Day: June 1, 2025

Left-leaning influencers embrace Bluesky without abandoning X, Pew says

Left-leaning influencers embrace Bluesky without abandoning X, Pew says It’s no surprise that many big, left-leaning social media accounts have recently joined Bluesky — but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center attempts to quantify that shift. This comes as an update to Pew’s news influencer report released in

NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’

NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’ The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon Musk’s xAI in South Memphis. As reported in NBC News, leaders from the civil rights group sent a letter

Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments

Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, according to internal documents reportedly viewed by NPR. NPR says a

Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work

Week in Review: Perplexity Labs wants to do your work We’ve got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/week-in-review-perplexity-labs-wants-to-do-your-work/

Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space

Space Forge raises $30M Series A to make chip materials in space Space Forge, a U.K. startup headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, recently raised a £22.6 million (approximately $30 million) Series A to make wafer materials in space, where unique conditions unlock new possibilities.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/space-forge-raises-30m-series-a-to-make-chip-materials-in-space/