Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen.
Read MoreAstronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal
Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer.
Read MoreDavid Sacks and the blurred lines of government service
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures, the firm “co-founded by White House AI adviser David Sacks.” The announcement has raised questions about conflicts of interest in the Trump administration, where Sacks serves as
Read MoreWindsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf startup Jeff Wang took to X to offer more details about the drama and uncertainty around the deal. Windsurf was previously reported to be in acquisition talks with OpenAI, but that deal fell apart, with Google
Read MoreThe perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions
Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, outlined what she looks for in a pitch, during a presentation at TechCrunch’s All Stage event in Boston.
Read MoreThese are our favorite cyber books on hacking, espionage, crypto, surveillance, and more
These are our favorite cybersecurity books, both by fiction authors, as well as journalists and researchers.
Read MoreFor privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data
AI tools are increasingly asking for gross levels of access to your personal data under the guise of needing it to work.
Read MoreBenchmark in talks to lead Series A for Greptile, valuing AI-code reviewer at $180M, sources say
YC alum Greptile raises $30M Series A.
Read MoreWhy a Y Combinator startup tackling AI agents for Windows gave up and pivoted
Pig.dev was working on a problem that could have been revolutionary: agent tech for controlling Windows desktops.
Read MoreServiceNow’s acquisition of Moveworks is reportedly being reviewed over antitrust concerns
The probe into the acquisition, which was announced in March, began in June according to sources familiar with the matter.
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