The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation
Honda R&D and QuantumScape have signed a joint research agreement to develop and manufacture solid-state battery cells. The alliance, announced on June 18, makes Honda the second major automaker to partner with QuantumScape after Volkswagen.
EDB has launched convergent analytics capabilities in its Postgres AI service, unifying operational and analytical data to power AI agents in real time. The strategy prioritizes data sovereignty and avoids costly replicas, in contrast to Databricks' lakehouse approach.
Meta abruptly suspended an internal program that tracked employees' computer usage to train artificial intelligence models, after it was revealed that the initiative had started without the explicit consent of workers. The decision reflects growing tensions between AI innovation and workplace privacy.
Seven of Europe's largest tech companies have created a permanent lobby with a direct line to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The group, called European Tech Creators, seeks faster deregulation and to allow mergers to compete globally.
A fatal crash in Texas involving a Tesla Model 3 reignites the debate over responsibility in autonomous driving. Tesla claims the driver manually overrode the Full Self-Driving system, but authorities are investigating whether the system was active.
OpenAI has announced its support for creating shared standards for advanced artificial intelligence, collaborating with the Appia Foundation to develop evaluation frameworks, safety practices, and global cooperation. This move aims to avoid regulatory fragmentation and promote responsible AI development.
Energy scarcity for AI data centers drives a growing trend: repurposing crypto mining facilities. AiOnX invests $500 million to acquire a majority stake in Genesis Digital Assets, gaining immediate access to 1.3 GW of power and 15 data centers in the US and Sweden.
Airbnb scams have skyrocketed 30-fold since 2023, according to a report by Saily and NordStellar. Criminals now steal legitimate accounts with years of positive reviews to deceive travelers, who don't detect the fraud until they arrive at their destination.
A bug in OpenAI's Codex coding agent is causing excessive writes to SSDs, with potential wear of up to 640 TB per year per drive. The issue, reported on GitHub, has led to estimated millions of dollars in hardware value loss.
MoEngage has acquired a startup (in cash) to integrate technology that assigns individual AI agents to each customer. This promises to revolutionize personalized marketing but raises questions about privacy and control.
Microsoft has identified a new malware, dubbed Crypto Clipper, that spreads through USB drives, monitors the clipboard for cryptocurrency addresses, and replaces them with the attacker's. The malware uses Tor to hide its communication and can execute remote code, becoming a lightweight backdoor.
An investigation by The Wall Street Journal reveals that millions of connected devices, such as digital frames and streaming players, contain backdoors that allow cybercriminals to use them for launching DDoS attacks, ad fraud, and accessing personal accounts. An estimated tens to 500 million devices are infected.