New York City-based Betaworks has closed its $66 million Fund III, which will focus on investing in early-stage AI companies. Betaworks has been investing in AI since at least 2016 and, through its investment program Camp, has backed companies such as Huggingface and Granola. Jordan Crook, a partner at the firm (and former TechCrunch employee),…
Press junkets typically involve the stars of a movie being asked a lot of the same questions, so what’s the best way to switch that up? It turns out passing the microphone to small children works well. In the BBC Radio 1 clip above The Fantastic Four: The First Steps stars Pedro Pascal and Vanessa…
A recent, hours-long fire at a data center used by Elon Musk’s X may have begun after an electrical or mechanical issue in a power system, according to an official fire investigation. WIRED was the first to report on the blaze, which occurred on May 22 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Data center giant Digital Realty operates…
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI announced a partnership on Tuesday to supply its AI chip, RNGD, to enterprises using LG AI Research‘s recently unveiled EXAONE platform. RNGD is optimized for running large language models (LLMs) and just last week, the Korean tech giant LG unveiled its next-generation hybrid AI model EXAONE 4.0. The collaboration…
TL;DR: Score a lifetime Autio Unlimited Plan for $99.99 (reg. $299.99) and stream audio stories based on your location — even offline. If your summer road trip playlist is already feeling stale, it might be time for something a little more…epic. We’re talking movie stars-in-your-passenger-seat levels of epic. With Autio, your phone turns into a…
Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself…
About six months after coming out of stealth with $50 million in funding, Latent Labs has released a web-based AI model for programming biology. Latent Labs model has “achieved state-of-the-art on different metrics” when testing the proteins it developed in a physical lab, according to Latent Labs CEO and founder Simon Kohl, a scientist who…
TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 Tour de France for free on SBS on Demand, RTBF Auvio, France TV, RaiPlay, RTVE, or ITVX. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. There are a number of prestigious cycling events, but nothing comes close to the Tour de France. It’s the pinnacle of…
KitchenAid’s strategy is one that maybe we should all live by—if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Remaining nearly unchanged since its introduction in 1914, KitchenAid’s stand mixer has become such a legendary kitchen staple that we called the KitchenAid Artisan 7-Quart Lift Stand Mixer an “everlasting” kitchen must-have and put it on our Buy…
The Tesla Diner & Drive-In, a long-awaited and hyped facility that combines retro nostalgia and futurism with the automaker’s fast-charging network, officially opened at 4:20 p.m. Monday in Hollywood, California. The Tesla Diner & Drive-In is technically a place for Tesla drivers to charge their EVs and maybe get hamburger, hot dog, or other classic…
