Doug Kreuzkamp was shocked when news outlets reported that Google won an auction to buy a huge amount of operational data as part of Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings. Kreuzkamp founded a startup called Springshot in 2011, which created a widely used proprietary platform that helps humans and ...
As longer, more complex passwords have become a necessity, remembering all those strings of numbers, letters, and special characters has become nearly impossible. Password managers can solve that problem, but what happens when you want to move to a different login organizer? Sure, you could manually...
The European Space Agency is moving "full steam ahead" with development of a robotic mission to Venus after NASA officials determined they were unlikely to fulfill a commitment to provide a US-built radar instrument for the spacecraft, the mission's project scientist said. The European orbiter, name...
LinkedIn beat two lawsuits over its practice of scanning users’ browser extensions, with a judge granting the Microsoft subsidiary's motion to dismiss the cases. The users who sued LinkedIn failed to adequately allege that they have standing to sue because neither asserted that they "had browser ext...
Fears that modern electronic devices may harm children are nothing new. Gadgets with screens of any size have long been allegedly melting, rotting, and/or corrupting the brains of youths for decades. However, a medical case report published this week offers a new and alarming way our digital doodads...
Universal Music Group is launching a new AI-powered platform that will allow users to draw from its catalog of licensed music to create song remixes, mashups, and new takes on tracks, according to an announcement on Thursday . The record label is developing the platform through a multiyear licensing...
A new federal program to test the feasibility of electric, hybrid-electric, and autonomous aircraft kicks off today in Texas - before the rules governing this new technology have even been finalized. Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration's Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical...
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It's the hot new thing in tech, and it's where all the jobs are. Students who don't learn to use it fall behind. And to help them catch up in time, its creators are graciously providing the resources and curriculum for learning it, often pro bono. That's the narrative AI companies are pitching schoo...
A new feature coming to Slack will allow you to build interactive reports, polls, dashboards, presentations, microsites, and other tools directly inside a chat. With Slackforce Surfaces , you can describe to Slackbot what you need, and it will use AI to gather information from relevant conversations...
A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified.
The company said Pro subscriptions put the most strain on its systems, so it's pausing sign-ups while adding more capacity.
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness and building businesses.
Nvidia has its finger in every pie, and sees another year of plenty in its future, Jensen Huang says. But, he insists, its deals are not circular.
Collaborative Fund just bought into D.C. United and its stadium, with firm founder Craig Shapiro pitching it as a way to showcase for the firm's startups.
Greek energy company AMACO Energy Group has brought GE Vernova into its proposed $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data centre in Mombasa, adding a major power-equipment company to a project built around generating its own electricity. Under the cooperation agreement, AMACO says GE Vernova gas tu...
Kenya has emerged as one of the world’s most active adopters of artificial intelligence, with 87% of citizens surveyed using AI at least weekly, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The figure is well above the global average of 64%, placing Kenya among the highest AI-...
Executives from Vodacom Tanzania and Fast Fibre have called for digital infrastructure investment in East Africa to move beyond major commercial centres, as the region’s connectivity, resilience and enterprise adoption needs evolve. The remarks were made at ITW & Datacloud Africa 2026 in N...
Absa Bank Kenya has appointed Yusuf Omari as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, confirming him in the role after more than two months as interim chief executive. The Board said the appointment followed receipt of all required regulatory and internal approvals. M...
SmartTech Research analysis reveals how closely Apple’s first foldable matches what premium smartphone buyers say they want. The post iPhone Duo: Did Apple Solve What’s Been Holding Foldables Back? appeared first on TechNewsWorld .
Kenya is stepping up efforts to strengthen its digital infrastructure as the government seeks to position the country as a leading technology and connectivity hub in Africa. Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Stephen Isaboke said digital infrastructure has become a key part ...
An investigation has begun on LG Smart TV following allegations that the hardware gathers extensive information about users and their surroundings for the benefit of its advertising business. The reports state particularly OLED models are engaging in surveillance practices, raising concerns about sm...
Scientists have an indisputable playful side, evidenced by frequent allusions to popular culture in their research publications. That includes popular song lyrics. And the most popular musical group, in terms of how frequently their songs and lyrics appear in the scientific literature, is The Beatle...
Apple ended today's hardware event with one of its classic "One more thing" reveals. Some smartphone makers have been offering foldable phones for the better part of a decade, but Apple has now joined the fray with the iPhone Duo after years of speculation . This device is undeniably the most capabl...
