2026-06-16
This a16z-backed startup says the fix for AI errors is a weaker model, not a smarter one
Most of the AI industry is trying to fix hallucinations by building bigger, smarter models. A startup called Probably is betting on the opposite. The company has raised $9m in a seed round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, with Tokyo Black and Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, to catch AI’s factual errors before they ever reach […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
The EU just passed the Turnberry trade deal. The tech fight is only starting.
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to ratify the Turnberry Agreement, the trade deal struck at Donald Trump’s Scottish golf resort in July 2025. The final tally was 440 in favour, 151 against, with 50 abstentions. Under the deal, the EU will eliminate most tariffs on US industrial goods. In return, the US caps tariffs on […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
Nvidia is backing a startup that turns its own GPUs into a commodity
Hydra Host has raised $100m to build the plumbing of the AI boom, and one of its new backers is the company whose chips it is trying to turn into a commodity: Nvidia. The Series A was led by Kindred Ventures, with Nvidia joining alongside ARK Invest, Comcast Ventures, Magnetar, PEAK6 and others. The Information, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
Commodore’s comeback flip phone runs your apps but bans the doomscroll
Commodore, the computer brand that defined the 1980s, is back with a flip phone, and its main selling point is everything it will not let you do. The Callback 8020, announced on Tuesday, is a clamshell that runs modern apps but blocks web browsers and social media outright. Pre-orders open on 30 June, prices start […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
Nuvei is buying Payoneer for $2.75bn to build a one-stop rival to Stripe
Nuvei is buying Payoneer for $2.75bn, a bet that the way to take on Stripe is to own every step of a payment, not just one. The Canadian firm will pay $7.40 a share in cash for Payoneer, the cross-border specialist listed on Nasdaq, in a deal both boards have approved. It ends Payoneer’s roughly […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-06-16
The US government is defending xAI’s polluting turbines as vital to the war effort
The US Justice Department has taken Elon Musk’s side in a pollution lawsuit, arguing that the gas turbines powering his AI data centre are too important to national security to switch off. In a filing on Monday, the department, joined by the state of Mississippi, asked a court to dismiss the case the NAACP brought […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
