Jim Sanborn couldn’t believe it. He was weeks away from auctioning off the answer to Kryptos, the sculpture he created for the CIA that had defied solution for 35 years. As always, wannabe solvers kept on paying him a $50 fee to offer their guesses to the remaining unsolved portion of the 1,800-character encrypted message,… Continue reading Inside the Messy, Accidental Kryptos Reveal
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May Mobility to Expand Its AV Technology into Southeast Asia with Grab Investment
The investment is part of a strategic partnership between both companies that brings May Mobility AVs to Southeast Asia. Grab and May Mobility technical collaboration to accelerate deployment. Singapore, October 24, 2025 – May Mobility, Inc., a leading autonomous vehicle (AV) technology company, and Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: GRAB), Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today announced… Continue reading May Mobility to Expand Its AV Technology into Southeast Asia with Grab Investment
Uber: Uber and WeRide Begin Offering Autonomous Robotaxi Passenger Rides in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), have begun offering autonomous Robotaxi passenger rides in Riyadh, marking the first time autonomous vehicles (AVs) are publicly available on the Uber platform in Saudi Arabia. The initiative represents a major milestone in Uber’s partnership with… Continue reading Uber: Uber and WeRide Begin Offering Autonomous Robotaxi Passenger Rides in Saudi Arabia
Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis
Google has come up with a way to better map Earth’s disasters, predict them, and be able to track which communities and ecosystems are going to be harmed. If you want to find out what’s straining the environment in your neck of the woods, all you have to do is ask. Google Earth AI, a… Continue reading Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis
Inveniam Unveils Diol, the First Decentralized Marketplace for Data, Compute, and Storage
Announced at the Agentic Conference in Abu Dhabi, Diol transforms idle infrastructure and private datasets into accessible, revenue-generating assets, unlocking a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity NEW YORK and ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Inveniam Capital Partners (“Inveniam”), the global leader in decentralized data infrastructure, today launched Diol, the world’s first decentralized marketplace for… Continue reading Inveniam Unveils Diol, the First Decentralized Marketplace for Data, Compute, and Storage
The Coupa Network Effect: Saving $14+ Billion Amidst Inflation and Trade Uncertainty
Coupa’s network management of transactions in excess of $472B in EMEA delivers dramatic efficiency and margin gains for leaders like AstraZeneca, Deliveroo, Revolut, and others PARIS, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Coupa, the leading AI platform for total spend management, has delivered over $14 billion in savings over the past year1 to leading EMEA companies, navigating one… Continue reading The Coupa Network Effect: Saving $14+ Billion Amidst Inflation and Trade Uncertainty
Tesla is trying to deceive investors into thinking it has San Francisco Robotaxis
Tesla claimed in today’s Tesla’s Q3 shareholder letter that it started a ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area “with Robotaxi technology,” but this is impossible given that the company has no license to operate an autonomous taxi in California. After years of promises, Tesla finally started offering its “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas… Continue reading Tesla is trying to deceive investors into thinking it has San Francisco Robotaxis
Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
On Wednesday, Tinder announced that it is rolling out a mandatory facial verification tool for new users in the US to help combat the spread of fake profiles and weed out “bad actors.” Tinder claims its mandatory facial integration feature, called Face Check, is a first for a major dating app. During the sign-up process,… Continue reading Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Tesla’s record sales quarter has offered the company a reprieve after a terrible start to 2025. But CEO Elon Musk is focused on building a “robot army” and making good on his years-long, unfulfilled promise of self-driving cars — tasks he needs to accomplish if he is to unlock the full value of the $1… Continue reading Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit
Tesla delivered a record number of vehicles in the third quarter of 2025, thanks in large part to a rush of customers in the United States who took advantage of the expiring federal EV tax credit. But that record quarter did not lead to greater earnings. In fact, Tesla’s third-quarter profit was still 37% lower… Continue reading Tesla’s record sales quarter barely boosted profit