Indonesia ‘conditionally’ lifts ban on Grok
Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok.
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India offers zero taxes through 2047 to lure global AI workloads
New Delhi's latest move comes as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft expand data center investments in India.
Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates.
Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
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G2 acquires Capterra, Software Advice, and GetApp from Gartner G2 has completed a major acquisition by purchasing three of the world’s most influential software discovery platforms from Gartner. The move significantly reshapes the global B2B software reviews market and strengthens G2’s position in how companies evaluate and buy software. Noora Saksaa appointed CEO of Slush Slush, one of Europe’s most influential tech and startup events, has named Noora Saksa as its new CEO. The leadership change
Musk’s Emails to Jeffrey Epstein Revealed in Latest Release
Musk said he had 'declined repeated invitations' from the financier and pushed for the release of the Epstein files.
Elon Musk Says His Emails With Jeffrey Epstein Are ‘Misinterpreted’—Calls Release Of Files ‘A Distraction’
Musk responded to newly released Epstein files that include him, writing on X that he had “very little correspondence” with ...
Elon Musk Asked Jeffrey Epstein About Visiting His Infamous Island on More Than One Occasion, Emails Show
“What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?” Musk asked Epstein in a 2012 email, per new files released by the ...
Indonesia lets Elon Musk's Grok resume, lifting ban over sexualised images
JAKARTA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia has allowed Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualised ...
From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful men are named in Epstein files
NEW YORK (AP) — From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and foreign dignitaries, a who’s who of powerful men make ...
It Sure Seems Like Elon Musk Was Excited To Go To Epstein's Island, Emails Show
"A peaceful island experience is the opposite of what I’m looking for," Musk emailed Epstein on Christmas Day 2012.
Is G2 becoming too powerful for the software market?
The software industry is increasingly questioning the growing influence of G2 following its agreement to acquire Capterra, Software Advice, and GetApp from Gartner. The deal, announced in late January and expected to close in Q1 2026, consolidates several of the most influential B2B software discovery platforms under a single owner . How big is G2’s footprint after the acquisition? According to G2’s own disclosures, the combined group will host around 6 million verified software reviews and reac
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026
From Belgium to Ukraine, five fresh European unicorns were minted this January.
Elon Musk says his emails with Jeffrey Epstein are ‘misinterpreted’—calls release of files ‘a distraction’
Musk responded to newly released Epstein files that include him, writing on X that he had “very little correspondence” with ...
Fact Check: NO 'Epic Island Vacation' Email Thread With Elon Musk In Epstein Files Released In January 2026
Was there an email thread with Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein discussing an "epic island vacation" included in the latest ...
Waymo reportedly raising a $16B funding round
Waymo is reportedly finalizing a new funding round that will value the robotaxi company at $110 billion.
SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers
SpaceX's filing claims these satellites will be “a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization — one that can harness the Sun’s full power."
Most RAG systems don’t understand sophisticated documents — they shred them
By now, many enterprises have deployed some form of RAG. The promise is seductive: index your PDFs, connect an LLM and instantly democratize your corporate knowledge.But for industries dependent on heavy engineering, the reality has been underwhelming. Engineers ask specific questions about infrastructure, and the bot hallucinates.The failure isn't in the LLM. The failure is in the preprocessing.Standard RAG pipelines treat documents as flat strings of text. They use "fixed-size chunki
Nvidia CEO pushes back against report that his company’s $100B OpenAI investment has stalled
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that a recent report of friction between his company and OpenAI was “nonsense.”
HomeBoost’s app will show you where to save on your utility bills
The startup is partnering with utilities to help homeowners determine the best upgrades to cut their energy use.