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Month: April 2025
AI Workforce: using AI and Drones to simplify infrastructure inspections
Inspecting wind turbines, power lines, 5G towers, and pipelines is a tough job. It’s often dangerous, time-consuming, and prone to human error. That’s why we at Amazon Web Services (AWS) are working on AI Workforce—a system that uses drones and AI to make these inspections safer, faster, and more accurate. This post is the first … Read more
ChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI says
OpenAI’s new image-generation feature is on track to be one of the company’s most popular product launches ever. According to Brad Lightcap, who oversees day-to-day operations and global deployment at OpenAI, over 130 million users have generated more than 700 million images since the upgraded image generator launched in ChatGPT on May 25. “[W]e appreciate … Read more
‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Tank Official Donald Trump Meme Coin 16%
The Official Trump meme coin has sunk to lows only seen within hours of its launch, following the President’s latest tariff announcements.
How Does AutonomyAI Plan to Revolutionize Front-End Development with $4M in Funding?
What if artificial intelligence could step into a company’s codebase, understand its intricacies, and churn out production-ready front-end code in minutes—without human oversight? That’s the question AutonomyAI aims to answer as it emerges from stealth mode in New York, backed by $4 million in pre-seed funding. Investors like Inbound Capital, Gilad Shany of IoN Partners, … Read more
Twelve South’s 3-in-1 HiRise 3 Deluxe charging stand is cheaper than ever
Twelve South’s HiRise 3 Deluxe can power up MagSafe-compatible iPhones, a set of AirPods, and an Apple Watch. If you’re trying to declutter your desk space, a versatile charger that won’t eat up a lot of space like the Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe could be a good investment. That’s especially true today now that … Read more
U.S. SEC Nominee Atkins Gets Confirmation Nod From Senate Banking Committee
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the confirmations of President Donald Trump’s picks to run the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — both key positions for the future U.S. regulation of the crypto sector. The nominations of Paul Atkins to permanently take over the … Read more
Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT’s
When President Donald Trump began yesterdayâs announcement of the White Houseâs latest trade policy brandishing a novelty-sized cardboard sign labeled âReciprocal Tariffs,â the immediate and nearly unanimous response was bafflement. Trump slapped a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports into the US, including from uninhabited islands, plus absurdly high rates on specific countries, supposedly … Read more
Meet Garini, SimZero & LUV NFT: HackerNoon Startups of the Week
Welcome back to another HackerNoon Startups of the Week! If you’re new, this is a weekly series where we at HackerNoon showcase a list of startups from our Startups of The Year database. All these startups have been nominated as one of the best in their respective category or region. This week, we’re inviting to … Read more
Call for speakers: Showcase your knowledge at TechCrunch All Stage
Calling founders, VCs, and startup experts — share your scaling strategies! TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is assembling top minds in startups and venture capital on July 15 in Boston. If you have valuable insights on scaling, now’s your chance to share them with 1,200+ founders, investors, and entrepreneurs. Lead thought-provoking sessions, interactive roundtables, and actionable … Read more
Voice AI platform Phonic gets backing from Lux
The quality of AI-generated voices is good enough for things like creating audiobooks and podcasts, having articles read aloud to you, and basic customer support. But many businesses don’t think AI voice tech is quite reliable enough to deploy. That’s why two MIT grads, Moin Nadeem and Nikhil Murthy (pictured above), founded Phonic, a company … Read more
How zero-knowledge proofs can make AI fairer
Opinion by: Rob Viglione, co-founder and CEO of Horizen Labs Can you trust your AI to be unbiased? A recent research paper suggests it’s a little more complicated. Unfortunately, bias isn’t just a bug — it’s a persistent feature without proper cryptographic guardrails. A September 2024 study from Imperial College London shows how zero-knowledge proofs … Read more
ParaSwap rebrands to Velora, introduces intent-based DEX trading feature
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator ParaSwap announced its rebrand to Velora and is moving on to a new intents-based trading feature. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Velora’s just introduced its Delta v.2.5 upgrade. This supposedly results in improved flexibility and agility in trade execution on the DEX. Paraswap has seen 18,000 monthly active users … Read more
Indie studio Heart Machine is experimenting with Patreon because ‘money is tough to come by’
A screenshot from Possessor(s). | Image: Devolver Digital Heart Machine, the studio behind games like Hyper Light Drifter, Solar Ash, and the upcoming platformer Possessor(s), launched a Patreon last December. Like many other developers, it has dealt with its share of struggles, including layoffs late last year. With the many challenges in the gaming industry … Read more
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Senate Banking Committee Advances Trump’s SEC Chair Pick Paul Atkins
Paul Atkins just inched closer to succeeding Gary Gensler as SEC Chair, with a 13-11 Committee vote in which all Democrats were opposed.
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Trump’s pick for SEC chair makes it out of committee
Lawmakers in the US Senate Banking Committee confirmed the nomination of Paul Atkins to be a member of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), paving the way for a full floor vote in the chamber. In an April 3 executive session of the banking committee, lawmakers voted 13-11 to confirm Atkins for two consecutive terms as … Read more
Ethereum Developers Lock in May 7 for Pectra Upgrade
Ethereum developers set May 7 as the target date for the long-awaited Pectra upgrade on Thursday, beginning the countdown for the blockchain’s biggest changes since March 2024. Pectra contains a series of improvements aimed at making Ethereum more user-friendly and efficient. One such improvement is adding “smart contract” capabilities to wallets, which can make them … Read more
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sets phasers to kitsch in new season 3 trailer
Though the last season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ended on a perilous note, when the Paramount Plus series returns, itâs going to lean into the whimsical energy that made the original â60s show feel fun. Ahead of Strange New Worldsâ season three premiere, Paramount Plus has dropped a new trailer teasing how the … Read more
Apple has its biggest stock drop in five years because of Trump’s tariffs
Shares of Apple, Amazon, and other tech stocks are getting walloped on Thursday as the markets digest the impact of President Donald Trump’s new round of tariffs announced on Wednesday evening. Shares of Apple were down about 9 percent on Thursday morning, which would mark the biggest drop in about five years if it holds … Read more
Nikon’s full-frame Z5 II upgrades autofocus and shooting speeds
The Nikon Z5 II includes an upgraded LCD touchscreen that can now flip out sideways and rotage. | Image: Nikon Five years after Nikon released its entry-level and more affordable alternative to its original Z7 and Z6 full-frame cameras, the company is finally updating its Z5 with improved autofocus and image stabilization, and a much … Read more
Spotify debuts Gen AI ads, programmatic ad buying
Spotify announced Gen AI ads, among other changes to its advertising business, at an event in New York City on Thursday. Notably, the company introduced a new programmatic offering, the Spotify Ad Exchange (SAX), which allows advertisers to reach Spotify’s logged-in users via real-time auctions. Expanding on the SAX news, Spotify said it inked new … Read more
New session at TechCrunch All Stage: Jahanvi Sardana on how top startups reshape markets
TechCrunch All Stage — the ultimate founder summit — is shaping up to be a powerhouse event where 1,200 founders and VCs across all stages will come together to forge meaningful connections and gain practical insights they can immediately apply to scale their startups. Join us on July 15 at SoWa Power Station in Boston … Read more
Interoperability Protocol Hyperlane Reveals Airdrop Details
The team behind interoperability protocol Hyperlane shared Thursday their upcoming token airdrop plans happening at the end of the month. The airdrop will occur on April 22, and users can check their eligibility to receive $HYPER tokens via a portal provided by the Hyperlane Foundation by April 13, the team shared in a press release … Read more