More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
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Friend-focused photo sharing app Retro snags $21M
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says
New research shows that country-of-origin labels can obscure an AI model’s upstream dependencies, inherited behaviors and potential security risks. The post Think You’ve Eliminated Chinese AI? Check the Model’s Lineage, Cisco Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.
DeepSeek nears $7.4 billion funding round at $74 billion valuation ahead of 2027 IPO
DeepSeek is nearing a massive new funding round that could bring in about 50 billion yuan, or $7.4 billion, valuing the Chinese AI startup at roughly $74 billion before the investment, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and […] The post DeepSeek nears $7.4 billion funding round at $74 billion valuation ahead of…
Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again
Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.
You Need Cyber Deception for OT
The frustrating reality after an OT cyberattack: no data, no trail, and no history.
Defining an AI Kill Switch Is Hard, But Necessary
Proposed legislation could mandate that companies be able to "throttle, suspend, or shut … down" AI agents, but how and when to do that remain open questions.
a16z creates a $1.1B ‘Machine Age’ fund to ‘accelerate the physical buildout of AI’
The firm, known for its focus on software, is going to start throwing more money at the hardware behind AI.
Apple TV now costs $14.99 a month after its fourth price hike in four years
Apple raised the price of its streaming service for new and current subscribers on Friday, bumping it up from $12.99 per month to $14.99, Deadline and Variety are reporting. An annual subscription now costs $119, up from $99. Apple also increased the cost of its individual Apple One subscription, which includes Apple TV and Apple’s…
Startup Funding News Today, August 28, 2026: AusperBio, CivilGrid, Transfyr, Yardstik & More
Startup funding over the latest overnight cycle points to a market increasingly willing to finance hard deployment problems rather than broad technology promises. The biggest verified round is AusperBio’s $120 million Series C for hepatitis B therapeutics, followed by Yardstik’s […] The post Startup Funding News Today, August 28, 2026: AusperBio, CivilGrid, Transfyr, Yardstik &…