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Amazon-Funded Startup Wants To Use AI To Recreate Orson Welles' Lost Film Footage Despite Family Opposition

Artificial intelligence has fueled countless breakthroughs in entertainment, but few projects have sparked as much debate as Fable's newest plan.

Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025

BlackRock-Backed Minute Media Buys $250M Indian AI Startup That Turns Sports Into Instant Viral Content

Media startup Minute Media, backed by BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is betting big on that trend with its Sept. 9 acquisition of VideoVerse, an Indian AI company valued between $200 million and $250 million.

Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025

Harvard Dropouts Behind Mercor Target $10 Billion Valuation As Startup Supplying OpenAI, Tesla And Nvidia Hits $450 Million Run Rate

Mercor, a startup connecting domain experts to technology giants like OpenAI, Meta (NASDAQ:META), and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), is in discussions with investors for a Series C round that could value the company at more than $10 billion, according to TechCrunch.

Benzinga · Sep 17, 2025

WhatsApp security warning - zero-click bug hits Apple users with spyware, so update now

Flaw reportedly required no interaction from the victim.

TechRadar · Sep 1, 2025

These $249 AI Glasses Listen To Every Word You Speak — And Harvard Dropouts Say It Will Unlock 'Infinite Memory'

The idea of outsourcing your memory to technology has been a science fiction trope for decades, but two former Harvard students believe they can make it an everyday reality.

Benzinga · Aug 31, 2025

Thousands Of Tesla EVs Can Be Located In Real Time, Security Researcher Finds

TeslaMate dashboards that were likely made public by mistake could be accessed without a password.

InsideEVs · Aug 27, 2025

Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron Leaves $5.1B Unit For Waabi's AI-First Driverless Trucks: 'Most Positioned To Lead The Transformation'

Uber Freight founder and CEO Lior Ron is leaving the top job to become chief operating officer at self-driving truck startup Waabi, Bloomberg reports.

Benzinga · Aug 17, 2025

Thousands of users’ personal data — including their IDs — were leaked from a popular male revenge dating app

A widely downloaded new app invites men to review the women they’ve dated, and asks for photo ID to verify their identity. What could possibly go wrong?

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Former Google Employees' AI Startup OpenArt Raises $5 Million As 6M Users Create 'Brainrot' Videos In Just One Click

OpenArt, founded in 2022 by two former Google employees, now powers a viral AI craze that transforms wild ideas, such as a shark wearing sneakers or a ballerina with a cappuccino head, into "brainrot" videos with a single click, and the platform already has roughly 6 million monthly active users,…

Benzinga · Aug 13, 2025

Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman‑Backed iRocket Will Go Public In $400M SPAC Deal With Wilbur Ross's Firm–Shockwave Rocket Sets 2027 Launch

In a move that feels like science fiction come to life, Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc., the small New York launch startup backed by Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, and Eric Schmidt through Village Global, announced on June 2 that it is gearing up for a $400 million special purpose acquisition company merger…

Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025