Why outages like Verizon’s are such a big deal
New York — Tess Coward, a 27-year-old PR professional based in New York City, woke up feeling under the weather on Wednesday. But without the ability to make phone calls…
Galveston city officials consider using artificial intelligence to deal with influx of traffic
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) — Galveston city officials want to turn to artificial intelligence to help fix its traffic woes. Census data shows Galveston has only about 50,000 people. However, city…
Datavant continues acquisition spree with DigitalOwl deal
Health tech company Datavant is continuing its acquisition spree with plans to buy Israeli startup DigitalOwl, an artificial-intelligence-powered platform for insurance and legal professionals. With the acquisition, Datavant will expand…
Trump and Starmer announce major $350 billion tech investment deal
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a “life changing” $350 tech investment plan dubbed the “Tech Prosperity Deal” in a press event on Thursday. President Donald…
Mitre CVE program regains funding as renewal deal reached
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it reached an agreement to renew funding for a software vulnerability program that is used by the information security community to address security…
AI avatar generator Synthesia does video footage deal with Shutterstock | Artificial intelligence (AI)
A $2bn (£1.6bn) British startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate realistic avatars has struck a licensing deal with the stock footage firm Shutterstock to help develop its technology. Synthesia…