2 h. ago Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy concerns.

Science

2 h. ago Ahead of a possible $4 billion IPO, CoreWeave’s founders already pocketed $488 million

CoreWeave’s initial S-1 document for its upcoming IPO is full of surprises. Backed by Nvidia, CoreWeave runs an AI-specific cloud service from its network of 32 data centers that together have more than 250,000 Nvidia GPUs as of the end of 2024, according to the company. Since then, it has also added a number of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

4 h. ago Researchers teach neural networks to add clouds and snow to images

Nikita Belyakov and Svetlana Illarionova, researchers from the Skoltech AI Center, presented a new method for semantic segmentation of multispectral data, which can be used to recognize clouds, shadows, and snow patches in satellite images. This approach will increase the accuracy of recognizing complex climatic structures in images without additional human involvement in data annotation.

Society

4 h. ago Flex, a Brex for business owners, has raised $25M at a $250M valuation

Flex, which offers personal finance software and payments infrastructure for business owners, has raised $25 million in equity funding while securing a $200 million credit facility, it told TechCrunch exclusively. The equity funds were raised at a valuation of “just under $250 million.” The company last raised a $20 million Series A announced in September […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Economics

5 h. ago AI chatbots struggle with empathy: Overempathizing and gender bias uncovered

You can talk to an AI chatbot about pretty much anything, from help with daily tasks to the problems you may need to solve. Its answers reflect the human data that taught it how to act like a person; but how human-like are the latest chatbots, really?

Politics

5 h. ago To Stop Tariffs, Trump Demands Opioid Data That Doesn’t Yet Exist

A top administration official said that, without new declines in overdose deaths, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.

Politics

6 h. ago Dem Rep. Al Green, booted from Trump's address to Congress, doubles down on impeachment

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, said he is working on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump after disrupting the president's address to Congress.

Politics

11 h. ago Red state leader calls for states to stand behind Trump's ban on funding illegal immigration

As Democratic states double down on resisting the Trump administration, Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters is calling on states to stand behind the president.

Politics

11 h. ago Apple is challenging U.K.’s iCloud encryption backdoor order

Apple is challenging a U.K. Government data access order in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), the Financial Times reports. The order targeted iCloud backups that are protected by end-to-end encryption. Last month, press leaks revealed the existence of the January order asking Apple to build a backdoor in iCloud’s encrypted backups. U.K. officials are exercising […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 h. ago CoreWeave partner EcoDataCenter racks up half a billion dollars to build more sustainable buildings for AI

EcoDataCenter, a Swedish company that builds eco-friendly data centers used by major compute providers to handle their AI traffic, has raised nearly half a billion dollars — $478 million (€450 million) to be exact — in anticipation of more demand.  The equity funding, which is coming from a group of unnamed institutional investors, will be […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Politics

14 h. ago Trump Says ‘America Is Back’ and Taunts Rivals in Speech to Congress

President Trump boasted about his first weeks in office and doubled down on his agenda. Al Green, a Democratic lawmaker from Texas, repeatedly yelled “you don’t have a mandate” and was escorted out.

Politics

15 h. ago Quantexa nabs $175M at a $2.6B valuation to double down on data analytics for AI

London startup Quantexa has made its name over the years with an enterprise platform that employs AI and data analytics to fight money laundering and fraud. Today, it is announcing new funding of $175 million to double down on that business while also moving deeper into another hot area: using its technology to help organizations […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Politics

15 h. ago Quantexa nabs $175M at $2.6B valuation to double down on data analytics for AI

British startup Quantexa has made a name for itself over the years with its enterprise platform that employs AI and data analytics to fight money laundering and fraud. Today, the company said it has raised a fresh $175 million to double down on that business and move deeper into another hot area: helping organizations understand […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Politics

15 h. ago Trump Proposes Making Loan Payments Tax Deductible for American

President Donald Trump doubled down on his proposal to make loan payments tax deductible for American-made cars. The post Trump Proposes Making Loan Payments Tax Deductible for American-Made Cars appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

16 h. ago Trump Says Tariffs Will Stop When Opioid Deaths Fall. They’ve Already Fallen.

A top administration official said that, without new declines, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were appropriate. But the kind of real-time data he demanded doesn’t exist.

Politics

26 h. ago Analytics favor Gophers in Big Ten Tournament first round game against Washington

Analytics favor Gophers in Big Ten Tournament first round game against Washington  Sports Illustrated

Politics

27 h. ago Rebranded Composition Wealth adds $930m in Seattle double deal

Rebranded Composition Wealth adds $930m in Seattle double deal  Citywire RIA

Economics

28 h. ago First Class Action Filed Under Washington’s MY Health MY Data Act Draws Parallels to Previous SDK Litigation

First Class Action Filed Under Washington’s MY Health MY Data Act Draws Parallels to Previous SDK Litigation  The National Law Review

Politics

29 h. ago $25M in Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartels by Border Patrol in One Week

Border Patrol agents and their law enforcement partners have managed to seize and prevent more than $25 million in cocaine from reaching the interior of the United States during the past seven days. The latest seizure, which occurred on Thursday near San Clemente, California, was nabbed after a Border Patrol K-9 unit sniffed out the illicit substance hidden in trash bags located in the trunk of a vehicle. The post $25M in Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartels by Border Patrol in One Week appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

31 h. ago LlamaIndex launches a cloud service for building unstructed data agents

Agents are the next big thing in AI. Some define these “agents” differently from others, but the general idea is, they’re AI-powered tools that can perform tasks autonomously. The agent hype has reached a fever pitch, but one startup was relatively early to the game: LlamaIndex. Founded by former Uber research scientists, Jerry Liu and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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