Why I want the EU to pause the AI Act — as a climate advocate

“There is no stop the clock. There is no grace period. There is no pause.” So said Thomas Regnier, a spokesman for the European Commission, in response to calls for a pause on the EU’s AI Act. T [...]

Exclusive: German startup takes on ‘solar-only’ rivals with energy-as-a-service model

German startup Enerkii has launched an energy-as-a-service model that aims to cut power bills in half for industrial customers — and decarbonise them in the process. The model uses an in-house opera [...]

Rebellions closes $400M pre-IPO round at a $2.34B valuation

The South Korean fabless AI chip company, backed by Samsung, SK Hynix, and Aramco, raises $650M in six months and targets Meta and xAI as US customers. Korea’s National Growth Fund chose Rebellions [...]

Plato closes $14.5M to bring AI automation to wholesale trade

Plato, a Berlin-based startup, has raised $14.5 million in seed funding to bring generative AI into wholesale distribution, a massive industry that rarely makes tech headlines but quietly moves a sign [...]

Zoom partners with Sam Altman’s World to verify that meeting participants are actually human

Summary: Zoom has partnered with World, Sam Altman’s biometric identity company, to let meeting participants verify they are human using World’s Deep Face technology, which cross-references iris-s [...]

Denmark taps Microsoft to build world’s most powerful quantum computer

Denmark is aiming to stake a bold claim in the global quantum race with plans to build the world’s most powerful quantum computer. Backed by €80mn from EIFO (Denmark’s export and investment fund [...]

7 wellness habits to strengthen your body's natural defenses

Your daily habits shape your immune health. Research shows how sleep, diet, hydration, and social bonds boost defenses [...]

SpaceX just filed for the largest IPO in history. The conflicts of interest are staggering.

SpaceX has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell shares to the public, according to multiple sources familiar with the registration, setting the stage for [...]

Unmasking the Illusion of Safety Online

The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing/spoofing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses. According to Cordell R [...]