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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off
George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and long-distance matchmaking are turning Grindr into the "gayborhood in your pocket" he's been promising since 2022.
Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem
Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in.
Neocloud Lambda Secures $1 Billion Debt to Buy More AI Chips
AI-focused cloud provider Lambda has secured around $1 billion in debt financing to expand its computing infrastructure and purchase more AI chips. The funding comes as demand for GPU capacity continues to rise, driven by AI model training and inference. Lambda's move highlights the growing role of debt financing in funding the expensive hardware and data-center infrastructure required by the rapidly expanding AI industry.
Nvidia’s AI Advantage Is Moving Beyond the GPU
Nvidia’s advantage in AI is increasingly extending beyond its dominant position in GPUs. As AI workloads scale to enormous data-center deployments, the efficiency of CPUs, storage, networking and data orchestration is becoming just as important as raw GPU performance. Nvidia’s broader systems approach could give it another layer of competitive advantage even as rivals develop their own AI chips.
Google Rolls Out New Gemini AI Feature to Help Readers Analyse E-Books
Google has introduced a new Gemini AI feature designed to make reading e-books more interactive. The tool can help readers analyse book content, understand complex topics and get answers to questions while going through a digital book.
Tech Giants Urge Faster Cyber Defences Against AI-Driven Hacks
More than 100 technology and financial companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon, are calling for a rapid strengthening of cyber defences against AI-driven hacking. In a joint letter, the companies urged governments to expand trusted access to advanced AI models for cybersecurity organisations and called on businesses to make cyber defence an immediate leadership priority. The warning comes as AI becomes increasingly capable of automating and accelerating parts of cyber operations.
The Theragun Sense makes everyday recovery surprisingly easy
As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of massage guns, mostly because I’ve tried a few off-brand ones and just assumed […]
