Google picked and paid for the firm anonymising the Spirit Airlines data
Google has agreed to pay $10mn for what a dead airline knew. A judge considers the sale on Wednesday morning. Reuters reported the price on
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Ubuntu is Growing Faster on Windows Than on Linux
Back in April, Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of Engineering, spoke with The Pragmatic Engineer (paywalled), telling them that Ubuntu inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Looking Beyond Tmux and Screen: 8 Terminal Multiplexers Worth Trying
Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, or simply someone who spends a lot of time in the terminal, juggling multiple terminal sessions can be messy
Opening statements begin in the biggest consumer protection case in the US
Opening statements in the states’ case against Meta begin today in Oakland. The court seated a jury last week. The trial should run about five
Wispr raised $280mn at $2bn to argue the text box is finished
Wispr has raised $280mn at a $2bn valuation. Menlo Ventures led the round, having led the last one too. Total funding now stands at $361mn.
US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released data on the vaccination rates of US kindergarteners in the 2025–2026 school year, revealing that
Former SpaceX engineers are building a robotic factory for making steel parts
Three former SpaceX engineers have switched their attention from making rocket engines to manufacturing steel parts by using AI-driven software and robots. Their immediate goal
US confounds Apple’s memory supply challenge
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is “not in favor” of Apple’s plan to alleviate the impact of rapid memory price inflation by purchasing RAM made in China for
Tesla Quietly Enables Power Export On Its Best-Selling EV
Tesla has quietly enabled vehicle-to-load on the Model Y Premium in the US and Puerto Rico through an $80 adapter offering two 120-volt outlets and
The first Ferrari Luce sold for $40mn, 36 times its estimate
The first production Ferrari Luce sold for $40mn at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, setting records for the most expensive new car, electric car and charity
Nvidia to Back Ohio Data Center With as Much as $105 Billion
The data center, one of the world’s largest, could cost as much as $500 billion and will be leased by OpenAI.
As A.I. Data Centers Spread, Pressure Mounts to Share Profits
Policymakers around the country are maneuvering to ensure that tech giants aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.
Synchrony wants your Amazon and Walmart store cards inside ChatGPT
Synchrony Financial, which issues store credit cards for Amazon, Walmart and Lowe’s, is working with OpenAI so shoppers can buy inside ChatGPT using those cards.
ByteDance signs a copyright pact with Hollywood’s MPA to rein in its Seedance AI video tool
The TikTok owner has agreed a pact with the Motion Picture Association, the trade body for the major US studios, to tighten copyright protections on