Spain’s Xoople raises $130 million Series B to map the Earth for AI

The company is also announcing a deal with L3Harris to build the sensors for Xoople’s spacecraft.

Palantir And Anduril Build Offline AI And That’s No Edge Case

Palantir, Anduril, and a new wave of edge AI companies build intelligence that works offline. With 83% of executives calling it essential, this is no edge case.

Analyzing The Statistical Prevalence Of Lawyers Getting Snagged By AI Hallucinations In Their Court Filings

Attorneys are in trouble for including AI-hallucinated legal citations in their court filings. How prevalent is this? I provide a numeric analysis. An AI Insider scoop.

To Build Stronger AI, We Need To Better Understand The Human Brain

To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system is the human brain.

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ according to Microsoft’s terms of use

AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themselves in their terms of service.

Baidu Silent About Failure Of 100 Robotaxis In Wuhan

Baidu Apollo Robotaxis froze in the middle of lanes, stranding passengers and causing crashes. What didn’t Baidu learn from Waymo and what might we suspect about the cause?

Teens are acting in utterly weird ways with their AI friends

Teens are not just asking AI chatbots for homework help anymore. Many are using them as friends, confidants, and roleplay partners, and that is making the whole trend feel a lot stranger.

Suno is a music copyright nightmare
Suno is a music copyright nightmare

AI music platform Suno’s policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to AI-generated music. But, it’s supposed to recognize and stop you from using other people’s songs and lyrics. Now, no system is perfect, but it turns […]

Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we debated Elon Musk’s vision for data centers in space.

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.