Tag: In Brief

OpenAI may give board special voting rights to ward off takeover attempts

To fend off future hostile takeover attempts, OpenAI is considering giving its nonprofit board special voting rights, according to a new report in...

X challenges German court order granting data access to election researchers

Earlier this month, a Berlin court ordered Elon Musk-owned X to provide immediate access to public platform data to two civil society organizations...

Are your noise-canceling headphones messing with your head?

We all know headphones can be bad for your hearing if you listen to sounds too loudly in such close proximity to your...

Figure AI is in talks to raise $1.5B at 15x its last valuation

Silicon Valley-based robotics startup Figure AI is in talks to raise a massive $1.5 billion round at a $39.5 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports. That’s...

Global electricity demand expected to grow 4% annually through 2027

Industry, data centers, and air conditioning are all expected to drive some of the fastest growth in electricity demand in years, according to...

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, said to be in talks to raise $10B

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is said to be in talks to raise $10 billion in a round that would value xAI at...