Cybercrime Enforcement Is Now Open To Private Bidders

A new Presidential Memorandum deputizes private firms to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations. The policy may stop scams, but raises new risks.

Xiaomi’s first EV just passed half a million deliveries
Xiaomi’s first EV just passed half a million deliveries

Xiaomi’s SU7 sedan passed 500,000 cumulative deliveries on 17 August, 28.5 months after the first handover. Deliveries of that model are down 43.6% this year, even as the company’s overall volume rose almost 15%. Xiaomi’s first car has passed half a mi…

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Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650
Fairphone’s most repairable phone yet is now available in the US at $650

Fairphone is selling directly in the United States for the first time, with the $650 Gen 6+ and its twelve user-replaceable parts. The Dutch company is entering a market with no equivalent of the EU repairability rules that took effect last year. Fairp…

Kavan The Kid Builds AI Film Characters He Owns And An Audience Hollywood Wants

AI filmmaker Kavan The Kid is building copyrightable IP around The Chronicles of Bone while using faster tools, funding and audience growth to prove demand.

Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation led by Jane Street
Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation led by Jane Street

Etched has raised $700mn at a $21bn valuation in a round led by Jane Street, doubling the $10.3bn it was worth on 23 July. It has also completed its first customer delivery, a rack shipped to Jane Street. Etched has raised $700mn at a $21bn valuation, …

OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue

The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.

Baidu’s revenue falls for a fifth quarter as ads keep sliding
Baidu’s revenue falls for a fifth quarter as ads keep sliding

Baidu revenue fell for a fifth straight quarter. The advertising business kept shrinking faster than the AI business could grow. The Chinese search company reported its results on Tuesday, with second-quarter revenue of RMB31.3bn ($4.62bn). That is dow…

EliseAI is in talks to raise $300mn at a $3.7bn valuation
EliseAI is in talks to raise $300mn at a $3.7bn valuation

EliseAI is in talks to raise $300mn at a $3.7bn valuation, according to Business Insider. Katie Roof reported the round on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with it. Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners are in talks to lead it. The details …