Customers furious after Game cancels Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders

Affected customers – who have waited years for the console launch – have reacted with fury.

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DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3. But the upgraded R1, also known as “R1-0528,” might also be less willing to answer contentious questions, in particular questions about topics the […]

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A decade in, bootstrapped Thinkst Canary reaches $20M in ARR without VC funding

Reflecting on 10 years since its launch, the honeypot maker explains why the company did not take on any VC funding.

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3 key takeaways from Nvidia’s earnings: China blow, cloud strength and AI future

The company’s data center division continues to surge as companies, countries, and cloud providers snap up GPUs for artificial intelligence software.

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The Times and Amazon Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal

In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.

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Apple to change the way it names operating systems, report says

Apple will reportedly change the way it names its operating systems, per a Bloomberg report.  Operating systems will now be named by year, meaning the update after the current iOS 18 will be iOS 26 rather than, say, iOS 19. The change paves the way for a less confusing, more consistent branding among Apple products. […]

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Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else

Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs.

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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has a long track record in the chip industry. Now he needs a big customer

A little over two months into his new gig running Intel, CEO Lip-Bu Tan is laying out his plans to turn Intel into a legitimate chip manufacturer.

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Buildots raises $45M to help companies track construction progress

In the construction industry, managers can easily become disconnected from what’s happening on-site. Among the many tasks to juggle are staying apprised of costs, communicating with all stakeholders, and assessing risk related to aspects like contractor billing and performance. Buildots wants to change all of that through AI and computer vision. Founded in 2018 by […]

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Meet LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words

As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?”  For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork. Sometimes, all you need are a few […]

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