2026-07-31

'8K Blu-ray would be a technical feat in search of a problem to solve’. I talked to the Blu-ray Disc Association, player manufacturers and TV makers about what comes after 4K Blu-ray, and the future of physical media

I dug into the future of physical movie collecting with the people behind the technology. [...]

2026-07-31

GM is building its own in-vehicle AI assistant to go beyond Google's Gemini

The automaker says a native assistant combining conversational AI with OnStar intelligence will launch later this year [...]

2026-07-31

Coinbase missed Wall Street's expectations for the third straight quarter — and the stock sank

Revenue fell to $1.2 billion, below Wall Street's $1.3 billion forecast, as a crypto market downturn weighed on trading activity [...]

2026-07-31

Moderna beat earnings expectations but its norovirus vaccine trial hit a wall

The company topped Wall Street loss estimates, but its norovirus vaccine missed a key trial goal, sending shares lower [...]

2026-07-31

Fusion’s best-funded bet raised another $1bn, and hired the banker who took Moderna public

The AI boom needs colossal amounts of electricity. That has turned fusion, forever mocked as “30 years away,” into one of the hottest bets in tech. The best-funded player just raised another $1 billion. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, based in Massachusetts, said the round takes its total to $4 billion, roughly 30% of all the money […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-31

Everyone else is shrinking satellites. K2 raised $500m to build giant ones, and put AI in orbit.

Most satellite startups are racing to build smaller. K2 Space is going the other way, on purpose. Investors just handed it $500 million to keep going bigger. K2 raised a $500 million Series D at a $6.8 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ led the round, with Alphabet’s CapitalG, Lightspeed and […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-31

The unsexy layer AI agents actually need: DataBahn raises $40m to sell it

The glamorous part of AI is the models. The expensive, unglamorous part is getting them the right data. A startup just raised $40 million betting that job is the next big enterprise layer. DataBahn, a Texas company founded in 2023, has closed a $40 million Series B led by Insight Partners, it said on Thursday. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-31

The chips that wire GPUs together are the new prize. Xsight raised $300m to sell an open one.

The AI boom made GPUs famous. The dull chips that wire thousands of those GPUs together are quietly becoming just as valuable. Xsight Labs, an Israeli chipmaker, has raised more than $300 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. Fidelity led the round. That is more than five times what the company […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-31

A $2 sticker defeats the one feature holding Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ together

Meta’s answer to the “pervert glasses” problem was a small light. It switches on when the camera records, to warn anyone nearby. A sticker costing a couple of dollars switches it off. Engadget’s Karissa Bell tested the workarounds now on sale, cheap LED-blocking stickers marketed as “privacy” accessories. One kit cost $16.99 for a dozen. […]<br /> This story continues at The Ne [...]