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The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management, electrical efficiency, and reliability, creating new demands for materials that can do…
At this year’s Disrupt, Neuralink’s co-founder Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
The deal could net the asset-light robotaxi company more than $300 million in funding.
The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia’s Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
Microsoft agreed to adopt guardrails and privacy standards for its AI in schools, as negotiated with the American Federation of Teachers. The post Microsoft Commits to Sweeping AI Privacy Rules for Students. Will Other Tech Giants Follow? appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Point-in-time audits and sampled assessments offer only snapshots; continuous control monitoring provides evidence that security controls are working today. The post “We Think the Security Control Is Working” Is No Longer Good Enough appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A quick programming note: We missed yesterday’s funding roundup, so today’s edition is an expanded catch-up. Along with today’s latest funding deals, we’re including several important rounds from yesterday that deserve attention. Venture capital’s message today is unusually coherent: investors […] The post Venture Capital & Startup Funding Roundup, September 15, 2026: Alumni Ventures, Kleiner…
Factory has raised $200 million at a $5 billion valuation, more than tripling the $1.5 billion valuation investors assigned it just five months ago. Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Evantic Capital and Sound Ventures backed the new round, […] The post AI coding startup Factory raises $200 million, more than triples valuation to…
Delos Data, a chip startup founded by Intel veterans, has raised more than $100 million to attack a problem threatening the economics of the AI boom: expensive GPUs and accelerators sitting idle waiting for data. The startup is betting that […] The post Delos Data, a chip startup founded by Intel veterans, raises $100 million…
Elon Musk wants the companies racing to build the smartest AI systems to do something unusual: try to break each other’s models before those systems reach the public. Speaking Monday at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Musk proposed a […] The post Elon Musk calls on rival AI labs and Chinese companies to test…
