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How 1 Rocket Engineer's Vegetarian Engine Could Capture 99% Of CO2 Emissions

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier has committed $41 million to climate tech startup Arbor Energy to scale a rocket-inspired biomass power plant that captures 99% of its carbon emissions. Frontier announced last week that the deal will support Arbor's first commercial facility in southern Louisiana and aims to remove 116,000…

Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025

OpenAI Postpones Open Model Release Indefinitely: 'We Need Time,' Says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Friday that the company is delaying the release of its open model, which had already been postponed earlier this summer.

Benzinga · Jul 12, 2025

'Success Is Not Guaranteed' — Biographer Keach Hagey Says Sam Altman's Future At OpenAI Hangs On A Deal-Maker's Luck And Instability

"Success is not guaranteed," Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey told TechCrunch in an interview last month. Her recently released biography, "The Optimist," tracks Sam Altman from St. Louis coder to OpenAI CEO. 

Benzinga · Jul 8, 2025

Catwatchful child monitoring app is actually spyware that leaked user data online — how to stay safe

Designed to operate invisibly in the background this stalkerware is a security risk that just became a data breach

Tom’s Guide · Jul 3, 2025

'Cheat On Everything': Viral AI Startup Cluely Lands $15M From Andreessen Horowitz After Its CEO Was Suspended From Columbia

Cluely, the controversial AI startup originally built to help users “cheat on everything," has raised $15 million in a new funding round led by venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz, co-founder Chungin “Roy” Lee announced on X on June 20.

Benzinga · Jun 27, 2025

Getty drops primary claims against Stable Diffusion in AI lawsuit after 'failing to establish a sufficient connection between the infringing acts and the UK jurisdiction for copyright law to bite'

They still have the seocondary infringements against the AI model itself to take to court.

PC Gamer · Jun 27, 2025

From Shopify To Polar: Birk Jernström Raises $10M To Help Devs Build AI-Driven One-Person Unicorns, Backed By Startup Giants

Birk Jernström, the founder of Polar and former head of product at Shopify's (NASDAQ:SHOP) Shop app, has raised a $10 million seed round to fuel a platform built for solo developers aiming to scale globally. Polar announced the round on Thursday, which was led by Accel and joined by prominent…

Benzinga · Jun 23, 2025

Nothing Phone 3 Launches in the US This July

The Nothing Phone 3 will be sold in the US starting July, available only through Amazon and Nothing.com, with no carrier partnerships or financing.

International Business Times · Jun 13, 2025

Nothing doubles down on Phone 3 availability in the US and Canada

Nothing's next flagship Phone 3 will be generally sold in the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Android Central · Jun 13, 2025

Google has fixed an issue that could have revealed your phone number to anyone - here's what you need to know

Exposing a person's phone number could result in different security and privacy risks, experts warn.

TechRadar · Jun 10, 2025