Meta hired Salesforce’s CEO of AI, Clara Shih, to lead a new organization building AI tools for businesses that use Meta’s apps to reach consumers, according to a from Shih on Tuesday. Meta confirmed the appointment and the new Business AI group in a statement to TechCrunch. “I’m thrilled to share today that I’ve joined …
Reddit appears to be back after a 4-hour-long outage
Social media platform Reddit experienced an outage this afternoon at around 12:20 p.m. PT (or possibly even earlier), resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. After four hours, it appears to be working again. Reddit confirmed it fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its. We …
Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo
Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire , a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasn’t yet closed, and it’s subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a . …
US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants
The U.S. government announced charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a multi-year hacking spree targeting tech giants and cryptocurrency owners, which security researchers dubbed 0ktapus. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announcing the charges against the five alleged hackers: Ahmed Hossam Eldin Elbadawy, 23, of College Station, Texas; Noah Michael Urban, 20, …
Led by Anduril, defense tech funding sets a new record this year
Defense tech funding just reached a new high. Defense tech startups have raised almost $3 billion so far in 2024, . This surpassed the previous record from 2022 of $2.6 billion. It’s an impressive feat, especially considering the number of deals has shrunk: in 2022, there were 113 defense tech rounds, outpacing 2024’s 85 rounds. …
Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo
Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire , a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasn’t yet closed, and it’s subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a . …
Solar power magnate Gautam Adani and others indicted over alleged $250M bribery scheme
Billionaire Gautam Adani and several executives at his company, the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, have been indicted over an alleged scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for contracts to a 12 gigawatt solar power project. The , unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, charges Adani, his …
‘PDF to Brainrot’ study tools are a strange iteration on a TikTok trend
Several AI-based study tools are capitalizing on a “PDF to Brainrot” trend, which will read the text of a document you upload over “” videos, like ASMR clips of and , or gameplay footage from and . Then students can listen to an automated voice read their textbooks to them while they watch these vertical …
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Democrat mayor changes plans after family tells him he”s not welcome at officer”s funeral
Adrian Martinez, the brother of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, speaks at the funeral. (Credit: WFLD Chicago) A funeral service was held Monday for , killed two weeks ago in the line of duty, and the city”s mayor did not attend at the request of the officer”s family members. Darion C. McMillian, 23, was charged …