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OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro
OpenAI has acquired personal finance startup Hiro Finance, founder Ethan Bloch announced on Monday and OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The startup was backed by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit as well as General Catalyst, and Restive. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, nor did Hiro ever disclose how much money it raised. Since Hiro said it will be shutting down its operations on April 20 and deleting all data from its servers on May 13, we’re going to call this an acquihire.
Norwegian co to supply 18 big waterjet systems for Navy's next-gen missile vessel project
India's Navy is set to receive 18 advanced Kamewa waterjet propulsion systems from Norway's Kongsberg Maritime for its new missile vessels. This significant contract, awarded in partnership with Cochin Shipyard, will equip six stealth corvettes with superior speed, maneuverability, and stealth capabilities, crucial for their role as primary strike platforms.
Kuwait issues warning over surge in scam calls
A sharp rise in suspicious international phone calls has been reported among citizens and residents in Kuwait, with authorities linking the activity to an organised global cyber fraud network. Security officials in Kuwait revealed that many of these calls follow a distinctive pattern — the phone rings briefly before disconnecting — a tactic widely known as the Wangiri Scam, meaning “one ring and cut”. Fraudsters are believed to use automated systems to place thousands of calls worldwide. When re...
Trump administration shifts focus of Title X family planning program away from birth control
The Trump administration has announced changes to the Title X family planning federal grant program, with new guidelines including the promotion of "natural family planning" methods rather than traditional hormonal birth control. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins to discuss.
Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?
Quantum computing: A tech race Europe could win?5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJohn LaurensonTechnology Reporter, ParisAlice & BobA technician works on the cryostat that cools the Alice & Bob quantum computerIn a lab on the western edge of Paris, where the River Seine flows wide and trams slide past glass-fronted buildings and blossoming cherry trees, a technician called Rémi makes some adjustments with a spanner.The machine, a cascade of gold and silver-coloured cylinde...
MacBook Air with the M5 chip gets cheaper
MacBook Air with the M chip gets cheaper
iPhone 15 available at its lowest price on Vijay Sales
iPhone available at its lowest price on Vijay Sales
Samsung Galaxy S25 price drops in India
Samsung Galaxy S price drops in India
iPhone 17 price drops below Rs 75,000
iPhone price drops below Rs
iPhone 16 gets a massive discount, now available under Rs 50,000
iPhone gets a massive discount now available under Rs
iPhone 17 Pro available at its lowest price on Vijay Sales
iPhone Pro available at its lowest price on Vijay Sales
Vodafone and Three to combine brands on high street after £15bn merger
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Minns promises more fast-chargers and electric trucks in revamped EV policy
Premier says policy will give road users a ‘real alternative’ that’s cheaper than petrolElectric truck development and building more stations to charge them will be core pillars of a state’s revamped electric vehicle strategy designed to ease the pressure of rising fuel costs.The NSW government unveiled its 2026 EV strategy on Tuesday in an effort to give confidence to motorists hesitant about switching from their increasingly pricey petrol cars. Continue reading...
Courts of the future can’t remain confined within buildings: CJI Surya Kant
He observed that law settles over time; he said, “the ink used in a judgment does not dry when the decision is delivered…what appears today as a settled principle often finds its fullest meaning only years later, when applied to circumstances not yet imagined. In that sense, the law is always in dialogue with time.”
Enterprise AI Agents Are Entering Production And Changing Who Gets Hired
Aaron Levie spent a week in April visiting dozens of IT and AI leaders across banking, retail, healthcare, and media.What Levie's dispatches offer VCs is something most market research cannot: ground-level signal on where the friction actually sits.
To compete with China, US needs to rebuild rare earth talent from the ground up
The US drive to reduce reliance on China for rare earths and critical minerals will take more than fixing resource and processing gaps, experts say, noting that the decisive factor would be talent. Eroding industrial know-how, a weak education pipeline, and the lack of a consistent long-term strategy could complicate US ambitions to become a mining powerhouse and rival or even surpass China, they warned. Rare earth supplies are expected to be on the agenda when US President Donald Trump and...
AI Will Solve Labor But Will Cause A Crisis Of Meaning
“AI Is Not a Labor Crisis. It Is a Meaning Crisis.” is the name of a heavily quoted article by Sam Lessin of Slow Ventures. What is the thesis? The economists tracking AI’s labor displacement have the wrong scoreboard. The real casualty is not jobs but the story people tell themselves about why jobs matter.
Amazon Leo aviation antenna: High-speed airline WiFi gear promises up to 1 Gbps at every seat
Amazon has introduced a new aviation antenna designed to bring high-speed, reliable internet connectivity to airline passengers worldwide, the company announced.The system, called the Amazon Leo Aviation Antenna, is built to withstand the physical demands of commercial aviation while delivering consistent broadband performance throughout flights.Dubai’s Emirates to offer free Starlink Wi-Fi on 150 aircraft by end of 2026 China successfully launches test satellite for space-based internet techBuy...
US losing AI drone race to Russia and China - NYT
Moscow and Beijing have been rapidly developing unmanned combat aircraft that identify and strike targets without human command The US has fallen behind Russia and China on the development of AI-powered drones, the New York Times has reported, citing unnamed US defense and intelligence officials. The new generation of unmanned military aircraft are capable of identifying and striking targets, as well as coordinating attacks without human input. A military parade in Beijing last Sept...
Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco
If you spot a Lucid Gravity SUV blinged out with sensors — and a self-driving system developed by Nuro — driving around San Francisco, chances are that’s an Uber employee taking a ride. Select Uber employees can now request a ride in a Lucid robotaxi through the Uber app, the latest phase of testing ahead of a planned public launch later this year. Nuro, which provided the update in a blog posted Monday, told TechCrunch the vehicles are operating in autonomous mode and have a human safety...