The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)
A year in technology can be tracked through product launches, but it can also be measured by the moments that reshape how we think
Why DeepSeek’s new AI model thinks it’s ChatGPT
Earlier this week, DeepSeek, a well-funded Chinese AI lab, released its latest model, DeepSeek V3. Positioned as an “open” AI model, DeepSeek V3 has quickly gained attention for outperforming many competitors on popular benchmarks.
Constellation Technologies & Operations wants to work with telecom operators to deliver 5G internet from space
The telecom business is experiencing its most prominent interruption since the message, as organizations work to open up space as the following wilderness for interchanges. French startup Heavenly Body desires to participate by reusing 5G tech to provide Starlink-like satellite broadband that utilizes telecoms’ current resources.
Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
We recently inquired whether the Meta smart glasses’ users’ photos and videos serve as training grounds for the AI. At first, the business didn’t say much.
Meta has provided TechCrunch with a little bit more color since then.
As data center usage heats up, Submer raises $55.5M to cool things down
There is a catch to all this competition for better chips and data center capacity to handle AI workloads. Heat—a lot of it—comes with a lot of processing power, which has big effects on how servers work and the environment.
Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $200M, say sources
Union proceeds with apace in the realm of safety. Sources let us know that Lacework, a cloud security startup that was valued at $8.3 billion post-cash in its last subsidizing round, is being acquired by one more security player, Wiz, at a cost of just $150 million to $200 million.
The AI financial results paradox
There is an overall agreement today that generative simulated intelligence will change business in a significant manner, and organizations and people who don’t jump aboard will be immediately left in the dustbin of history.