Cybersecurity investor Ballistic Ventures seeks $300M for new fund
Ballistic Ventures, a venture capital firm dedicated to funding and incubating cybersecurity startups, is looking to raise as much as $300 million for a new fund,...
X rival Bluesky hits 2M users, says federation coming ‘early next year’
Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining...
10 Ways the Second SpaceX Starship Test Flight Could Go Wrong
This article has been updated to reflect the new Saturday launch date. Ground teams need the extra time to replace a grid fin actuator on the...
Chinese Rocket’s Moon Collision in 2022 Carried Mystery Object, Experts Say
The surface of the Moon is littered with defunct hardware from past missions that are now buried amongst the lunar regolith. A recent crash site left...
Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Creator Talks Turkey Day and Season 14
Cult-beloved cult-movie series Mystery Science Theater 3000 has big plans for its crowdfunded 14th season, with a 48-hour version of its traditional Thanksgiving marathon styled as...
France’s Mistral dials up call for EU AI rules to fix rules for apps, not model makers
Divisions over how to set rules for applying artificial intelligence are complicating talks between European Union lawmakers trying to secure a political deal on draft legislation...
YouTube now allows monetization on videos with breastfeeding nudity and ‘non-sexually graphic dancing’
YouTube is updating its guidelines to allow new types of content to monetize adult content, including videos that display nudity while breastfeeding and non-sexually graphic dancing....
Musk: SpaceX now aiming for Saturday for Starship’s second flight test
SpaceX has officially pushed back the second orbital flight test of Starship by one day, to Saturday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X. Rumors about the...
Google Shopping Will Hallucinate AI Products and Then Find You Something Real to Buy
Here’s an AI tool you probably hadn’t considered. Google’s AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is getting a slew of updates this December, including a feature that...
Cruise suspends employee stock program, corp bonuses moved up
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, told staff Thursday via email that the employee share-selling program for the fourth quarter is suspended, following an...
