Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government
Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now the plant’s owner is getting a $1.9 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department.
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Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape
Google is speeding up Chrome’s release schedule to ship security patches and new features faster.
Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business
The French AI lab has raised €3 billion at a €21 billion valuation in a Series D round led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe, and PSG Equity.
A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it
The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.
Meta bets on AI agent Muse to catch up in AI race
Meta is making another push to bring artificial intelligence to the masses with Muse, a personal assistant it says can put AI in the hands of virtually anyone. The product is the latest step in a multi-billion dollar strategy overhaul designed to revitalize the company’s ailing position in the AI race and help it catch…
AI power users claim Anthropic duped them with subscriptions, and they’re taking it to court
Anthropic says power users are key to its business – it’s prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw. But some of these same customers say Anthropic misled them into believing they’d get more out of a top-tier pricing subscription than they did. In an expanded class action lawsuit filed…
Nintendo isn’t scared of GTA VI
There’s never really been a game like Grand Theft Auto VI before, one that has completely altered the lineup of games around it. Everyone, it seems, is scared of going up against Grand Theft Auto VI. Everyone, that is, except for Nintendo. The company held a 30-minute showcase this morning focused entirely on its Legend…
Tesla Cybercab doesn’t have any manual controls — but it does have a virtual joystick
The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled – or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab’s secret manual controls…
The White House pulls its racist Tetris clone
The White House has taken down its racist Tetris ripoff days after launching a website dedicated to “arcade” games, as spotted earlier by Kotaku. The Tetris clone, called “Build the Wall,” involved stacking different-sized blocks to prevent a “zombie border siege.” It’s not clear why the White House removed the title, though the Tetris Company…
Pusheen’s first game is coming to Apple Arcade
Pusheen is getting her first game, and it will appear exclusively on Apple Arcade. Launching October 1st, Pusheen’s Place lets you collect and care for more than 100 Pusheens as you play minigames and decorate rooms for Pusheenicorn, Pancake Pusheen, and other variations of the cartoon cat. In the mix of minigames, you’ll “sort color…