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With a war chest full of $5 billion in funding that closed last month (not to mention billions in revenue), Databricks is making acquisitions. The company, best known for its cloud data analytics platform, announced Tuesday that it is launching a new security product called Lakewatch. Lakewatch leverages Databricks’ ability to store large amounts of data and perform traditional security information and event management (SIEM) tasks such as threat detection and investigation. It’s only with the help of an AI agent assisted by Claude from Anthropic. Databricks has acquired two startups to support this new product. One is Antimatter, which…
As the Iran war enters its fifth week, consumers are being hit hard by soaring energy costs. Now, even as experts point to an extreme supply shock, some lawmakers are warning of the possibility of price gouging. Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route for global oil supplies, remains virtually at a standstill, causing the biggest oil supply disruption in history.Oil prices have soared more than 40% since the war between the United States and Iran began on February 28, causing soaring prices for gas and jet fuel.Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, fell on Friday…
Six months after releasing the Sora app and seeing it go viral, OpenAI is discontinuing its service, the company announced Tuesday. “We say goodbye to Sora. We thank everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built a community around it,” OpenAI wrote in the X post. “What you create with Sora matters, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll be sharing more details soon, including a timeline for our apps and APIs, and details about preserving your work.”Sora has been hugely popular among users, reaching 1 million downloads in less than five days after its launch in late…
At a time when AI slop is flooding music streaming platforms, Spotify is beta testing a new “Artist Profile Protection” feature that will allow artists to review releases before making them public on their profiles. The idea behind this new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on streaming services. “Music is appearing on the wrong artist pages across streaming services, and the rise of easily produced AI tracks is making the problem even worse,” Spotify said in a blog post. “This is not the experience we want artists to have on…
stablecoin issuer circle Stocks are falling as the latest version of the bill, known as the Transparency Act, indicates it could limit yields on stablecoin balances.Shares fell 20% on Tuesday, the worst day in stock history. The sharpest drop so far occurred on June 27, when the stock fell 15.5%. This move also hindered coinbaseUSDC’s primary distribution platform. The stock price fell nearly 10%.The yield earned on stablecoins such as Circle’s USDC, usually in the form of rewards, is a key incentive for users to hold the coin, similar to the interest earned on cash in a bank account. The…
Fauna CEO Rob Cochrane and the Sprout robot.Provided by: Fauna RoboticsAmazon The company announced Tuesday that it has acquired Fauna Robotics, a startup that develops “friendly” humanoid robots for consumers and businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are excited about Fauna’s vision to develop capable, safe and fun robots for everyone,” an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. “With Amazon’s robotics expertise and decades of experience earning customer trust at home through our retail and device businesses, we look forward to inventing new ways to make our customers’ lives better and easier.”Bloomberg first reported on the…
President Donald Trump arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on October 31, 2025. President Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. Samuel Corum | Getty ImagesDemocratic candidate Emily Gregory is expected to win the Florida House seat representing the Palm Beach County district, also home to President Donald Trump, in a special election Tuesday night.Gregory is expected to defeat Republican John Maples, 43, who supports President Trump, and the 87th Congressional District seat will be stripped from Republican control.The district includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, where he…
Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze is expected to miss several weeks with a calf injury, Sky Sports News reports.Eze was injured in last week’s Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen and missed the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. The attacking midfielder, who has been withdrawn from the England squad, will undergo further tests and there are hopes he could return sooner than the reported four to six weeks. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player How much impact will Manchester City’s victory over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final have on the Premier League title race? The Premier League…
For developers working with AI, “vibe coding” at this point means babysitting every action or risking letting the model run unchecked. Anthropic says the latest updates to Claude aim to eliminate that option by allowing the AI to determine which actions are safe to perform on its own, albeit with some limitations. This move reflects broader changes across the industry, as AI tools are increasingly designed to work without human approval. The challenge is to balance speed and control. Too many guardrails can slow things down; too few can make the system dangerous and unpredictable. Anthropic’s new “Auto Mode” is…
Ships lined up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.Altaf Qadri | APWhile there is some hope that the United States and Iran may find a way out of the war, prediction market investors are unsure whether the Middle East’s key oil shipping route will be reopened in the coming weeks.The probability that tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will “return to normal” by April 15 is below 25% in Karshi. But by June 1st, the odds drop to over 67%, and by July 1st, they drop to 76%. Kalsi…