The San Francisco-based data analytics company Databricks has raised a stunning $10 billion funding round, which values the company at $62 billion and likely puts it on a path toward an IPO.
The $10 billion investment (which included OpenAI investors Thrive Capital and
There’s been no shortage of unique Oreo flavors in the past few years. The offerings seen on store shelves in recent months include toffee crunch, birthday cake, java chip, dirt cake, mint, Coca-Cola, and a pink-and-blue concoction called Space Dunk. But that’s not stopping
The drama at WordPress has taken a number of twists and turns in the months since Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of for-profit WordPress host Automattic, shut off access to WP Engine, a third-party platform that many users deploy to host their websites. But the latest co
Swedish influencer Matilda Djerf has been embroiled in a string of recent controversies.
Djerf is facing backlash following an investigative documentary by Swedish outlet Aftonbladet, which alleges a toxic work environment at her clothing company, Djerf Avenue. Testimony from 11 current and former employees accused Djerf of creating a toxic workplace cultu
TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it.
Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years.
Trump said the investments in building
As businesses reinvent workflows and products with AI, many such initiatives have stalled or failed to reach production. It can be really hard to implement the technology. AI requires massive quantities of data and computational power, and running AI at scale introduces major costs and software engineering challenges.
Robert Nishihara saw this problem coming when he was a student at the
Artificial intelligence isn’t creative in the same way that people are. It doesn’t understand inspiration. But that doesn’t mean real UX designers can’t use it. AI can help a designer be more efficient and creative, and do a few more things that might be surprising. Here are six tips for
The internet feels like it’s falling apart.
Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors, cell towers looming above cityscapes, and server-filled data centers. But the very foundations of the utilitarian web—the platforms that undergird our everyday experiences online—feel shaky, pulsing with the first foreshocks of a c
Do you still make a holiday wish list? For those past the Santa Claus phase but still spending the holidays in their childhood bedroom, this debate divides families. Some swear by detailed lists with links and item specs, while others toss out vague suggestions like “socks” or leave what they find under the tree entirely to fate.
Gen Z, however, has elevated the wish-list game to an art form.