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A Century of Hair Samples Proves Leaded Gas Ban Worked (science.slashdot.org)
1 hour ago Ban

SpaceX Acquires xAI in $1.25 Trillion All-Stock Deal (slashdot.org)
1 hour ago SpaceX

A look at WhatsApp's E2E encryption and whether it protects from metadata and chat backup leaks, after a lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
1 hour ago WhatsApp

If assumptions hold, SpaceX-xAI could own a full stack of capabilities, from launch to orbital bandwidth to frontier AI models, and offer AI on demand anywhere (arstechnica.com)
3 hours ago AI SpaceX

Leaked email: as part of the xAI-SpaceX deal, xAI shares will be converted into 0.1433 shares of SpaceX stock, and employees will have the option to cash out (www.wsj.com)
4 hours ago SpaceX

In a memo to employees, xAI said both companies will maintain their separate branding and the joint venture is continuing to prepare for a possible IPO in 2026 (www.businessinsider.com)
4 hours ago IPO

Crunchyroll is raising its US prices by $2 per month; the cheapest tier gets its first price increase since 2019 and now offers offline downloads on one device (www.polygon.com)
4 hours ago

The SpaceX-xAI merger further intermingles Musk's companies, creates the most valuable private company in the world, and provides a financial lifeline to xAI (www.nytimes.com)
5 hours ago SpaceX

Leica Camera's Owners Weigh $1.2 Billion Sale of Controlling Stake (slashdot.org)
5 hours ago

Trump unveils a $12B critical minerals stockpile, called Project Vault, to minimize reliance on China, with participation from 12+ companies, including Google (www.bloomberg.com)
5 hours ago Trump China Google

Adobe plans to discontinue its 2D animation software Animate on March 1; enterprise customers can receive support until March 2029, and others until March 2027 (techcrunch.com)
5 hours ago Adobe

Oracle says the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has “zero impact” on its financial relationship with OpenAI and it is “highly confident in OpenAI's ability to raise funds” (x.com)
6 hours ago Oracle Nvidia

Source: SpaceX acquired xAI for $250B; the announcement about the acquisition focuses on SpaceX's plans to launch data centers into space (www.theinformation.com)
6 hours ago SpaceX

Feds Skipping Infosec Industry's Biggest Conference This Year (news.slashdot.org)
6 hours ago

New GlassWorm attack targets macOS via compromised OpenVSX extensions (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
6 hours ago

Waymo raised $16B led by Sequoia, DST Global, and Dragoneer at a $126B valuation and plans a rapid expansion across the US and into the UK this year (www.bloomberg.com)
6 hours ago

10 Modern Marriage Rituals Born from Corporate Branding (listverse.com)
7 hours ago

Sources: OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's AI chips used for inference and has sought alternatives since last year, including from Cerebras and Groq (www.reuters.com)
7 hours ago AI Nvidia

Palantir reports Q4 revenue up 70% YoY to $1.41B, vs. $1.33B est., and forecasts FY 2026 and Q1 revenue above estimates; PLTR jumps 6%+ after hours (www.cnbc.com)
7 hours ago 4Q

Sources: SpaceX plans to merge with xAI ahead of an IPO; the combined company is expected to price shares at ~$527 each and would have a valuation of $1.25T (www.bloomberg.com)
7 hours ago IPO SpaceX

Russian hackers exploit recently patched Microsoft Office bug in attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
8 hours ago Russia Microsoft

Finland To Introduce 'Green Wave' Automated System For Emergency Vehicles (news.slashdot.org)
8 hours ago Finland

Newly-released emails between tech industry notables and Jeffrey Epstein kick off a renewed flurry of acrimonious social posts and lurid news coverage (www.forbes.com)
8 hours ago

Microsoft Weighs Retreat From Windows 11 AI Push, Reviews Copilot Integrations and Recall (tech.slashdot.org)
9 hours ago Microsoft AI

Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
9 hours ago

The AI Boom Is Coming for Apple's Profit Margins (apple.slashdot.org)
9 hours ago AI Apple

Oracle is selling $25B of bonds to help finance its AI buildout, in what is set to be the biggest high-grade US offering since Meta's $30B bond sale last year (www.bloomberg.com)
10 hours ago AI Oracle

Meta gives $65M to two super PACs to elect California state candidates, regardless of party, whom it views as supportive of the AI and tech industry (www.politico.com)
10 hours ago AI California

OpenAI launches a Codex app for macOS, designed to serve as a command center for managing AI agents, and says Codex usage has nearly doubled since mid-December (www.zdnet.com)
11 hours ago AI

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
11 hours ago AI Firefox Mozilla

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