Ford has quietly joined the Xen Project, contributing to the hypervisor’s development as it targets automotive safety certifications. The automaker accounted for 3.5% of project authors in the months before version 4.21’s release. This reflects the auto industry’s growing interest in virtualization
Biostar has introduced the EdgeComp MS-Nano, a fanless edge AI system powered by Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano module. The compact unit delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI performance and operates in temperatures from -20°C to 50°C, making it ideal for industrial applications.
Adobe is making a massive move into search engine optimization by acquiring Semrush for $1.9 billion. The all-cash deal values Semrush at $12 per share and is expected to close in early 2026. Semrush shares skyrocketed over 70% on the news.
The EFF and ACLU are suing San Jose over its massive license plate camera network. The system conducted over a quarter million warrantless searches in just one year. Critics say it creates a surveillance state that violates privacy rights.
The AI boom is fueling an unprecedented borrowing spree as tech companies issue hundreds of billions in bonds to fund data centers and GPUs. But concentration limits and risk correlation could turn this boom into a systemic credit problem affecting all corporate borrowers.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council dramatically increased its Bitcoin holdings during Q3 2024, boosting its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF from 2.4 million to nearly 8 million shares. This $518 million bet came just before cryptocurrency markets entered a brutal selloff. Now the que
Dublin edtech company LearnUpon has acquired Berlin-based AI course creator Courseau. The deal aims to help businesses generate training content up to 50 times faster than traditional methods, with full integration planned for 2026.
Cloudflare’s global outage yesterday wasn’t a cyber-attack but a self-inflicted software update error. The company initially believed it was experiencing a hyperscale DDoS attack before discovering the true cause. A permissions change caused configuration files to double in size, crashing systems wo
Mojo Vision has appointed Dr Anthony Yu to its advisory board, adding decades of silicon photonics leadership experience. The move strengthens the company’s push into AI infrastructure optical interconnects following its recent $75 million Series B funding round.
French crypto-banking platform Deblock has secured €30 million in Series A funding to fuel European expansion. The round was led by Speedinvest with participation from CommerzVentures and existing investors. Deblock combines traditional banking with self-custody crypto wallets for its 300,000 client
