San Francisco power outage exposed a critical bottleneck in its autonomous system — forcing the Alphabet-owned company to halt robotaxi service as driverless cars stalled at darkened intersections across the city. The update is designed to help Waymo’s self-driving software better recognize and respond […]
Direxion signage at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. The holiday-shortened week started with gains in stocks amid a broad advance that saw a continuation of the bullish momentum on Wall Street. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Motive, a company with software for managing […]
Nvidia has reportedly developed location verification technology that will allow it to identify where its computer chips are being used – a move that comes as the AI giant faces pressure to prevent China from smuggling its most powerful gear. The software is expected to be implemented on Nvidia’s top-of-line Blackwell chips, which are subject […]
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors (right to left), Mark Reuss, President, Sterling Anderson, Chief Product Officer, and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President Software and Services Engineering at “GM Forward” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in New York. GM DETROIT – A third high-profile technology executive is leaving General Motors amid a restructuring […]
A banner for Snowflake Inc. is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the company’s initial public offering on Sept. 16, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters MongoDB’s stock just closed out its best week on record, leading a rally in enterprise technology companies that are seeing tailwinds from the artificial intelligence boom. In […]
The Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling over 200,000 vehicles because of a software malfunction that can cause rearview cameras to fail, increasing the risk of a crash and possibly injury. According to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the vehicle manufacturer is recalling 200,061 vehicles, including certain […]
Synopsys logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with the flag of China in the background. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, semiconductor software companies Synopsys and Cadence announced Thursday. “Synopsys is working to restore access to the recently restricted products […]
The Synopsys headquarters in Mountain View, California, on April 13, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of chip design software makers Cadence and Synopsys tumbled in Wednesday trading after The Financial Times reported that the White House told them to stop selling to clients in China. Cadence stock declined nearly 11%, […]
A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s Zoox robotaxi unit issued a voluntary recall of its software for the second time in a month following a recent crash in San Francisco. On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was […]
