1+ week, 2+ day ago   (457+ words) Chipmaker Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $13 billion. It’s the latest deal by the company, whose processors are integral to the AI boom, and highlights Nvidia's push to champion increasingly popular open-source AI models. Nvidia CEO…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (196+ words) Investors welcomed the outcome. Alphabet shares rose between 1% and 1.5% yesterday immediately after news broke that Brinkema had rejected the forced-sale bid, according to Seeking Alpha. The stock move reflected relief on Wall Street that Google's corporate structure remains intact even…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) The conference is filling its most sought-after sponsorship spaces while promising fresh conversations about artificial intelligence, funding and the future of startups. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will take place on October 13–15 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. The event…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) Apple’s Apple Park headquarters features a colorful outdoor auditorium in the center of its orchard-themed park. Apple gutted its Silicon Valley offices of 147 employees, mostly software engineers, weeks ahead of its highly anticipated product launch. AppleInsider reported Thursday that layoffs…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) Anthropic told employees at its San Francisco offices to work from home this week after the company was warned that security workers at its facilities could go on strike, according to Business Insider. The AI company received notice last week…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (769+ words) Startup communities can take the spotlight beyond the main stage, but organizers must meet an open-access requirement before the deadline. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will take place in San Francisco from October 13 to 15. The conference will bring together more than 10,000 startup founders,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Despite repeated infractions, it wasn’t until after repeated probing from Andon Labs engineers that the AI agent determined these were fireable offenses. The AI manager of a San Francisco-based boutique shop has fired its first human employee. Andon Market, an…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (361+ words) AI manager recommends dismissal after worker repeatedly arrives late By Maryam Ashalem de Andres ISTANBUL (AA) - An artificial intelligence agent managing an experimental retail store in San Francisco has recommended firing a human employee for the first time after the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (549+ words) by JR Valrey, Editor in Chief Surprise. Two surveillance data centers are planned to be built in “the industrial area” within Bayview Hunters Point. In terms of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, which contains the largest concentration of Black residents…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (496+ words) Salesforce (CRM) is cutting dozens of positions at its San Francisco headquarters, deepening a yearlong restructuring that has seen the cloud-software giant eliminate hundreds of local roles while it steers resources into artificial intelligence. The permanent layoffs, scheduled to begin…...