Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models risk across both AI- and human-produced code, on Wednesday announced that it closed a $60 million […]

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Trump tariffs and export curbs on China cast a cloud over major chip stocks

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Chip companies from AMD to Super Micro said U.S. tariff policy and export restrictions to China have caused uncertainty for their businesses.

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Mitsubishi in talks to source its new EVs for Australia, New Zealand from Foxconn unit

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s EV division to source an EV model for the Australia and New Zealand markets.

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Amazon is working on an AI code generation tool

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon Web Services is building a new AI-powered code generation tool codenamed “Kiro,” Business Insider reported, citing internal documents it had viewed. The tool can use prompts and existing data to generate code in “near real-time” by connecting with AI agents, the report said. The tool is said to have web and desktop apps, multimodal […]

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Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

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Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

It says the 2024 summer riots showed the regulator does not have the tools to stop the spread of viral misinformation.

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Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.

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Amazon says new warehouse robot can ‘feel’ items, but won’t replace workers

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Amazon gave CNBC a first look at its new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” objects, enabling it to do a job only humans could previously handle.

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OpenAI expects to cut share of revenue it pays Microsoft by 2030

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI currently has a deal to share 20% of revenue with Microsoft, but the AI company expects to cut that share to 10% by 2030, The Information reported.

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Tech giant Seagate sees hard drive capacity tripling by 2030 on booming AI demand

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Techme101

Seagate has been touting itself as more of an AI player in recent years amid the rise of foundational models like those being developed by OpenAI.

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